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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, July 6 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 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
Garden Night Select Fridays, July through September

Potomac River History Tour

Saturday, July 27 at 9:00 AM

Travel back in time to visit sites connected to this unique part of our county’s landscape and heritage. Read More

JCPenney

17301 Valley Mall Road #Ste 400
Hagerstown, MD 21740
301-797-8782
$

History Fest

Saturday, July 27 at 11:00 AM

Join the Historical Society of Carroll County for a fun, interactive history fair. Read More

Historical Society of Carroll County

210 East Main Street
Westminster, MD 21157
Website
410-848-6494

Porch Program at Newcomer House - “Finding the Real War: Maryland’s Profound Impact on American History Through the Battles of Antietam and Monocacy, and the Elections of 1864”

Saturday, July 27 at 11:30 AM

James Broomall and Dr. Stephen Goldman will explore the the impact of surviving Union soldiers on societal changes brought by the Civil War. Read More

Newcomer House on the Antietam National Battlefield

18422 Shepherdstown Pike
Keedysville, MD 21756
Website
240-308-1740

Military Medicine and the Hidden Costs of War

Saturday, July 27 at 2:00 PM

Learn how medicine in the Civil War and other conflicts added to the cost of war. 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, July 27 at 2:00 PM

Visit the Pry House Field Hospital Museum for a presentation on Brigadier General Thomas Meagher. Read More

Pry House Field Hospital Museum

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

“Gutbusters”: The Evolution of Civil War Ambulances – Dana Shoaf

Monday, July 29 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

Corn Roast Festival

Saturday, August 3 at 11:00 AM

Visit the Union Mills Homestead for the 53rd Annual Old-Fashioned Corn Roast Festival! Read More

The Union Mills Homestead

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

Murder on the B&O: A Tragic Event in 1861 Frederick County

Saturday, August 3 at 2:00 PM

Visit the National Museum of Civil War Medicine for a presentation about original documents that describe a drunken confrontation between Union soldiers and civilians. Read More

National Museum of Civil War Medicine

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

"Washington County’s Forgotten Military Hero" – Dr. Tom Clemens

Monday, August 5 at 7:00 PM

McKinley Hall at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

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

Culture & Cocktails: The Historic Saylor House

Friday, August 9 at 6:00 PM

Join Dr. Steve Hatleberg, MD of the Washington County Historical Trust as he shares the efforts of the Trust over the last several years to preserve the Saylor House Read More

Miller House Museum

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

Commanders of Antietam Speaker Series

Saturday, August 10 at 2:00 PM

Visit the Pry House Field Hospital Museum for a presentation on Colonel B.F. Davis. Read More

Pry House Field Hospital Museum

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

“‘The hills were black with spectators': Civilians on the Antietam Battlefield” – Dr. Jim Broomall

Monday, August 12 at 7:00 PM

McKinley Hall at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

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

Civil War Photography Weekend

Saturday, August 17 through Sunday, August 18

Explore the impact of Alexander Gardner’s photographs on the memory of Antietam. Read More

Antietam National Battlefield

5831 Dunker Church Rd.
Sharpsburg, MD 21782
Website
$

The Staff of Hammond Hospital

Saturday, August 17 at 2:00 PM

Hear the stories of the medical staff stationed at Point Lookout. Read More

National Museum of Civil War Medicine

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

Civil War Style Church Service

Sunday, August 18 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

"The Legend of Barbara Fritchie" – Steve Stotelmyer

Monday, August 19 at 7:00 PM

McKinley Hall at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

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

Box Lunch Talk: Summer Fun at Cascade Lake

Tuesday, August 20 at 12:00 PM

Clay Matthews will share the history of Cascade Lake from its origins to its emergency and permanent closing. Read More

Grace Lutheran Church

21 Carroll Street
Westminster, MD 21157
Website
410-848-6494
$

A Not So Splendid Little War: The Spanish American War and Harry Shriver

Wednesday, August 21 at 7:00 PM

This presentation will tell the misadventures of a son of Carroll County, Harry Shriver, and shed light on a forgotten conflict: The Spanish/American War. Read More