Frederick County Landmarks Foundation: March 2016

Thursday, March 24, 2016

April 9th, 10am - 4pm - Bell & History Day

Celebrate spring! This is the day that many local museums and historical organizations open for the season. Schifferstadt will be offering tours. A hand-bell choir presentation by Coventry Handbell Ensemble takes place from 12noon -1pm. ( Free)

April 20th, 6pm - 7:30pm - Public Meeting and Lecture: Monocacy National Battlefield National Historic Landmark Boundary Revisions

Please join the National Park Service and Frederick County Landmarks Foundation and the American Battlefield Protection Program. Learn about NHL's (National Historic Landmark) and what that designation means, and the importance of this Civil War battlefield here in Frederick! (Free)

C. Burr Artz Public Library, 110 E. Patrick St. (parking available in deck next door)

May 21 and 22, Sat. & Sun. 1pm - 5pm - Beyond the Garden Gates Tour

This year the Schifferstadt's Heritage Garden will be featured in Celebrate Frederick's "Beyond the Garden Gates Tour". For a special tour of the Heritage Garden on this weekend, visitors must have an event ticket. However, we will be offering tours of the house like any other weekend, 1pm - 4pm on Saturday and Sunday.

June 11th, 10 - 4pm - Barnstormers Tour - 10th Annual! 5 - 7pm reception with art and music)

This is a self-guided tour of several barns in Frederick County that open for this one special day to the public. A map/guide book serves as the ticket for the event ($15., kids are free.) Artists are set up at each barn painting. A reception is held to exhibit the art created that day for sale - with food and live music 5pm -7pm.

June 25th, 10am - 4pm - Frontier Day

This event provides a hands-on way to learn about Frederick during the colonial time period on the Schifferstadt grounds, located at 1110 Rosemont Ave. Frederick, MD. Tours of the house and garden will also be available. (Free)

Monday, March 7, 2016

A Fantastic Volunteer Opportunity!

Barnstormers Tour

This year's Barnstormers Tour will be held Saturday, June 11, 2016 10 am – 4 pm (rain or shine). This year is the 10th Anniversary and will feature Barns of South Mountain, on and around the back roads between Myersville and Middletown.
To make the day successful we rely on our volunteers. We need barn tour guides (docents), ticket sellers, and parking guides. We offer full training, tee-shirts, and lunches for our volunteers - as well as a hot dog picnic at the end of the day. Students are also encouraged to participate, and will receive volunteer credit hours.

Email or call us! info@fredericklandmarks.org

Hours and Info.

Frederick County Landmarks Foundation (FCLF), is a private non-profit organization. It promotes the preservation of historic sites in Frederick County, Maryland, and strives to increase knowledge and appreciation of them.

FCLF owns and operates Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, which is its main landmark and location of the FCLF office. FCLF has additional historic properties: Beatty-Cramer House, and Zion Church and Cemetery. FCLF includes under its umbrella, the Frederick County Covered Bridge Preservation Society and the Frederick Sister Cities Association. FCLF also operates the Landmarks Historical Plaques Program.

FCLF is not part of Frederick County government. We sustain ourselves from proceeds by hosting events and through memberships and generous donations from people like you. We welcome event sponsors.