Calendar of Events

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Ongoing Opportunities

Summer Lecture Series: "Meade at War: General George Meade, ...1861-1865" - Dr. Jen Murray

  • Monday, August 18 at 7:00 pm

SLS Eagle.jpgJoin 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 Antietam Institute's Civil War Summer Lecture Series. Read More

  • St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

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

Box Lunch Talk: The History of Lacrosse in Carroll County Public Schools presented by Brian Booz

  • Tuesday, August 19 at 12:00 pm

image004 (1).jpgBrian Booz is an excellent raconteur who will share the history of bringing lacrosse into Carroll County. Read More

  • Grace Lutheran Church

    21 Carroll St.
    Westminster, MD 21157
  • Website
    410-848-6494
    $

Civil War Style Church Service

  • Sunday, August 24 at 1:00 pm

HRSC Trustees (right to left) Brittany Branch-Smith, Maria Callison & Debby Moone in Rocky Springs Chapel.jpgAttend a Civil War-style, nondenominational Christian church service at Historic Rocky Springs Chapel to learn about the impact of faith on American society during the Civil War. Read More

  • Rocky Springs Chapel

    7817 Rocky Springs Road
    Frederick, MD 21702
  • Website
    912-492-4355

Music on the Millrace: Hayden Shaw and This Side of Pleasant

  • Sunday, August 24 at 3:00 pm

506044578_1312482517552971_9075649405571672938_n.jpgThis new Sunday concert series at the Union Mills Homestead will be held for the second year at the historic site north of Westminster, MD. Read More

  • The Union Mills Homestead

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

Summer Lecture Series: "Frederick: the Crossroads of the Civil War" - John Schildt

  • Monday, August 25 at 7:00 pm

SLS Eagle.jpgJoin 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 Antietam Institute's Civil War Summer Lecture Series. Read More

  • St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

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

54th Annual Boonesborough Days Festival

  • Saturday, September 6 and Sunday, September 7

Overview primary.jpgBoonesborough Days is a festival devoted to showcasing handmade crafts and art in this town that was the location of two Civil War battles. Read More

  • Shafer Park

    Park Drive
    Boonsboro, MD 21713
  • Website

Road to Antietam from the Best Farm

  • Saturday, September 6 at 11:00 am

Screenshot 2025-07-01 165025.pngStep into the past to learn about the "Lost Orders" of the 1862 Maryland Campaign and the role Best Farm played during the Civil War. Read More

  • Best Farm (Tour Stop #1)

    Urbana Pike, Monocacy National Battlefield
    Frederick, MD 21742
  • Website
    301-639-0468

The Crimean Connection: The 1850s Delafield Commission Significantly Impacted Civil War Medical Care

  • Saturday, September 6 at 3:00 PM

NMCWM Speaker Series 6.jpgJoin the National Museum of Civil War Medicine for their Saturday Speaker Series with NMCWM Director of Interpretation Dana B. Shoaf. Read More

  • National Museum of Civil War Medicine

    48 E. Patrick St.
    Frederick, MD 21705
  • Website
    301-695-1864 x1009
    $

Frederick in the Civil War: A Bus Tour of the Historic City

  • Sunday, September 7 at 2:00 pm

NMCWM Bus Tour.jpgStep back in time aboard a vintage 1966 double-decker bus for a fascinating one-hour journey through Downtown Frederick, exploring the city’s critical role in the Civil War. Read More

  • National Museum of Civil War Medicine

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

Culture & Cocktails: A Local Family's Experience of the Battle of Antietam

  • Friday, September 12 at 6:00 PM

Culture and Cocktails Antietam.jpgJoin Jay Graybeal, Chief Curator and Deputy Director of the Army Heritage Museum, for "Confusion and Excitement: A Local Family's Experience of the Battle of Antietam." Read More

  • Miller House

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

Hood's Defeat Near Fox's Gap

  • Sunday, September 14 at 2:00 pm

Curtis Older.pngAuthor Curtis Older will present a review of the Fox Family of Fox's Gap. Read More

  • Old South Mountain Inn - Appalachian Trail parking lot

    Intersection of Washington Monument Road and Old National Pike at Turner's Gap
    Middletown, MD 21769
  • Website
    704-685-2760
    $

Box Lunch Talk: Mike Eaton, English Teacher Extraordinaire presented by Caroline Babylon

  • Tuesday, September 16 at 12:00 pm

image005 (1).jpgBabylon will share stories about her inspiring teacher who believed in the great potential of his students. Read More

  • Grace Lutheran Church

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

Carroll 250 Speaker Event: Stephen G. Evangelista, Civil War Historian & Author

  • Saturday, September 20 at 2:00 pm

image006.jpgJoin author Stephen Evangelista as he explores the topic of his latest book, which offers an extraordinary and sweeping narrative of one of the Civil War’s most enduring artifacts: the Gettysburg Gun. Read More

  • CCPL Eldersburg Branch

    6400 Hemlock Drive
    Eldersburg, MD 21784
  • Website
    410-848-6494

Maryland Microbrewery Festival

  • Saturday, September 27 at 11:00 AM

IMG_20141001_104335 - Microbrewery Copy.jpgThis fun-packed festival celebrates and promotes the best of Maryland’s handcrafted and distinctive microbrews. Read More

  • The Union Mills Homestead

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

Civil War Style Church Service

  • Sunday, September 28 at 1:00 pm

Chaplain Steve McCarty preaching in Historic Rocky Springs Chapel (1).jpgAttend a Civil War-style, nondenominational Christian church service at Historic Rocky Springs Chapel to learn about the impact of faith on American society during the Civil War. Read More

  • Rocky Springs Chapel

    7817 Rocky Springs Road
    Frederick, MD 21702
  • Website
    912-492-4355

Carroll 250 Event: Fall History Expo 2025

  • Saturday, October 4 at 9:00 am

image003.jpgThe Fall History Expo provides an opportunity for attendees to get to know the people in our community who are preserving and telling the stories of Carroll County’s past. Read More

  • Exploration Commons - CCPL Westminster Branch

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

“A Wonderful Tenacity of Life”: The Story of Old Baldy, General George Meade’s Trusted Warhorse

  • Saturday, October 4 at 3:00 PM

NMCWM Speaker Series 7.jpgJoin the National Museum of Civil War Medicine for their Saturday Speaker Series with Dr. Jennifer Murray. Read More

  • National Museum of Civil War Medicine

    48 E. Patrick St.
    Frederick, MD 21705
  • Website
    301-695-1864 x1009
    $

Frederick in the Civil War: A Bus Tour of the Historic City

  • Sunday, October 5 at 2:00 pm

NMCWM Bus Tour.jpgStep back in time aboard a vintage 1966 double-decker bus for a fascinating one-hour journey through Downtown Frederick, exploring the city’s critical role in the Civil War. Read More

  • National Museum of Civil War Medicine

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

History: Shaken & Stirred – Untold Ghost Stories of Carroll County

  • Thursday, October 9 at 6:00 pm

image001.pngJoin the Historical Society of Carroll County to learn untold, local history stories in a fun, relaxed setting. Read More

  • Covalent Spirits

    118 E. Main Street
    Westminster, MD 21157
  • Website
    410-848-6494

Culture & Cocktails: The Two Emilie Lawrence Reeds of Blue Ridge Summit

  • Friday, October 10 at 6:00 PM

Culture and Cocktails Emilie Lawrence.jpgJoin genealogist Pam Anderson as she presents, "The Two Emilie Lawrence Reeds of Blue Ridge Summit." Read More

  • Miller House

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

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