RESEARCH SERVICES
Basic Search
We are pleased to research specific inquiries using its collection. The charge for a two-hour search is $25.00 ($20.00 for HSFC members), which also covers the cost of fifteen (15) copies. Additional copies are 30¢ each. Payment is made for services rendered. The Historical Society of Frederick County cannot guarantee successful results for each search. To request a Basic Search, please fill out the Research Order Form [PDF, 70K] as completely as possible and return it with your check made payable to the Historical Society of Frederick County. You can expect a reply within six weeks.
Advanced Search
You will be notified if enough material exists to conduct an Advanced Search for two additional hours. An Advanced Search is an additional $20.00 ($15.00 for HSFC members), inclusive, and will only be done with your consent. If an Advanced Search is conducted, the results will be returned with an invoice for the remaining balance.
Document Request
If you are simply requesting copies of specific pages or materials, please indicate the sources(s) and page number(s) needed. There is a $1.00 fee for each search and a 30¢ fee for each copy made.
You may print and the complete the Research Order Form [PDF, 70K] and mail it with your payment to:
Historical Society of Frederick County
24 E. Church Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Photo Reproductions
You can order prints or digital versions of images from the photo archives of the Historical Society of Frederick County.To do so simply complete the appropriate form
Personal Photo Order Form [PDF, 140K]
Commercial Photo Order Form [PDF, 165K]
and mail it with your payment to:
Historical Society of Frederick County
24 E. Church Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Adobe Acrobat Reader required to download files.
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Family Workshop Series: Kids Create-a-Quilt
Saturday, September 11
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Museum of Frederick County History
Lecture: "Living in the Middle:" Maryland and the Six Iroquois Nations
Saturday, September 14
7:00 p.m.
C. Burr Artz Public Library
History Symposium: Slavery in Maryland
Friday, September 17
90:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Evangelical Lutheran Church Schaeffer Center
Band Box Workshop
Saturday, September 25
12:00 noon - 3:00 p.m.
Roger B. Taney House
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Local tailor and politician Jacob Engelbrecht kept a diary of events occurring locally and beyond from 1818 to 1878. In these twenty-one bound volumes he recorded deaths, marriages, elections, the weather and virtually every other aspect of life. 