Press Releases and Stories

Open the links and files below for the latest news from the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area and its partners.


May 21 Antietam Seeking Volunteers for New Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area Visitor Center

May 19 Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau and Antietam National Battlefield Collaborate to Open New Welcome and Exhibit Center

May 19 Antietam National Cemetery Summer Twilight Tours

Apr 30 The National Museum of Civil War Medicine and Antietam National Battlefield Announce a Civil War Soldier Day Camp

Apr 17 National Park Service Sites in Washington County Celebrate National Park Week With Free Admission

Dec 9 Museum Offers Second in Series of Civil War Lectures

Dec 3 Annual Candlelight Tour of Historic Houses of Worship

Dec 3 Celebrate the Holidays with Museums by Candlelight

Dec 2 The Civil War and Historical Memory -- or Memories - An Illustrated Lecture by John M. McCardell, Jr.

Dec 1 "Echoes of John Brown" Film to Premiere December 2nd

Oct 27 Hagerstown-Washington County CVB Offers Guided Bus Tour of Antietam Illumination, December 5

Oct 16 Federal Highway Administration announces Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Scenic Byway

Sep 16 Performance inspired by John Brown's life commemorates the 150th Anniversary of John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry

Sep 9 Free evening program celebrates Frederick County's National Parks with a sneak preview of the new Ken Burns' film, special guests, activities and displays

Aug 29 Heritage Area Announces Mini-Grant Program for FY10 Grants

Aug 27 New Civil War Trails Marker for Monterey Pass to Be Unveiled Sunday, August 30th at Pen Mar Park

Aug 27 CVB Helps Sponsor Civil War Exhibit at WCMFA; Opens August 15th "The Unwritten War: A Visual Story of the Civil War"

Aug 27 Markers Interpret Last Confederate Incursion and Ransom of Hagerstown, 145 Years Ago

Aug 27 Civil War Trails Marker Unveiled at Kennedy Farm

Jul 22 Civil War Sesquicentennial Kicks Off in Frederick



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