10 Years Down, 10 More To Go!
They say "time flies when you're having fun" and that old idiom couldn't be more accurate. This February, we will [...]
2025 Festivals by our Maryland Bed & Breakfast
Music, dance, food, theater, heritage, film, no matter what your interests, chances are there is a festival occurring near our [...]
The Legend of Barbara Fritchie – Steve Stotelmyer
Barbara Fritchie Barbara Fritchie was born a subject of the British Crown before there was a United States of America. [...]
The Army of the Potomac: After Pickett’s Charge – George Franks
The Army of the Potomac and its leadership have been criticized for their performance following “Pickett’s Charge” at Gettysburg. During [...]
Sugar Loaf Mountain: The Overlooked Confederate Intelligence Failure of the Maryland Campaign – Steve Stotelmyer
On July 12, historian and author, Steven Stotelmyer will talk about Sugar Loaf Mountain: The Overlooked Confederate Intelligence Failure of [...]
Books at the Mercantile
We carry a wide selection of local history and Civil War books. Many of our books are written by local [...]
2021 Updates at the Inn
If you haven't been able to the inn lately, you're in for a BIG surprise. This past year we completed [...]
2022 Civil War Lecture Series
2022 is the 160th Anniversary of the 1862 Maryland Campaign and the Battle of Antietam. Join us at the Jacob [...]
Tolson’s Chapel and School
Emancipation Proclamation (LoC) When we think of the Battle of Antietam, many think of the 23,100 casualties that resulted in [...]
Justin Mayhue – “Col. Mobley, 7th Maryland Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War”
Edward Mobley Colonel Edward M. Mobley was a local hero. He was a Civil War veteran, volunteer [...]
“The ‘What Ifs’ of the Maryland Campaign” – John Schildt
John Schildt John Schildt hardly needs an introduction. He is well known for his many books relating the [...]
A Very Personal Fight- Alex Rossino
Although he is known for personally leading troops on the field during the Overland Campaign in 1864, the first time [...]