The Heart of the Civil War

December 10

6:30 p.m. - Christmas Carol Sing-a-Long 7:00 p.m. - "Christmas During the Civil War" presented by Park Historian Ted Alexander 7:30 p.m. - Visit From Santa

Antietam National Battlefield
Visitor Center
Sharpsburg, MD

(301) 432-5124

December 10 - 12

Civil War themed tour of farmhouse. The Museum is decorated in holiday fashion with Santa visits, food sales, holiday music, and mule pulled wagon rides. Fri. 10 AM to 4 PM, Sat. & Sun. Noon to 5 PM.

Carroll County Farm Museum
500 S. Center St.
Westminster, MD 21157

(410) 386-3880
Website

December 11

Experience holiday traditions at more than a dozen museums and historic sites in Frederick County, including some locations linked to the Civil War. Special children's activities featured at most locations. Hours: 12 noon-7pm.

various locations
Downtown Frederick
Frederick 21701

(301) 600-4047
Website

Begins December 13, 2010 through January 28, 2011

The National Museum of Civil War Medicine honors the history of the African Americans that served in the American Civil War by mounting its latest exhibit: “Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries: African Americans in Civil War Medicine”. The exhibit was developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine with research assistance from the Historical Society of Washington, DC.

National Museum of Civil War Medicine
48 E. Patrick St.
Frederick 21701

(301) 695-1864
Website