Ongoing

These First Saturday programs are an opportunity for Institute members who had ancestors who fought at Antietam, or have unique connections with Sharpsburg, tell a little about their ancestor and/or their experiences.

Five speakers will tell three 5-minute, untold, local history stories shared with the crowd in a fun, relaxed setting.

Members of the Blue and Gray Hospital Association will describe the medical history of America’s bloodiest conflict.

Join the Daughters of Charity Provincial Archives for their special exhibit on the history of Emmitsburg.

Join Dr. Amy Rosenkrans as she uncovers the crucial role women played in the colonial printing industry.

Join "Music of the Regiment" for this FREE exploration of the classical and military music traditions of the late 18th and early 19th centuries!

This program will present compelling layers of history found at selected historic national park sites within an easy drive of Carroll County.

Join the National Museum of Civil War Medicine for their Saturday Speaker Series with author Carolyn Ivanoff.

Learning to look is a unique workshop where the Union Mills Homestead's Executive Director will personally walk you through how to handle and examine original pieces from their collections.

Join National Park Service rangers and living history volunteers for Junior Ranger Day!

This talk will provide an overview of family cemeteries, church cemeteries, and town cemeteries located in the county and discuss patriots buried there.

The speakers will share personal and family memories of the town, events surrounding the closing of the mill, destruction of the town and with it….a way of life

Park Day brings in volunteers from all over Frederick County and beyond to assist Monocacy National Battlefield on a variety of projects.

Celebrate independent bookstores everywhere and show some readerly love at Curious Iguana.

Join us at Pathfinder Farm Distillery Tasting Room for a night of local spirits and history!