LANDMARKS PLAQUES
2019 CALENDAR
UPCOMING EVENTS
Nov
7
Annual Meeting and Guest Speaker Presentation
Location: Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ, 15 W Church St, Frederick
Public welcome! Enjoy a special presentation and an update on the accomplishments of 2019 and plans for 2020. Light refreshments and door prizes. Come meet our Board and volunteers, hear highlights of our past year, and enjoy the company of like-minded supporters of historic buildings and their preservation. Featuring Dr. Gregg Kimball - "Monumental Issues" talk and slide presentation. Click here for event information.
FREE 6pm - 8pm
Nov
8
Special Community Presentation - Dr. Gregg Kimball
Location: Visitor Center, 151 South East Street, Frederick
Dr. Gregg Kimball presents "History, Memory, & Monuments: Engaging Communities Around Our Troubled Past" talk and panel discussion with community leaders. Dr. Kimball is the Director of Public Services and Outreach for the Library of Virginia. After his presentation, local panelists will discuss the challenge of managing/interpreting controversial public monuments in Frederick. Click here for event information.
FREE 6pm - 7:30pm
Dec
14
Museums by Candlelight
Location: Schifferstadt Architectural Museum
Enjoy a fun and traditional way to celebrate the holidays at Schifferstadt. Activities include children's crafts, singing carols, hearth-cooking demonstrations, tours, and more! Visit our Gift Shop for unique holiday items, including scherenschnitte, ornaments, pottery, beeswax candles, and toys.
FREE 12pm - 6pm
PAST 2019 EVENTS
April
6
Bell & History Day!
Location: Schifferstadt Architectural Museum
Schifferstadt opens its doors for the season with this celebration. Bell & History Day is a day when many local museums and historic houses open to the public after being closed during the winter. Come learn about the Brunners and other aspects of Frederick history.
FREE 12pm - 4pm
Oil painting by Lissa Abrams
June
8
13th Annual Barnstormers Tour and Plein Air Paint Out
Location: Rocky Ridge/Thurmont Region
Each year barns of a different area of Frederick County are featured; nine barns are featured in 2019. This popular annual, self-guided tour calls attention to these beautiful old structures and their importance to our agricultural heritage. The tour provides a rare opportunity to gain access to some of our most scenic and private farm properties, with tours from specially-trained docents. Delicious food at the host farm, an art show/sale (free, 4-6pm), and music from the foot-stompin' popular local group The Main Line Gravy Soppers! Click here for more info.
Time: 10am - 4pm To purchase tickets:
$15 in advance (Ages 12 & under are free): Frederick Visitor Center or Schifferstadt Museum
$20 day of event: Graceham Moravian Church, 8231-A Rocky Ridge Rd., Thurmont
July
5
New Paltz Folk Band
Location: Brodbeck Music Hall at Hood College, 501 Brodbeck Drive, Frederick MD
New Paltz, a folk band from Schifferstadt, Germany (Frederick's Sister City), will perform palatine folk songs in their local dialect and in Pennsylvania German. Between songs, band members will explain the history and meaning of the songs in English. Those with German and Pennsylvania Dutch lineage will find much to love!
The band is in the U.S. as part of the Germany Year USA organized by the German Embassy in Washington, D.C. in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut USA and the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany. This event made possible by Frederick Sister Cities Association. For more information, contact Fritz: fsca1150@gmail.com
FREE (donations appreciated) 7:30-9:30pm
Sept
8
Zion Church and Cemetery Open House
Location: Zion Episcopal Church, Urbana Church Road, Urbana, Maryland
The restored and refurbished, 217-year-old Zion Episcopal Church and cemetery in Urbana will be open to visitors. The opportunity to see inside is rare, the church normally being open only by appointment. Consecrated in 1802, the church was a center of community life in the early Sugarloaf Mountain area of Frederick County, long before there was a village of Urbana.
FREE 3:30pm - 5pm
Sept
10
2019 Historic Preservation Awards Celebration
Location: McClintock Distilling, 35 S. Carroll St, Downtown Frederick
We are pleased to announce our inaugural Historic Preservation Awards event! With the support of the City of Frederick and Frederick County, we will recognize and celebrate the people who contribute their time, capital, and skills to the preservation of historic sites throughout the county. We are excited to be hosting the event at McClintock Distilling, at their historic downtown Frederick location. Please join us for food, music, and spirits, and thank the people who help to maintain the rich cultural heritage of Frederick County.
6:30pm - 9pm Click here for event information.
Sept
21
"Plaque" Your House (A Property Research Primer)
Location: New Market Town Hall, 40 South Alley, New Market
Learn about FCLF's Plaques Program, its purpose and history, followed by an introduction to house and property research. In partnership with FCPL Maryland Room.
FREE Time 2-3pm
Oct
19 & 20
Location: Schifferstadt Architectural Museum
Rain or shine! Join us for our most popular event, an important fundraiser for the operation of our organization and upkeep of Schifferstadt. Come enjoy great food and drink, lively German music, historic demonstrators, and hand-made products from many arts & crafts vendors. Tours of the museum are available ($4 donation requested) but reserve your time early as we have limited space and our tours sell out quickly. Donations to FCLF are appreciated! We are rounding up volunteers now - call 301-668-6088 or email info@fredericklandmarks.org.
Click here for more information.
FREE Sat 11am - 6pm, Sun 12pm - 5pm