Calendar of Events

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Ongoing Opportunities

Ghost Tours of Historic Frederick Select dates - April through December
Cemetery History & Mystery Tour Select dates - April through November
Museum of Frederick County History March 1 through December 14
Greet Greg the Gardener Tuesdays from April 2 through October 29 at 10:00 AM
Special Exhibition-"War on Our Doorsteps" Saturdays, June 1 through October 26 at 11:00 AM
Civil War Sisters Tour Monday, May 27 at 11:00 AM and Every Third Sunday of the Month from June through September at 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM

“Roads to Antietam” – John Schildt and Laura Marfut

Monday, August 26 at 7:00 PM

Come join leading historians and scholars as they discuss intriguing topics about their latest works and research on the Maryland Campaign and the Civil War during the Civil War Summer Lecture Series. Read More

McKinley Hall at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

209 W Main Street
Sharpsburg, MD 21782
Website
301-432-5079

Commanders of Antietam Speaker Series

Saturday, September 7 at 2:00 PM

Visit the Pry House Field Hospital Museum for a presentation on Colonel Stephen D. Lee. Read More

Pry House Field Hospital Museum

18906 Shepherdstown Pike
Keedysville, MD 21756
Website
301-695-1864
$

The Life and Afterlife of Elizabeth Keckly

Saturday, September 7 at 2:00 PM

Visit the National Museum of Civil War Medicine to learn about Keckly, Mary Todd Lincoln’s confidant during the Civil War. Read More

National Museum of Civil War Medicine

48 East Patrick St.
Frederick, MD 21701
Website
301-695-1864

"Alexander Hamilton: Father of Our Economic Independence" - America 250 Speakers Series

Wednesday, September 11 at 7:00 PM

Join the Sgt. Lawrence Everhart Chapter, SAR for a presentation on Alexander Hamilton, the man destined to be the First Treasury Secretary of the United States. Read More

Frederick Masonic Lodge

6816 Blentlinger Rd.
Frederick, MD 21702
Website
301-969-8001

Culture & Cocktails: Flags of the Civil War

Friday, September 13 at 6:00 PM

Join WCHS Board Member and Civil War Reenactor Sandy Andrews as he shares highlights from his handmade collection of flags. Read More

Miller House Museum

135 W Washington ST
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Website
301-797-8782
$

Battle Anniversary Weekend

Saturday, September 14 and Sunday, September 15

Living history volunteers will present artillery and musket firing programs. Read More

Antietam National Battlefield

5831 Dunker Church Rd.
Sharpsburg, MD 21782
Website
$

Civil War Style Church Service

Sunday, September 15 at 1:00 PM

Join Historic Rocky Springs Chapel, Inc. (HRSC) for a Civil War-style, nondenominational church service. Read More

Historic Rocky Springs Chapel

7817 Rocky Springs Rd
Frederick, MD 21702
Website
321-610-7246

Aftermath of Battle Weekend

Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, September 22

Explore what the battlefield would have been like after the firing had ceased. Read More

Antietam National Battlefield

5831 Dunker Church Rd.
Sharpsburg, MD 21782
Website

Living History Event at the Pry House

Saturday, September 21 at 11:00 AM

Enjoy a special living history event with members of the 87th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Company C. Read More

Pry House Field Hospital Museum

18906 Shepherdstown Pike
Keedysville, MD 21756
Website
301-695-1864
$

Commanders of Antietam Speaker Series

Saturday, September 21 at 2:00 PM

Visit the Pry House Field Hospital Museum for a presentation on Colonel Albert L. Magilton. Read More

Pry House Field Hospital Museum

18906 Shepherdstown Pike
Keedysville, MD 21756
Website
301-695-1864
$

Maryland Microbrewery Festival

Saturday, September 28 at 11:00 AM

Visit the Union Mills Homestead for the culminating event of Carroll County Beer Week. Read More

The Union Mills Homestead

3311 Littlestown Pike
Westminster, MD 21158
Website
410-848-2288
$

The Story of Barbara Fritchie--Myth or Legend?

Saturday, September 28 at 2:00 PM

Visit the National Museum of Civil War Medicine for a presentation by author Steve Stotelmyer on the story of Barbara Fritchie. Read More

National Museum of Civil War Medicine

48 East Patrick St.
Frederick, MD 21701
Website
301-695-1864
$

The Tragic Death of Gen. Joseph Mansfield

Saturday, October 5 at 2:00 PM

Visit the National Museum of Civil War Medicine to learn how the Union commander received a mortal wound at the Battle of Antietam. Read More

National Museum of Civil War Medicine

48 East Patrick St.
Frederick , MD 21701
Website
301-695-1864

Commanders of Antietam Speaker Series

Saturday, October 5 at 2:00 PM

Visit the Pry House Field Hospital Museum for a presentation on Colonel James A. Walker. Read More

Pry House Field Hospital Museum

18906 Shepherdstown Pike
Keedysville, MD 21756
Website
301-695-1864
$

Culture & Cocktails: “A Tiny Piece of Sky” and Becks' Tavern

Friday, October 11 at 6:00 PM

Join author Shawn K. Stout as she discusses the subject of her book and its inspiration in the real-life Becks' Tavern that was located in Hagerstown, MD. Read More