June 21, 2021
School’s out for the summer, but that doesn’t mean learning has to stop for young minds. Learn about local events and activities that you can participate with your family. Read More
July 17, 2020
Discover the fate of a witness to the Battle of Antietam by using census records. Read More
September 9, 2019
Commemorate the Maryland Campaign of 1862 with events and activities throughout the Heritage Area this September. Read More
June 3, 2019
Connect to history by taking a hike in the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area. Read More
May 2, 2018
Mother's Day has surprising roots in the bloody conflict of the Civil War. Read More
October 3, 2016
Travis Gilbert describes a unique way to experience the Heart of the Civil War: by racing on foot, as part of Freedom's Run Read More
July 22, 2016
#FindYourPark in the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area and celebrate the first 100 years of the National Park Service. Read More
July 15, 2016
Sean Moir, founder of Western Heritage Mapping, shares his insights about creating an animated map of the 1862 Battle of Antietam. Read More
May 9, 2016
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal visitors can experience the historic transportation corridor by foot or bike—and soon, by boat—at the Cushwa Basin in Williamsport. Read More
January 6, 2016
Frances Kennedy, Director of the Civil War Battlefield Campaign at The Conservation Fund from 1988 to 2006, discusses the relationship between battlefield preservation and economic development. Read More
