Dr. John Baltzell, the physician who built the house, which is the current home to the Historical Society of Frederick County, was the grandnephew of John Thomas and Margaret Schley, the first people to purchase a plot of land in the new city of Frederick Towne.

BRIEF HISTORY OF FREDERICK COUNTY

LINKS

Frederick County
www.co.frederick.md.us

Frederick County Historic Preservation Commission
www.co.frederick.md.us/index.asp?NID=193

Frederick County Genealogical Society (FRECOGS)
www.frecogs.com

Frederick County Landmarks Foundation
www.frederickcountylandmarksfoundation.org

Frederick County Public Libraries
www.fcpl.org

Frederick Historic Sites Consortium
www.frederickhsc.org

Frederick Town Historic Preservation Commission
www.cityoffrederick.com/departments/Planning/historicdistrict

Maryland Association of History Museum
www.mahm.org

Maryland Historical Trust
www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net

Tourism Council of Frederick County
www.fredericktourism.org

Learning Lunch: Researching Your Historic Home
Thursday, February 2
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Museum of Frederick County History

Treasured Heirloom Event
Saturday, March 24
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center

hiStory Hour
First and third Wednesday of the month
10:00-11:00 a.m.
Museum of Frederick County History

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