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The Boonsboro Historical Society works to preserve the rich history of the Boonsboro, MD area. Our headquarters, the Bowman House, is an historic log home on Main Street, open for tours and demonstrations. See website for hours.

A guided tour of the Historic Custom House and waterfront history. Each tour highlights the rich history of the area dating back to Chestertown's founding.

Day 1: Begin in Emmitsburg at the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, home of the first American-born Saint. Self-guided tours of the grounds include a video presentation depicting her life and accomplishments, a tour of the original 1750s farmhouse and the colonial style "White House” that served as her home. Your next stop is Mt. Saint Mary’s University. Located on the college grounds is the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes[...]

Day 1 Begin with a visit to Hancock; built astride the Old National Pike, it was one of the principal stopping‐off places for stagecoaches and Conestoga wagons headed west. Get a glimpse of history at the C&O Canal Visitors Center, operated by the National Park Service. Railroad history buffs will enjoy this site for the history of the Western Maryland Railroad. After, visit the Blue Goose Fruit Market & Bakery for fresh local produce and[...]

Day 1: Baltimore is home to the Star-Spangled Banner and the birthplace of American Railroading. Arrive late morning and begin with a visit to Fort McHenry National Historic Monument & Shrine. Here students will meet with their guide and learn the story behind the writing of our National anthem by Francis Scott Key. Then travel to the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House to see where the 30’ x 42’ flag was sewn. Dinner can be enjoyed[...]

The historic house where Edgar Allan Poe lived with family in Baltimore. The house museum is open weekly for tours. Site of the International Edgar Allan Poe Festival & Awards. Reservations are required to visit: PoeBaltimore.org

Three early 19th-century historic houses (1800-1820) tell the stories of everyday life in Carroll County. Permanent and changing exhibits; guided tours.

Born on a farm on the banks of the Tuckahoe Creek... Frederick Douglass’s life would forever be interwoven with his home state of Maryland. That same beautiful place that he loved so deeply, was the place where he was stripped of liberty, ripped from his family, and bound by the literal chains of slavery. In Fells Point in Baltimore, Douglass cunningly watched other children read and taught himself to do the same, absorbing knowledge to[...]

Oldest American state house in continuous legislative use. U.S. Capitol from November 26, 1783 to August 13, 1784. Historic legislative chambers include an exhibit about General George Washington resigning his commission, and statues of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass. On Maryland's Frederick Douglass Driving Tour. A National Park Service National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom site.