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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

“‘The hills were black with spectators': Civilians on the Antietam Battlefield” – Dr. Jim Broomall

Monday, August 12 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

Civil War Photography Weekend

Saturday, August 17 through Sunday, August 18

Explore the impact of Alexander Gardner’s photographs on the memory of Antietam. Read More

Antietam National Battlefield

5831 Dunker Church Rd.
Sharpsburg, MD 21782
Website
$

The Staff of Hammond Hospital

Saturday, August 17 at 2:00 PM

Hear the stories of the medical staff stationed at Point Lookout. 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, August 18 at 1:00 PM

Join 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 Legend of Barbara Fritchie" – Steve Stotelmyer

Monday, August 19 at 7:00 PM

McKinley Hall at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

209 W Main Street
Sharpsburg, MD 21782
Website
301-432-5079

Box Lunch Talk: Summer Fun at Cascade Lake

Tuesday, August 20 at 12:00 PM

Clay Matthews will share the history of Cascade Lake from its origins to its emergency and permanent closing. Read More

Grace Lutheran Church

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

Commanders of Antietam Speaker Series

Saturday, August 24 at 2:00 PM

Visit the Pry House Field Hospital Museum for a presentation on Colonel Harrison S. Fairchild. Read More

Pry House Field Hospital Museum

18906 Shepherdstown Pike
Keedysville, MD 21756
Website
301-695-1864
$

Peter Wood: Collector of the Impossible

Saturday, August 24 at 8:00 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
$

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

McKinley Hall at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

209 W Main Street
Sharpsburg, MD 21782
Website
301-432-5079

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
$

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

"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