About
Published Four Times Per Year:
January, April, July, October
Current Print Circulation:
3,000 issues
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Newspaper Box Locations:
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Main Street Post Office
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MARC Train Station Commuter Parking Lot
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Food Lion (Sandy Spring Road)
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Other Locations:
Joseph R. Robison Laurel Municipal Center
Laurel Branch Library
Maryland City at Russett Library
Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activity Center
North Laurel Community Center
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Voices of Laurel is published quarterly by The Laurel History Boys, Inc., a small 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization documenting and sharing the historical experiences of Laurel, Maryland.
Each issue is designed to bring together a diverse group of contributors whose common interest is Laurel—whether it be through history, current events, culture, or nostalgia. Contributors are volunteers from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
The Laurel History Boys have been producing Voices of Laurel since January 2021. It was the first new community newspaper to fill the void when the Laurel Leader folded after 124 years, focusing exclusively on news and stories that directly relate to Laurel.
To date, nearly 70 different volunteer writers have contributed, all with ties to our hometown and with an interest in giving back to it. There is no salary, staff, or support team, and production costs are funded in part by a single grant, reader donations, and the sales of the popular books The Laurel History Boys have produced on our hometown’s history—the only organization to do so in more than half a century.
If you would like to be a contributor, please contact us! Individual stories are welcome, as are recurring columns.
Donations help support our work, and are tax deductible. Sponsorship ads are also available. Contact us for information about featuring your business with a tax deductible sponsorship ad in Voices of Laurel.
Published by The Laurel History Boys
Since 2015, The Laurel History Boys have been bringing history to you. Richard Friend and Kevin Leonard are the creators of Voices of Laurel, producing each issue from start to finish—from the planning sessions with fellow volunteer staff writers at Oliver's Old Towne Tavern to the moment they deliver the printed editions around town themselves.
Richard Friend
Art Director & Editor
Kevin Leonard
Editor
Our Team
Staff Writers & Neighborhood Columnists
At the core of each issue is content by an amazing volunteer team of staff writers and neighborhood columnists.
Contributors
Nearly 70 different volunteer writers have contributed work to Voices of Laurel to date.
If you have an idea for a story, please contact us.
We'd love to add your voice!
Ann Bennett, Laurel Historical Society
Jack Bowen, Laurel historian and collector
Ken Boyer, Laurel resident
Jack Carr, author
Judy Carr, author
Wayne Carr, Laurel resident
Jim Clash, Forbes magazine (Laurel High School Class of 1973)
Charles Clyburn, local storyteller
Brian Coyle, Laurel for the Patuxent
Tom Dernoga, Prince George's County Council Member
Wayne Davis, Friends of the Guilford Industrial Historic District
Nathan Dennies
Lenda Dincer, Laurel resident and licensed clinical social worker
Amy Dunham, Laurel resident
Teddy Durgin, author
Melanie Dzwonchyk, former editor of the Laurel Leader
Madison Feser, Project Manager, Patch.com
Richard Friend, Co-founder, The Laurel History Boys
Virginia Mae Geis, Laurel resident
Robert Giuliani, former Laurel High School teacher
Shawn Gladden, Howard County Historical Society
Faye Green, author
Amy Knox, Laurel resident
Perry Koons, author and illustrator
Angie Latham Kozlowski, Ellicott City resident
Jeff Krulik, documentary filmmaker
Joe Kundrat, Laurel resident and professional photographer
Ron Ladue, former Laurel High School teacher and head football coach, real estate professional
Mary Lehman, District 21 Delegate, Anne Arundel & Prince George's Counties
Elizabeth Ysla Leight, Laurel resident
Angelo Jo Petrucci Leonard, Former resident & business owner
Kevin Leonard, Co-founder, The Laurel History Boys
Jhanna Levin, Laurel Historical Society
Caitlin Lewis, Laurel resident
Pete Lewnes, Co-founder, The Laurel History Boys
Scott Lilienthal, Laurel 4 the Patuxent
Cathy Passmore Lindberg, Laurel resident
Paulette Lutz, Howard County Historical Society
Maryland Department of Disabilities
Maryland Matters
Max Mason, Howard County Historical Society
Helen McClung, The Woman's Club of Laurel
Rick McGill, Laurel Police Department (ret.)
Mike McLaughlin, Laurel 4 the Patuxent
John Mewshaw, Laurel resident
Diane Mezzanotte, Laurel resident
C. Philip Nichols, Chief Judge, Seventh Judicial Circuit of Maryland (ret.)
Mark Opsasnick, author
Rachel Podorski Orozco, St. Vincent Pallotti Assistant Director of Advancement and Alumni Relations
Olen J. Prince, business owner
Marian Quinn, local artist
Frank Ragone, Laurel resident
Patti Restivo, former writer, Laurel Leader
DW Rowlands, human geographer
Stacey Sauter, author
Jim Smart, former Laurel resident
Barbara Sollner-Webb, President, West Laurel Civic Association
South Laurel Civic Association
Mark J. Stout, Howard County Historical Society
St. Vincent Pallotti High School Staff
Chris Stanton, Laurel Volunteer Fire Department
Monica Sturdivant, Laurel Historical Society
Greg Sweitzer, Laurel Wreath Lodge
Stephen Taylor, RoofPRO
Fred Tutman, Patuxent Riverkeeper
Laura Wellford, Laurel Advocacy & Referral Services, Inc.
Jimmy Williams, Knights of Columbus
Katherine Wright, Laurel resident
Brenda Zeigler-Riley, Laurel resident