The path through Black history in the United States includes such well-visited destinations as Selma, Montgomery, Atlanta and Memphis, but it also reaches many often-overlooked locations on the trail of the African American experience, good and bad.

A lover of fine blades, William ‘Bill’ Moran Jr. was fascinated by Damascus steel, Ia layered-metals technique that creates intricate patterns on the surface. Dating back more than a thousand years, the blades are famed for their strength and beauty, yet the technique to create them once nearly died out due to its complicated and time-consuming nature.

By Jody Brumage, Archivist, Heritage Frederick

In the heart of Frederick County's history lies a tale of bricks - laboriously molded by hand in the 18th century, now shaped by modern steam-powered brickworks. These enduring bricks have left an indelible mark on the region's architectural heritage. Discover their timeless journey.

The first settlers of what would become Frederick County were here long before the land was formally named in 1748. Around 11,000 B.C, or 13,000 years ago, in the Paleoindian period, Native Americans probably lived in the region in semi-Nomadic bands—hunting and taking advantage of local resources.

With its brick walls, gothic windows and prominent steeple, the historic Point of Rocks Station could almost be confused for a country church were it not shouldered by railroad tracks. It only makes sense, since the man who designed the 19th-century building also created many churches from his drafting table.

Two tiny panes of glass cover the glowing images of a man in uniform and a young woman with golden ringlets. The woman is Ann Matthews Johnson Clark, born in Frederick in 1814, the daughter of James and Anne Richards Johnson. Her grandfather, also named James, was the youngest brother of Maryland’s first governor, Thomas Johnson.

An exhibit by local artist Rebecca Pearl will appeal not only to the fans of her painting, but to those who love horses. The show, scheduled for the ArtistAngle Gallery, 124 S. Carroll St., will be June 9 from 6 pm - 9 pm and is celebrating the racehorse Secretariat on the eve of the Belmont Stakes 50 years ago when the horse captured racing’s Triple Crown.

When Myersville residents began digging up the dirt road that was Main Street in 1898 to install tracks for a new trolley line, they could hardly imagine the rapid transformation their town would experience during the ensuing decades.

In September of 1952, a high school dropout who began singing professionally to support her family back home in Virginia first took the stage at the Brunswick Moose Lodge.