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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

Peter Wood: Collector of the Impossible

Sunday, August 25 at 2:00 PM

Magic meets the Civil War with this amazing show. Read More

National Museum of Civil War Medicine

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

“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

Porch Program - Music on the Porch Day

Saturday, August 31 at 11:30 AM

The sounds of fifes and drums will once again resound at the Antietam National Battlefield from the porch of the historic Newcomer House. Read More

Newcomer House on the Antietam National Battlefield

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

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

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
$

"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
$

Architecture Walking Tour of Downtown Hagerstown

Saturday, September 14 at 2:00 PM

Travel to the square and along the first blocks of Potomac and Washington Streets and learn about the many architectural styles and periods of Downtown Hagerstown. Read More