Calendar of Events

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Ongoing Opportunities

The First Cut: A Railroad Accident, an Amputation, and a Firestorm in Congress

  • Saturday, August 2 at 3:00 PM

NMCWM Speaker Series 5.jpgJoin the National Museum of Civil War Medicine for their Saturday Speaker Series with historian Jon-Erik Gilot. Read More

  • National Museum of Civil War Medicine

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

Summer Lecture Series: The Fate of Antietam’s Wounded – Tracey McIntire

  • Monday, August 4 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

A Century of Memories with Melvin Hurwitz & Steve Bowersox

  • Tuesday, August 5 at 1:00 pm

image001 (2).jpgJoin the HSCC to learn about Mr. Hurwitz's life in Westminster and beyond. Read More

  • Grace Lutheran Church

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

Carroll 250 Speaker Series: Samuel Dewees and America’s Two Wars of Independence presented by James Engler, Sr.

  • Wednesday, August 6 at 6:30 pm

image003 (2).jpgThis program is part of the Carroll 250 Speaker Series celebrating the United States Semiquincentennial, the 250th anniversary of the 1776 United States Declaration of Independence. Read More

  • Carroll Co. Public Library North Carroll Branch

    2255 Hanover Pike
    Hampstead, MD 21074
  • Website
    410-848-6494

Culture & Cocktails: Halfway African American Cemetery

  • Friday, August 8 at 6:00 PM

Culture and Cocktails Halfway AA Cemetery.jpgJoin Dr. Emilie Amt and Elizabeth Paul as they present "Halfway African American Cemetery." Read More

  • Miller House

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

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

  • Sunday, August 10 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
    $

Summer Lecture Series: "Little Mac at the Front" – Steve Stotelmyer

  • Monday, August 11 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

Artillery Day at the Visitor Center

  • Saturday, August 16 at 10:00 am

Screenshot 2025-07-01 164357.pngJust how loud were those big guns during the Civil War? Come find out and learn about the many uses of artillery during the Civil War! Read More

  • Monocacy National Battlefield Visitors Center

    5201 Urbana Pike
    Frederick, MD 21704
  • Website
    301-639-0468

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

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
    $

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
    $

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