The 2023 Legacy Gala was a success and what a party we had at the beautiful Antrim 1844 in Taneytown! The sellout crowd looked fabulous as they walked down our sponsor walk of stars designed by Kohn Creative. Thank you again to our Sound of Music sponsors; Velnoskey Wealth Management, Crawford Yingling Insurance, Puckett & Sturgill [...]
As the assessment of Shellman continues we thought it would be cool to share a birds eye view of Shellman never before seen! Extensive drone footage was captured recently to examine the roof and chimneys. What would Jacob Sherman and family think!?
Thanks to the generosity of our members, and annual gala attendees, the Society successfully closed out the fundraising phase of its Shellman Work Project in 2022 after three years of fundraising. $56,000 currently in hand will be matched with a $40,000 Maryland State Bond grant to address major brick deterioration, water infiltration, and interior plaster repair. [...]
Donate Now! $43,152.90 raised of our $50,000 Annual Fund goal!
Thanks to all who attended and participated in the year’s Bluegrass Bourbon & Bocce event! Sideline was a hit, the weather held, and vendors and attendees had a great time. We appreciate all of our sponsors and also Union Mills Homestead for their partnership! HSCC raised nearly $6,000 thanks to you and we look forward [...]
The Society’s Distinguished Service Award is presented to Helen S. Riley for her ongoing support of HSCC spanning five decades, including her time on staff. Her father, James M. Shriver, Sr., became President of the Board of Trustees in 1960 and held that position for nine years. The Research Library is named after him and his [...]
HSCC was thrilled to hold its 8th annual Gala, Emerging Stronger, on April 23rd at the award-winning Antrim 1844 in Taneytown. Over 150 friends of Carroll County history “emerged” and it was evening to remember. Dinner, dancing and visiting with cherished friends was long-overdue. The event’s success would not have been possible without the help of [...]
Well into the 19th century, the tradition was to write lengthy holiday letters and deliver them to friends. Since there were no copiers or home printers, each letter had to be handwritten – a very time-consuming task. In 1843, Sir Henry Cole, an English government official, commissioned John Calcott Horsley to design and print the first-ever [...]
The Historical Society of Carroll County (HSCC) has produced a video that salutes a poem written more than 130 years ago. The author, Louis Edwin Shriver of Union Mills, dedicated the verses to his nieces Winnie and Catherine Shriver. Louis dwelled in what we know today as the Union Mills Homestead and his [...]
For Americans, the Thanksgiving holiday is usually traced to a celebration at Plymouth, in present-day Massachusetts. In 1620, a group of English settlers crossed the ocean to create a new colony in North America. They arrived too late in the year to plant any crops and only about 50 of the group survived the harsh winter [...]
