Events Calendar
August 13, 2011 - December 31, 2012
Offers compelling insights about the casualty & compassion from the hearts of sister nurses who were as angels of the battlefield. There are numerous accounts written by the Daughters of Charity who served at various sites. Tues-Sun 10am-4:30pm
Seton Heritage Ministries
National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
339 South Seton Avenue
Emmitsburg 21727
(301) 447-6606
Website
November 12 - December 31
The importance of railroads during the Civil War was significant. Railroads were used in carrying supplies of coal and artillery, horses, mules and cattle and troops and baggage. Rail conditions certainly were poor. Wooden water towers were easy targets for destruction by raiding troops. Water and coal were essential for the steam locomotives. Bridges needed to be built and defended. General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's capture of 56 locomotives and more than 300 railcars along the B&O Railroad between Harpers Ferry, W.Va and Martinsburg, W.Va., with the blowing up of the railroad bridge at Harpers Ferry, was an attempt to stop B&O strategic traffic. Open Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00am - 4:00pm. Open Sunday 2:00pm - 5:00pm (February through April). Closed: Mondays, Sundays (May through January). New Year's Day and day before and after, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving and day after, Christmas and day before and after.
Discovery Station Museum
101 West Washington Street
Hagerstown, MD
(301) 790-0076
Website
Through February 2012
The visitor center will feature a temporary exhibit on slavery at L'Hermitage, home to the second-largest enslaved population in Frederick County in 1800.
Monocacy National Battlefield
4801 Urbana Pike
Frederick 21704
(301) 662-3515
Website
Tuesday Jan. 31 & Feb. 7, 2012 (2 sessions)
6:30 - 9:45 PM. On the 150th anniversary of the Peninsula Campaign of 1862, explore the major battles and smaller skirmishes that made up this campaign, the largest military operation of the American Civil War. It used amphibious operations and saw the rise of many famous Civil War generals. A quarter of a million men took part in what was called “THE” campaign of the American Civil War by many of the participants.
Carroll Community College
1601 Washington Rd.
Westminster 21157
(410) 386-8100
Website
February 11, 2012
Prof. James F. Tent explores the European and American medical breakthroughs that revolutionized the world of nineteenth century medicine. Program fee included in Museum admission fee. Free to members. Re-admittance to the Museum the day of talk is welcome. 2-3pm
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
48 E Patrick Street
Frederick 21701
(301) 695-1864
Website
February 12, 2012
Enjoy an entertaining afternoon of music and dance for the entire family featuring a performance of the dramatic oratorio “For The People” by Gettysburg College composer John “Buzz” Jones. Commissioned in 2009 to celebrate the Lincoln bicentennial, this musical portrait of our 16th president transports listeners back to mid 19th century. Lincoln poetry and letters are narrated by James Getty, America’s foremost portrayer of Abraham Lincoln. The concert also includes vocal selections by New York City bass-baritone Roosevelt Credit, Sunderman Conservatory of Music faculty Kathleen Sasnett and Jeffrey Fahnestock, period music by the Spires Brass Band, and quadrilles and waltzes performed by the Victorian Dance Ensemble. 3pm
Frederick Community College
Kussmaul Theatre
7932 Opossumtown Pike
Frederick 21702
February 15, 2012, 7 p.m.- 9 p.m.
Join instructor Jeff Goodson to investigate the role played by the Pinkertons in thwarting the famous "Baltimore Plot," assasination attempt against President-elect Lincoln in 1861. Learn how the Confederate "Secret Line" through Maryland was disrupted. Scout the various locations of Union Signal and Observation Towers in Maryland. Trek with Marylander Harriet Tubman as she serves as a spy for the Union.
Carroll Community College
1601 Washington Road
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 386-8100
Website
February 16, 2012
Speaker: John Reid, Park Ranger and Historian, Manassas Battlefield Park, VA, Topic: How the two Battles of Manassas, July 1861 and August 1862, influenced the War. 7:30pm
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
48 E Patrick Street
Frederick 21701
(301) 668-8660
Website
February 18, 2012
This is an enrichment series for docents and museum/historic site volunteers, although all who enjoy history are welcome. The 2012 program is diverse, including history of local agricultural fairs, introduction to the War of 1812, genealogy for site interpreters, and a session the history of Taps and the role of bugle calls in the Civil War. Sessions aimed at developing interpretive techniques and other aspects of visitor service and public safety in museum settings will also be offered. Registration in advance appreciated, but also possible at the door on a space available basis, starting at 8:30 a.m. Lunch included. Downloadable registration form and details to be available at www.fredericktourism.org in January 2012. Sponsored by the Frederick Historic Sites Consortium. 8:30am-3:30pm
Frederick Community College Conference Center
7932 Opossumtown Pike
Frederick 21701
(301) 600-4047
Website
Thursday Feb. 23, 2012
6:30-9:30 PM. Lieutenant General Albert S. Johnston tasked with defending the western borders of thesouthern Confederacy in 1861-1862. He set up forts on major rivers to deny the Federals. A relatively unknown, Ulysses S. Grant, would lead the attack on Forts Henry and Donelson with the United States Navy. Find out the consequences of this campaign, one of the most important and least appreciated in the war.
Carroll Community College
1601 Washington Rd.
Westminster 21157
(410) 386-8100
Website