Sunrise at Antietam National Battlefield

Calendar of Events

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Ongoing Opportunities

Frederick County Civil War Meeting and Presentation

  • Thursday, April 18 at 7:00 PM

Randy Drais - headshot.pngJoin Randy Drais, amateur Civil War historian and Battle of Gettysburg buff, for a look at many of the rock carvings on the Gettysburg battlefield and the stories behind them. Read More

  • National Museum of Civil War Medicine

    48 East Patrick Street
    Frederick, MD 21771

  • Website
    $

AARCH Society Living Treasures Breakfast Banquet

  • Saturday, April 20 at 9:30 AM

2024 Living Treasures - AARCH.pngHonoring Frederick County's African Americans 90 years and older. Read More

  • American Legion FSK Post 11

    1450 Taney Ave
    Frederick, MD 21702

  • Website
    301-964-9754
    $

Newcomer House Porch Program

  • Saturday, April 20 at 11:30 AM

Newcomer House Sept. Porch Program 23.jpgVisit the Newcomer House for a talk and tour by Eleanor Lakin, the architect for the 1999 restoration of the Newcomer House, and David Gibney, who directed the restoration of the house nearly two decades ago.
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  • Newcomer House

    18422 Shepherdstown Pike
    Keedysville, MD 21756

  • Website
    240-308-1740

Washington County Roots: Mary Schurz

  • Saturday, April 20 at 1:00 PM

Roots V2.pngJoin genealogists Carol Miller-Schultz and Jean Conte for an exciting presentation as they dig up Mary Schurz’s fascinating ancestry. Read More

  • Miller House Museum

    135 W Washington ST
    Hagerstown, MD 21740

  • Website
    301-797-8782
    $

Civil War Style Church Service

  • Sunday, April 21 at 1:00 PM

kirk preaching at christmas.pngJoin 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 Red River Campaign of 1864

  • Thursday, April 25 at 7:30 PM

Red River Campaign.pngJoin the Hagerstown Civil War Round Table for a talk by Michael Lang on the Red River Campaign of 1864. Read More

  • Homewood Suites

    1650 Pullman Lane
    Hagerstown, MD 21740

  • Website
    240-625-4216
    $

Recovering Identity: A Study of African American History in Northern Frederick County

  • Saturday, April 27 at 9:30 AM

Recovering Identity Logo.jpgLearn about the North County "Recovering Identity" Project, the study that changed how northern Frederick County’s African American history is perceived and studied. Read More

  • Thurmont Regional Library

    76 East Moser Road
    Thurmont, MD 21788

  • Website
    240-288-7396
    $

Living History Reenactment

  • Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28 at 10:00 AM

Carroll County Farm Museum - Civil War Reenactment.pngVisit the Carroll County Farm Museum for a reenactment of the Battle of the Wilderness. Read More

  • Carroll County Farm Museum

    500 South Center Street
    Westminster, MD 21157

  • Website
    800-654-4645
    $

Cinco de Mayo and the Civil War

  • Saturday, April 27 at 2:00 PM

Cinco de Mayo (1).jpgVisit the National Museum of Civil War Medicine to learn about the connection between these two important events. Read More

  • National Museum of Civil War Medicine

    48 East Patrick St.
    Frederick, MD 21701

  • Website
    301-695-1864

America 250! History Fair

  • Sunday, April 28 at 12:00 PM

America 250! History Fair.jpgJoin us in a “Walk Through History” highlighting the role Maryland, and particularly Frederick County, has played in the birth and development of our nation. Read More

  • Amphitheater

    Carroll Creek Linear Park
    Frederick, MD 21701

  • Website
    301-676-0823

Academy Alive

  • Select times Monday, April 29 through Saturday, May 4

Facebook covers (1) (1).jpgVisit the Seton Shrine for a special school day to see how children of the past lived, learned and played. Read More

  • Seton Shrine

    339 S Seton Ave
    Emmitsburg, MD 21727

  • Website
    $

29th Annual Civil War Medicine Conference

  • Friday, May 3 through Sunday, May 5

Beers and Bonesaws_ NMCWM Conference 23.jpgJoin the National Museum of Civil War Medicine for the 29th Annual Civil War Medicine Conference. Read More

  • National Museum of Civil War Medicine

    48 East Patrick St.
    Frederick, MD 21701

  • Website
    301-695-1864
    $

Flower & Plant Market

  • Friday, May 3 through Sunday, May 5

Flower Plant MKT.jpgVisit the Union Mills Homestead to see a beautiful selection of regionally grown plants, herbs, and vegetables! Read More

  • The Union Mills Homestead

    3311 Littlestown Pike
    Westminster, MD 21158

  • Website
    410-848-2288

Artillery Demonstrations

  • Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5 at 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, and 3:00 PM

SoMtnArtillery.jpgVisit the Newcomer House for a Porch Program featuring cannon demonstrations followed by an interpretive hike. Read More

  • Newcomer House

    18422 Shepherdstown Pike
    Keedysville, MD 21795

  • Website
    240-308-1740

Interrupted Sentiments: The Dead Letter Office During the Civil War

  • Saturday, May 4 at 2:00 PM

Dead Letter Office Talk_1.jpgVisit the National Museum of Civil War Medicine for a presentation on the Dead Letter Office. 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, May 5 at 1:00 PM

HRSC Bobby Rogers.pngJoin 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

"American Traitor, General James Wilkinson's Betrayal of the Republic and Escape from Justice" - America 250 Speakers Series

  • Wednesday, May 8 at 7:00 PM

Howard Cox.jpgJoin the Sgt. Lawrence Everhart Chapter, SAR for a presentation on James Wilkinson's fascinating career during the American Revolution and more. Read More

  • Frederick Masonic Lodge

    6816 Blentlinger Road
    Frederick, MD 21702

  • Website
    301-969-8001

Culture & Cocktails: Past, Present, Future: Get to Know Your Art Museum

  • Friday, May 10 at 6:00 PM

May (1).pngExecutive Director of the Washington County Fine Arts Museum Sarah Hall will touch on key aspects of the museum’s history. Read More

  • Miller House Museum

    135 W Washington ST
    Hagerstown, MD 21740

  • Website
    301-797-8782
    $

WCHS Bus Tours 2024: Historic Houses of Worship

  • Saturday, May 18 at 9:00 AM

Bus tour.pngJoin the Washington County Historical Society for a tour of Dahlgren Chapel, the Newcomer House, Tolson's Chapel, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, and St James. Read More

  • JCPenney

    17301 Valley Mall Road #Ste 400
    Hagerstown, MD 21740

  • Website
    301-797-8782
    $

Grand Army of the Republic Encampment

  • Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26 at 9:00 AM

Antietam National Battlefield.jpgLiving history volunteers portraying members of the Grand Army of the Republic veterans’ organization will discuss the group and its role in the memory of the Civil War. Read More

  • Antietam National Battlefield

    5831 Dunker Church Rd.
    Sharpsburg, MD 21782

  • Website
    $

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