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Let us be your guide to discovering the charm and beauty of Frederick, Maryland.
Let us be your guide to discovering the charm and beauty of Frederick, Maryland.
Eighty years ago, the Museum of Frederick County History was born. In 1944, Heritage Frederick, then known as the Historical Society of Frederick County, acquired its first property, the historic Steiner House on West Patrick Street.
In a city full of world-class museums and art galleries, the newly reopened National Museum of Women in the Arts is unique. It is the first museum in the world solely dedicated to championing women through the arts.
Beyond Frederick’s art circles, Florence Doub might not be so well known. She should be.
It’s hard to fathom, but 35 years ago, residential curbside recycling in Frederick County was nonexistent. At the time, residents only had garbage collection three times a week. Linda Norris-Waldt oversaw the launch the county’s recycling program.
It arrived in pieces. In a heap, really. If it hadn’t been for the quick thinking of the Delphey Harley-Davidson dealership, it might never have survived at all. The staff there had the foresight to move the vintage 1929 bike to higher ground just before Hurricane Agnes hit in 1972. The shop on West Patrick Street along Carroll Creek was, like most of its neighbors at the time, inundated with water.
For Julie Gaver, the greenhouse at her Meadow Branch Farm in Myersville is a refuge during the bleak winter months.