Cart is empty Shellman House:
Second Floor Tour Expansion
On May 26, 2025, the Historical Society of Carroll County opened its new exhibit Mary Shellman: Civil War to Suffrage in the Sherman-Fisher-Shellman House. The exhibit was generously funded through a grant from the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area. The Society’s digital exhibit about the life and work about Mary Shellman’s is also now live and can be viewed by clicking the button below. Work on the remaining second floor rooms will begin in the summer of 2026.
Help continue our interpretive expansion on the second floor of the Shellman House by giving to our Campaign Shellman Tour Expansion Fund.
The Helen A. Gorman Library of Carroll County History at Cockey’s
The Society’s library and manuscripts are being moved from the Shriver-Weybright Auditorium in Kimmey to Cockey’s Tavern next door. During the Society’s Annual Meeting in October 2025, HSCC Executive Director Jason Illari and long-time HSCC member and supporter Meg Herring announced the naming of the Helen A. Gorman Library of Carroll County History at Cockey’s. Herring’s transformative gift in honor of her mother, who was a stalwart supporter of the Society and its library for decades, will ensure the new library reopens on May 8 2026. Ongoing support for the Campaign Library Move Fund is greatly appreciated!
Walkways and Accessibility Upgrades
The Society has started accessibility improvements of HSCC campus walkways, entrances, and its parking lot to enhance the visitor experience for patrons and school group tours. An outpouring of Gift for the Cause support at the 2024 Gala resulted in $75,600 in seed monies raised for this work, which was matched dollar for dollar from the generous 2023 Shipley family and Bare family bequests. Additional funds are required to complete the project. You can help complete these crucial improvements by selecting the Campaign Accessibility Fund.
Auditorium Exhibits Installation
As the Society’s research library moves to Cockey’s, HSCC will create a hybrid reception and temporary exhibit space in the Shriver-Weybright Auditorium. A Semiquincentennial (America 250) temporary exhibit will open in the space in July 2026. Donors interested in helping with this part of the Society’s campus improvements may do so by contributing to the Acquisitions and Exhibits Fund