Join us the day after Thanksgiving for FREE children’s activities! Sip on a warm beverage while you play games in our garden or create a keepsake ornament. The Museum will be decked out for the holidays! HF’s Frosty Friday activities coincide with special events in Downtown Frederick including live music, marshmallow roasting, and specials at ... Read more
Heritage Frederick is pleased to offer guided tours of our exhibits every Friday at 1pm. Topics rotate depending on guide and participants interest. Join Archivist Jody Brumage, Curator Amy Hunt, or Director Doug Propheter as they explore our 2025 exhibits: Two of A Kind, Melodic Memories, Bartering to Banking, Timeless Toys; and permanent exhibits: 24 ... Read more
Heritage Frederick is pleased to offer guided tours of our exhibits every Friday at 1pm. Topics rotate depending on guide and participants interest. Join Archivist Jody Brumage, Curator Amy Hunt, or Director Doug Propheter as they explore our 2025 exhibits: Two of A Kind, Melodic Memories, Bartering to Banking, Timeless Toys; and permanent exhibits: 24 ... Read more
Join us at the Museum of Frederick County History for some holiday cheer! All are welcome to partake in seasonal treats, crafts and games. The event and activities are free to all participants. This is your last chance to see our 2025 exhibits before we switch them out in 2026!
Building relationships through the sharing of cultural memory, research collections, and personal experiences creates a more complete and compelling understanding of our history. In recent years, such relationships between local organizations have been crucial to helping our historical sites and museums discover and share more of their own stories and their interconnectedness through the lives ... Read more
We invite you to participate in our THIRD ANNUAL trivia night, a fundraiser benefiting Heritage Frederick, at Union Mills Public House in downtown Frederick! This event is hosted by master trivia host Chris Clemons and his side-kick Chaz Remus. All proceeds from this fundraiser will benefit Heritage Frederick. Tickets here: https://www.cognitoforms.com/HeritageFrederick1/_2026TriviaNight
This program will discuss sites related to our Presidents' lives, from birthplaces to burial sites. Tom Slater will share his best itineraries for your own travels. A part of our 250th Anniversary celebration, what a great time to connect to US history in and near our own home of Frederick County! Tom Slater is a ... Read more
Bring a lawn chair or blanket and come ready to eat, drink, and jam! Pack some snacks and take advantage of local vineyards and breweries who will be selling on site (BYOB also allowed!) Gate opens at 5, music 5:30-7 *Depends on weather, NOT a rain or shine event RSVPs not required, but appreciated!
Join Heritage Frederick's Archivist Jody Brumage on an in-depth, small group tour of our 250th focused exhibits! These connected exhibitions explore Frederick County’s role in the Revolutionary War and its place in an emerging nation, ranging from the colonial settlement of the county to the nation's centennial celebration in 1876. Highlights include items from the ... Read more
Dr. John George will present, “Charles Carroll of Carrollton,” Frederick’s own Signer to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Attendees will hear about Carroll’s life and legacy to The Bill of Rights, transportation, agriculture, commerce, and his descendants with a side note on the impact of the enslaved on 18th Century Frederick ... Read more