REMEMBERING OUR COMMUNITY'S PAST
Creating a Lasting Legacy
The Historical Society of Frederick County relies upon a variety of forms of financial support to carry out its mission to preserve and share Frederick County's rich history. You can provide support through a membership, the Annual Appeal, contributing to or creating an endowment fund, supporting our various special fundraising events, or by remembering the Historical Society in your estate planning.
The Historical Society of Frederick County is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization,
donations to which are deductible to the full extent of the law. The Historical Society’s current financial statement is available upon request. Information submitted to State of Maryland under the Charitable Solicitations Act is available from the Office of the Secretary of State for the cost of copying and postage.
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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
MORE EVENTS >>
Our 12th annual Treasured Heirloom Event on April 24 was a big success! Check out photos and the program from
the event here.
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Frederick resident Barbara Fritchie was ninety-five years old when Confederate troops passed by her door in September of 1862. Although historians have cast doubt upon her response to the Rebel Army, she was immortalized in John Greenleaf Whittier’s Poem, Barbara Frietchie. 