FREDERICK, Md. (PRWEB) July 26, 2022
The Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area (HCWHA) is showcasing the three farm museums from Carroll, Frederick, and Washington Counties at the Newcomer House on the Antietam National Battlefield Saturday, August 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Agriculture has always been a major industry within Maryland and the Heritage Area is particularly rich in organizations that are preserving and interpreting the agrarian society, boasting splendid complexes in all three of the counties it serves.
Representatives from the Washington County Rural Heritage Museum in Boonsboro, the Frederick County Farm Museum at Rose Hill Manor Park, and the Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster will be on site throughout the day. They will share information on how their facilities look at early American life, transportation history, and the agricultural history of the region. Each one has unique items in their collections, including impeccably preserved buildings, a live team of oxen, and one-of-a- kind locally manufactured antique cars.
The Rural Heritage Museum will be featuring fiber arts demonstrations on period machines and sewing basket crafts for children to try, such as making handkerchief dolls and dancing buttons. The Farm Museum at Rose Hill Manor Park will offer activities related to the museum’s new Dairy Barn exhibits. Carroll County Farm Museum will bring curious artifacts for visitors to try to identify and supply gift bags with children’s art activities.
The Newcomer House will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Volunteer docents will be available to share knowledge about the Newcomer House and assist visitors interested in learning more about the three-county Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area.
This is the sixth season of Porch Programs at the Newcomer House, HCWHA’s Exhibit and Visitor Center at Antietam National Battlefield. Porch Programs feature presentations, demonstrations, pop-up exhibits, interactives and more from April through December.
The Newcomer House is located at 18422 Shepherdstown Pike in Keedysville, MD. The house is open 10am-4pm weekends in April, May, October and November and daily June through September. For more information, contact Emily Huebner, Assistant Director, at emily@heartofthecivilwar.org.