Peach Chai Scones
August is National Peach Month! We are so fortunate that we have our own peach trees and the Annual Leitersburg [...]
The Life and Times Henry Kyd Douglas – John Schildt
Henry Kyd Douglas was a local young man that had grew up at Ferry Hill. His father twice pastored the [...]
“A Perfect Purgatory”: Two Generals’ journeys from Antietam Creek to the Trans-Mississippi – Michael Lang
William Franklin and John Walker If you discover a Civil War general has suddenly disappeared from the historical literature after [...]
John Pelham: Trained at West Point but Aiming Artillery for the Confederacy – Sarah Kay Bierle
What was it like to be a cadet at West Point for five years immediately prior to the Civil War? [...]
The Antietam Paintings of James Hope – Brad and Linda Gottfried
Most everyone who has visited the original Antietam Visitors Center and ventured downstairs has seen James Hope’s five panoramic paintings [...]
John Brown’s Raid: Harpers Ferry and the Coming of the American Civil War, October 16-18, 1859 – Kevin Pawlak & Jon-Erik Gilot
The first shot of the American Civil War was not fired on April 12, 1861, in Charleston, South Carolina, but [...]
Four Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
This quick and easy recipe for Peanut Butter Cookies is only 4 very basic ingredients. They’re also Gluten Free and [...]
Tribute to Zoey
It is with a very heavy heart that we share that Zoey has crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Words can't describe [...]
This Old Stable
Over the last few months we're been doing a little work on the old Stable at the back of the [...]
The Battle for Maryland Heights in the Siege of Harpers Ferry – Laura Marfut
Towering over the Potomac River and Harpers Ferry from the north is Maryland Heights, the key to success for both [...]
“His Example Will Not be Lost”: The 30-day Civil War of Robert Hale Ives, Jr. – Darin Wipperman
Busy with pursuits at home in Rhode Island, Robert Hale Ives, Jr., who was born in 1837, did not immediately [...]
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 [...]