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Upcoming Events
16 September: IS THERE A LEATHERMAN IN YOUR FAMILY TREE?
As a follow-up to the recent “Genealogy for All” presentation offered by the Myersville-Wolfsville Area Historical Society, the society is offering an exploration of the Leatherman family in America on Saturday, September 16, 2023, from 1-5 p.m. in the Community Room of Myersville Town Hall. This is the first of several planned family-specific events.
There will be an introduction of the family, including the progenitor’s arrival in America, where the family settled, children, etc. This will be followed by a get-to-know-you time, sharing which lines you are interested in or what roadblocks you have. There will be an opportunity to meet with others who share your interests, to help you find out how you may be related to the Leatherman family, and to explore resources.
Please bring any pictures, stories, and genealogies you are willing to share. Scanners will be available.
Cost is $10 per person, free to members of MWAHS. Participation is limited to 50 persons. Preregistration is required, with cash payment at the door. Contact Fonda Gormer at 301-293-2436 or fonda.gormer@comcast.net to register.
27 September: Presentation on Heritage Frederick by Jody Brummage, archivist. Jody will discuss Heritage Frederick (formerly the Frederick County Historical Society) and the resources it has to offer both historians and the public. 7 pm, Myersville Town Hall, 301 Main St., Myersville. (Donations accepted, otherwise free to the public.)
7 October: Frederick County Libraries/MWAHS Walking Tour of Historic Mt. Zion Cemetery led by costumed interpreters. Tour will form at the Myersville Library, 8 Harp Place, at 1 pm. Free to the public.
7-8 October: Wolfsville Ruritan Club Catoctin Antique Gas Engine Show (MWAHS booth at event). Wolfsville Ruritan Club Park, 2708 Brandenburg Hollow Rd., Wolfsville.
9 October: Frederick County Librarians Retreat (MWHAS walking tour, closed event).
21 October: MWAHS Museum for a Day; 10 am-4 pm. Myersville Town Hall, 301 Main St., Myersville. There will be historic items, photographs, documents and artifacts related to the history of the area on display for one day. Examples are an original draft notice for the Civil War; a 1862 Confederate saber recovered from the Hoover Farm in Wolfsville; research on one- and two-room schools; Regency, Victorian, and Edwardian mourning jewelry; 1908 burial plot deed for Reno B. Poffenburger; a Stottlemyer rocker; a Civil War drum, and telescope recovered after the Battle of South Mountain. (Donations accepted, otherwise free to the public.)
27-28 October: Historic Myersville Walking Tour: The Colorful Past of a "Sleepy" Maryland Town; Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m., leaving from the front steps of Myersville Town Hall, 301 Main St. Guided tours led by professional actors in costume, who tell true, thoroughly researched stories about the people and places of Myersville, including tales of attempted murder, Civil War mayhem, revenge, brawls, and even ghosts. Tours are limited to 25 people per tour and are an hour and a half long. Tickets on sale now: $22.50 until October 15 and $25 thereafter.
29 November: MWAHS Annual Meeting; 7 pm, Myersville Town Hall, 301 Main St., Myersville. Members are requested to attend to vote on several items of strategic importance.
16 December: Christmas Tour of The Churches of Myersville, Harmony, Wolfsville, and Foxville. The free, self-guided driving tour will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. The first suggested stop is at Myersville Town Hall, 301 Main St., where the tour map and brochure will be available, along with historical displays, and refreshments.
16 September: IS THERE A LEATHERMAN IN YOUR FAMILY TREE?
As a follow-up to the recent “Genealogy for All” presentation offered by the Myersville-Wolfsville Area Historical Society, the society is offering an exploration of the Leatherman family in America on Saturday, September 16, 2023, from 1-5 p.m. in the Community Room of Myersville Town Hall. This is the first of several planned family-specific events.
There will be an introduction of the family, including the progenitor’s arrival in America, where the family settled, children, etc. This will be followed by a get-to-know-you time, sharing which lines you are interested in or what roadblocks you have. There will be an opportunity to meet with others who share your interests, to help you find out how you may be related to the Leatherman family, and to explore resources.
Please bring any pictures, stories, and genealogies you are willing to share. Scanners will be available.
Cost is $10 per person, free to members of MWAHS. Participation is limited to 50 persons. Preregistration is required, with cash payment at the door. Contact Fonda Gormer at 301-293-2436 or fonda.gormer@comcast.net to register.
27 September: Presentation on Heritage Frederick by Jody Brummage, archivist. Jody will discuss Heritage Frederick (formerly the Frederick County Historical Society) and the resources it has to offer both historians and the public. 7 pm, Myersville Town Hall, 301 Main St., Myersville. (Donations accepted, otherwise free to the public.)
7 October: Frederick County Libraries/MWAHS Walking Tour of Historic Mt. Zion Cemetery led by costumed interpreters. Tour will form at the Myersville Library, 8 Harp Place, at 1 pm. Free to the public.
7-8 October: Wolfsville Ruritan Club Catoctin Antique Gas Engine Show (MWAHS booth at event). Wolfsville Ruritan Club Park, 2708 Brandenburg Hollow Rd., Wolfsville.
9 October: Frederick County Librarians Retreat (MWHAS walking tour, closed event).
21 October: MWAHS Museum for a Day; 10 am-4 pm. Myersville Town Hall, 301 Main St., Myersville. There will be historic items, photographs, documents and artifacts related to the history of the area on display for one day. Examples are an original draft notice for the Civil War; a 1862 Confederate saber recovered from the Hoover Farm in Wolfsville; research on one- and two-room schools; Regency, Victorian, and Edwardian mourning jewelry; 1908 burial plot deed for Reno B. Poffenburger; a Stottlemyer rocker; a Civil War drum, and telescope recovered after the Battle of South Mountain. (Donations accepted, otherwise free to the public.)
27-28 October: Historic Myersville Walking Tour: The Colorful Past of a "Sleepy" Maryland Town; Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m., leaving from the front steps of Myersville Town Hall, 301 Main St. Guided tours led by professional actors in costume, who tell true, thoroughly researched stories about the people and places of Myersville, including tales of attempted murder, Civil War mayhem, revenge, brawls, and even ghosts. Tours are limited to 25 people per tour and are an hour and a half long. Tickets on sale now: $22.50 until October 15 and $25 thereafter.
29 November: MWAHS Annual Meeting; 7 pm, Myersville Town Hall, 301 Main St., Myersville. Members are requested to attend to vote on several items of strategic importance.
16 December: Christmas Tour of The Churches of Myersville, Harmony, Wolfsville, and Foxville. The free, self-guided driving tour will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. The first suggested stop is at Myersville Town Hall, 301 Main St., where the tour map and brochure will be available, along with historical displays, and refreshments.