Recent Articles
SAYLOR UPDATE – Opening of Kiwanis Park
Posted on:Tuesday, April 19th, 2016 @ 4:39 pm
WCHT (Washington County Historical Trust) and ACWA (Antietam-Conococheague Watershed Alliance) are proud to announce a success story in the making. Members from both organizations (supported by numerous concerned individuals for …
St. Patrick’s Day in Funkstown – or The Battle of Funkstown 1823
Posted on:Thursday, March 17th, 2016 @ 2:16 pm
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, an excerpt from Rebel of ’61. In his 1899 book Rebel of ’61, the author, Joseph R. Stonebraker, told of a riot on St. Patrick’s Day 1823 in the …
Save the Saylor!
Posted on:Monday, March 7th, 2016 @ 4:42 pm
Near the Antietam Creek just east of the newly developed Hagerstown Light Business Park, in the new Kiwanis Park, a circa 1800 stone house stands off the beaten-path, unused, …
Summer Picnic Meeting 2015
Posted on:Sunday, August 16th, 2015 @ 3:31 pm
2015 Meeting of the Washington County Historical Trust Sunday, August 23rd at 4 pm Old Forge Farm, Hagerstown, MD Who can attend this meeting? Any member of the …
Stone Walls, Preservation, and the Washington County Comprehensive Plan
Posted on:Sunday, August 16th, 2015 @ 10:21 am
The battle to bring awareness to historic preservation in Washington County has always been an uphill struggle. To that end, occasionally we must “see and been seen” before our elected …
A Effort to Save History; BKG still endangered. Update Summer 2015.
Posted on:Monday, July 13th, 2015 @ 9:29 am
Why can’t history and progress cohabitate peacefully? The Brumbaugh-Kendle-Grove (BKG) Farmstead sits across the road from Hagerstown Airport on land acquired to expand the runway in 1999. The farm was …
Not Your Average Dating Service
Posted on:Sunday, May 31st, 2015 @ 3:07 pm
QUIZ: What do Mount Vernon and the Tower of London have in common with the following Washington County historic homes?? Keedy House, Boonsboro, MD Middlekauff-Poffenberger Farm, Sharpsburg, MD Mary Locher’s …
Opera Night at Old Forge Farm
Posted on:Wednesday, May 6th, 2015 @ 8:35 am
You Are Invited! A Historic Benefit for a Historic Cause An event to raise funds for the establishment of a Western Maryland Preservation Field Office. We offer you an opportunity to contribute to local …
Happy May Day!!!
Posted on:Friday, May 1st, 2015 @ 9:42 am
May is Packed with History Events Nothing is more handsome than a fine early home in the spring, and there are plenty of great events in Washington County and …
WCHT & Washington County Gives 2015
Posted on:Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 @ 10:15 amJOIN THE TRUST ON May 5th, 2015 FOR. . . . WASHINGTON COUNTY GIVES 2015 On Tuesday, May 5th, 2015 the Trust is joining more than 60 nonprofits in a …
