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Ongoing Opportunities

Ghost Tours of Historic Frederick Select Dates April through December
One Vast Hospital – Civil War Walking Tour in Downtown Frederick Saturdays and Sundays from April through September

Corn Roast Festival

Saturday, August 2 at 11:00 AM

Visit the Union Mills Homestead for the 54th Annual Old-Fashioned Corn Roast Festival. Read More

The Union Mills Homestead

3311 Littlestown Pike
Westminster, MD 21158
Website
410-848-2288
$

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

Saturday, August 2 at 3:00 PM

Join 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
$

Culture & Cocktails: Halfway African American Cemetery

Friday, August 8 at 6:00 PM

Join 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
$

54th Annual Boonesborough Days Festival

Saturday, September 6 and Sunday, September 7

Boonesborough 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

The Crimean Connection: The 1850s Delafield Commission Significantly Impacted Civil War Medical Care

Saturday, September 6 at 3:00 PM

Join 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
$

Culture & Cocktails: A Local Family's Experience of the Battle of Antietam

Friday, September 12 at 6:00 PM

Join 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
$

Maryland Microbrewery Festival

Saturday, September 27 at 11:00 AM

This 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
$

“A Wonderful Tenacity of Life”: The Story of Old Baldy, General George Meade’s Trusted Warhorse

Saturday, October 4 at 3:00 PM

Join the National Museum of Civil War Medicine for their Saturday Speaker Series with Dr. Jennifer Murray. Read More

National Museum of Civil War Medicine

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

Culture & Cocktails: The Two Emilie Lawrence Reeds of Blue Ridge Summit

Friday, October 10 at 6:00 PM

Join genealogist Pam Anderson as she presents, "The Two Emilie Lawrence Reeds of Blue Ridge Summit." Read More

Miller House

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

Mason-Dixon Jeep Gathering

Sunday, October 19 at 10:00 AM

Come out and see a large collection of Willys and Jeeps at the historic Union Mills Homestead. Read More

The Union Mills Homestead

3311 Littlestown Pike
Westminster, MD 21158
Website
410-848-2288

Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America’s First Opioid Crisis

Saturday, November 1 at 3:00 PM

Join the National Museum of Civil War Medicine for their Saturday Speaker Series with Jonathan S. Jones, Assistant Professor of History at James Madison University. Read More

National Museum of Civil War Medicine

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

Culture & Cocktails: Archaeology of Western Maryland

Friday, November 14 at 6:00 PM

Join Suzanne Trussell from the Allegany County Historical Society in Cumberland, MD, shares about her experience working with archaeology and anthropology projects in Western Maryland. Read More