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Participate in Washington County Gives
Posted on: Monday, April 30th, 2018 @ 4:44 pmJoin us in restoring the Saylor House in Hagerstown’s Kiwanis Park. Your donations will help restore the front porch of the building this year. Please give through the Washington County Gives website, https://washingtoncountygives.org/npo/washington-county-historical-trust, between 12am tonight through 11:59pm tomorrow- 24 hours of giving on May 1st, 2018. If you can’t …
You are Invited to the Saylor House
Posted on: Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 @ 3:56 pm
Special “Before Restoration” HOUSE TOUR for WCHT members and Friends Sunday, October 16, 2016 1 to 4 pm (Free of Charge) After 60 years of neglect, until recently this historic stone building was virtually inaccessible. Thanks to hard work by WCHT members and others, you can take advantage of this rare opportunity …
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 whose support we are forever indebted), appeared before the Hagerstown Mayor and City Council meeting last week where they presented a plan for an adaptive reuse …
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 quiet little town of Funkstown. Stonebraker had heard that Thomas Kennedy wrote a humorous poem about the event, but regretted that he could not locate a …
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 WCHT, and those with a passion for preservation OLD FORGE FARM 20702 Old Forge Road, Hagerstown, MD 21742, United States Summer food is the fare …
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 political representatives. The Washington County Planning Department has begun the next cycle of updating the Comprehensive Plan. This is our opportunity to inform 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 purchased by the Washington County Commissioners with grants from the FAA. As such, it is required to be used only for aviation purposes. The Federal …
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 cabin, Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, MD Joseph Poffenberger Barn, Sharpsburg, MD Roulette House, Sharpsburg, MD Roulette Barn, Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, MD ANSWER: Dendrochronology …
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 preservation by attending: OPERA NIGHT GALA at OLD FORGE FARM WINING, DINING & DANCING Friday, May 29, 2015 beginning at 6pm $100 DONATION (TAX-DEDUCTIBLE) PAYABLE TO: WCHT ATTIRE – …
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 other nearby Maryland destinations to satisfy our spring cravings to visit old homes and historic sites. MARK YOUR MAY CALENDAR FOR THESE EXCITING …
