Past Events

Stop in for a drink at Covalent Spirits Westminster on January 11th 6pm as HSCC continues History: Shaken and Stirred. Once again there will be four or five speakers telling three 5-minute, untold, local history stories shared with the crowd in a fun, relaxed setting. This quarter, Untold Stories of Sykesville will be told. A special [...]

THIS BOX LUNCH TALK IS CANCELED DUE TO IMPENDING WEATHER. WE WILL RESCHEDULE AT A LATER DATE. Westminster High School opened at 121 Longwell Ave in 1936 and served as the community's high school until 1971, when the current high school opened on Washington Road. The old high school then served as East Middle School for [...]

The Historical Society of Carroll County invites everyone to join us on Saturday, FEBRUARY 3rd, to celebrate Carroll County’s 187th birthday! THE DATE WAS MOVED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. This year we will celebrate the history and achievements of Lehigh Cement, which has been in operation in Union Bridge for nearly 100 years. During that time, Lehigh has [...]

The HSCC campus will be closed Monday, February 19th in observance of President's Day. The President's Day holiday was originally established in 1885 to recognize George Washington, but after it was moved as part of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act to create more three-day weekends for the nation’s workers in 1971, it became known as a [...]

In 2019, Crawford Yingling Insurance celebrated a century of service to the community. Started by John Yingling's grandfather, Carroll Crawford, in 1919, the business has weathered wars, the Great Depression, technological changes, and more to reach its 100th anniversary. John will share the interesting history and resiliency of the firm. He will also share history of [...]

On February 24, 2024, Carroll County Public Schools will be having their Carroll County History Day for 2024. The Historical Society of Carroll County is a proud sponsor of this event. If you need more information, please follow the link. Carroll County History Day - Carroll County Public School District (carrollk12.org)

Saturday, February 24, 2024, 4:00 pm  Join Bernie, wine enthusiast and owner of the iconic JeannieBird Baking Company, as he takes us on a virtual tour of the wines and flavors from the rugged Italian island of Sardinia.  Pick up your wine and nosh and enjoy Bernie's talk via Zoom. Your tasting package includes a bottle [...]

The Gate House Museum & HSCC will partner to bring everyone “Preparing Your Legacy Collection of Printed Photos: The First Steps” presented by Rachel Jenkins, Photo Archiver. In this in-person discussion, we’ll talk about the steps you need to know to prepare your family photo collection for the next generation. This workshop is designed to guide [...]

Due to the Box Lunch Talk presented by Galen Roop having to be canceled in January, we will be having a joint talk for this very special Box Lunch Talk! Westminster High School opened at 121 Longwell Ave in 1936 and served as the community’s high school until 1971, when the current high school opened on [...]

The HSCC campus will be closed Friday & Saturday, March 29th & 30th in observance of Easter. In early Christianity, the Christian church moved the celebration of Easter to coincide with an existing pagan festival on the first full moon after the spring equinox, which is why Easter moves every year. In old pagan customs, eggs [...]

Stop in for a drink at Covalent Spirits Westminster on April 4th at 6pm as HSCC continues History: Shaken and Stirred. Once again there will be five speakers telling three 5-minute, untold, local history stories shared with the crowd in a fun, relaxed setting. This quarter, Untold Stories of Mt. Airy will be told. A special [...]

Jennifer's grandfather kept bee hives and always had a dish of honey on the table. In 2015, Jennifer decided to add beekeeping to her projects around her farm. She started by taking a class with the Carroll County Bee Keepers Association and has been enthralled with bees, their life cycle, and their superorganism ever since. Jennifer [...]