Leister’s Store

A recent visitor to Buzzy’s Country Store told me about an old time country store in his hometown of Westminster, Maryland: Leister’s Store (click here.) Located in downtown Westminster, today Leister’s is a museum.

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After some internetting, I found this video discussing the Leister Store and its owners Jane and Paul Leister (click here.)

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Here is a video that discusses Leister’s Store, its history and eventually it becoming a museum.

Photo of Jane Leister in the doorway of her store:

First “Dog Licenses Sold Here” Sign Seen in a Country Store Window

At 7:00 in the video, the tune “It’s Pleasant in the Valley Today” by Monte Leister is heard. I wasn’t able to find a video with that song from Monte, but did discover the following from him:

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