Calendar of Events

The Life and Afterlife of Elizabeth Keckly

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
Cumberland Valley Photographers Exhibition Through June 2, 2024
Cumberland Valley Artists Saturday, June 15 through Sunday, August 25
Art, Fashion, Symbol, Statement: Tattooing in America, 1960s to Today Saturday, June 22 through Sunday, October 13
Plein Air Meetup Fridays, May 3 through 31
Garden Night Select Fridays, July through September

Saturday, September 7 at 2:00 PM

National Museum of Civil War Medicine

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

Civil War and Reconstruction Specialist from the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress, Michelle A. Krowl, discusses the extraordinary life of Elizabeth Keckly. Born enslaved in Virginia, Keckly managed to purchase her own freedom and eventually become Mary Todd Lincoln’s seamstress.

This event is free with admission.