Holiday Open House 2024

We will be celebrating the holidays with a Holiday Open House on Saturday, November 30th. This year we will have a member preview from 12 pm – 1 pm. After the member preview, we will welcome the public and members, from 1 pm – 4 pm, to enjoy the houses in all their holiday glory. […]

30 Nov

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

210 East Main St.

210 East Main Street Westminster, MD 21157 United States

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Carroll 250 Community Forum

Please join the Carroll 250 Advisory Committee for our next open session at the Carroll County Public Library – Westminster Branch (upstairs conference room). Meet our task force members, hear updates on progress, and offer input on 250 activities and initiatives.    

04 Dec

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Public library in Westminster, Maryland

50 E. Main Street, Westminster, MD

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Carroll 250 Speaker Series: Flying Camp Companies of the American Revolution presented by Sean Considine

In 1774, the Maryland Convention resolved that men should form themselves into militia companies for the defense of the province. These companies would form across all of Maryland including Carroll (then Frederick County) and would serve in various capacities throughout the American War for Independence. Join us for a look into the men and service […]

11 Dec

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Exploration Commons

50 East Main Street Westminster, MD 21157 United States

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Box Lunch Talk: History of Christmas Celebrations and Stories presented by Andrea Berstler

Andrea Berstler, Executive Director of Carroll County Public Library, will give a history of Christmas customs, share favorite Christmas books and stories, and the traditions that inspired the tales. Admission – Please check in when you arrive! The fee is $3.00 for HSCC members, $7.00 for non-members.

17 Dec

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Grace Lutheran Church

21 Carroll St, Westminster, MD 21157

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History: Shaken & Stirred – Untold Stories of the Civil Rights Movement

Join us for a drink at Covalent Spirits Westminster on January 9th 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 the Civil Rights will be told. […]

09 Jan

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Covalent Spirits

118 E Main St, Westminster, MD 21157

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Carroll 250 Speaker Series: The Dark Winter of 1776-1777 presented by John Laycock

It is Christmas 1776, and all is not well for George Washington and his Continental Army. They have suffered a string of defeats and have retreated into New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Fighting through a blizzard and smallpox, Maryland Militia reinforcements start filling the New Jersey countryside. The story of Private Jacob Zoll and his company […]

23 Jan

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Exploration Commons

50 East Main Street Westminster, MD 21157 United States

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