VIDEO & MUSIC
The Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education in Frederick County (VHS)
2004, $9.95, member price $8.95
Up from the Meadows: History of African Americans in Frederick County, Maryland (VHS)
Produced by Christopher Haugh, 3-tape series, $9.95, member price $8.95
Sugarloaf: The Search for Redemption & Riches in the Monocacy Valley (VHS)
Discover Frederick County’s early Native American people and culture. Produced by Christopher Haugh, 120 minutes, $5.95, member price $5.35
Monocacy: The Pre-history of Frederick County, Maryland (VHS)
The historical video explores the geological events that shaped the region and introduces the earliest inhabitants of the Monocacy Valley. Produced by Christopher Haugh, 120 minutes, $5.95, member price $5.35
George Washington: Music for the First President (CD)
Selections from eighteenth century America that commemorate George Washington’s life and career. Included are pieces composed in Washington’s honor, songs heard at Mt. Vernon during his lifetime, tunes to which he danced, and airs and instrumental works he enjoyed at the theater and in concert. The CD features music on the harpsichord, hammered dulcimer, violin, recorder, viola da gamba, Baroque and English guitars, and violoncello. Performed by David & Ginger Hildebrand of the Colonial Music Institute, $14.95, member price $13.45
Music of the Charles Carroll Family 1795 to 1832 (CD)
Popular music enjoyed by the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, and owner of "Carrollton" in Frederick County, throughout the Federal period. Music performed on authentically reproduced period instruments. Performed by David & Ginger Hildebrand of the Colonial Music Institute, $14.95, member price $13.45
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Formed from Prince George’s County in 1748, Frederick County originally included all of what are now Washington, Allegany, Garrett and Montgomery Counties, as well as part of Carroll County. Today, Frederick County is the largest county in land mass in Maryland. 