Please Note: Events, Dates, and Times are subject to change without notice. Please call the National Museum of Civil War Medicine to confirm all information 301-695-1864.
May 2008
Voices from the Homefront
Date: May 17 ... 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Join Hilda Koontz in the National Museum of Civil War Medicine's conference room (the historic Carty building) in downtown Frederick, MD. This multimedia event will include the civilian aspects of surviving a civil war during the 19th century, using letters, photographs, artifacts, and music, bringing to life the joys and sorrows of one Carroll County family's experiences during the Civil War. Hilda Koontz, a living historian and Fleagle family descendant, portrays the elder sister of four young men who went off to war to save the Union. For more information call 301-695-1864.
Researching the Civil War: A Lunch Lecture
Date: May 29 ... 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm
Join Terry Reimer, National Museum of Civil War Medicine's Director of Research, and Dr. Bob Slawson, National Museum of Civil War Medicines's volunteer, as they give a lecture discussing the resources available for researching Civil War soldiers, surgeons, nurses, and hospitals. The lecture will focus on the pros and cons of research facilities and help direct people to the best place to begin their investigations. Please feel free to bring a bag lunch. For more information call 301-695-1864.
July 2008
Battlefield Embalmer: Preserving the Civil War Dead
Dates: Jul 19-Jul 20
Historian James W. Lowry, as "Dr. Lowry, Embalming Surgeon," discusses the practice of mortuary science and the art of embalming during the war. For more information call 301-695-1864.
August 2008
8th Annual African American Day
Date: Aug 23
Join the National Museum of Civil War Medicine volunteers, Dr. and Mrs. Robert Slawson, at our outreach booth for information about the first African American surgeons and their contributions to Civil War medicine at the Eighth Annual African American Day in Piscataway Park, Accokeek, MD. For more information call 301-695-1864.
September 2008
Third Annual Early American Banjo Conference
Dates: Sep 12-Sep 14
Join the National Museum of Civil War Medicine and the Pry House Field Hospital Museum as they present their Third Annual Early American Banjo Conference at the Pry House. Event includes lectures and workshop on period playing styles, banjo construction and restoration as well as the lives of early performers. Cost for the three-day program is $40 per person and is limited to the first 40 players. A public concert will be held on Saturday, September 13, time TBD. For more information call 301-695-1864.
Banjo Contest/Concert
Date: Sep 13 ... TBD
Join us for a re-creation of a famous banjo contest from 1857 as banjo players from around the country gather to compete and entertain. The contest will be open to the public. Admission for the concert is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 15. All proceeds will benefit the National Museum of Civil War Medicine and the Pry House Field Hospital Museum. For more information call 301-695-1864.
Antietam Anniversary Weekend
Dates: Sep 13-Sep 14 ... 11:00 am-4:00pm
Join the Pry House Field Hospital Museum as it presents Antietam Anniversary Weekend with various presentations on the aspects of Civil War medicine and the homefront, including a portrayal of a Union field surgeon, headquarters guard 9th NY Fire Zouaves a depiction of the camp life of soldiers, a demonstration of quilt piecing, and a performance of Civil War-era banjo music. For more information call 301-695-1864.
October 2008
16th Annual Conference on Civil War Medicine
Dates: Oct 3-Oct 5
Mark Your Calendars! Sixteenth Annual Conference on Civil War Medicine October 3-5, 2008 Baltimore, MD The Museum staff is very excited to announce our 2008 Annual Conference on Civil War Medicine. The hotel accommodations are among the best we have ever seen. The Baltimore location boasts some spectacular attractions such as the USS Constellation, dining at the Inner Harbor, historic Fells Point, the Walters Art Museum, the Frederick Douglass Museum, the Flag House where the Star Spangled Banner was sewn and much more. We are also bursting at the seams with new and unique lectures on Civil War medicine, a Saturday bus tour that is still being developed with probable visits to Fort McHenry, President Station, Federal Hill, Civil War hospital sites and cemeteries. This year’s conference hotel is the Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel, named “best in class” for overall guest satisfaction in 2006 and #5 in North America. Connected by a skywalk to the largest mall in Baltimore County, it is within 15 minutes of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, Oriole Park at Camden Yards and Ravens Stadium. Bring your families and enjoy all of the historic sites, dining, site-seeing and shopping opportunities and while you are at it, eat some of Maryland’s famous crab cakes. This is going to be a conference to remember! Conference brochures will be available in May and will be mailed to all NMCWM members. If you have questions, please contact Karen Thomassen at Museum@civilwarmed.org or call 301-695-1864.
Battlefield Embalmer: Preserving the Civil War Dead
Dates: Oct 25-Oct 26
Historian James W. Lowry, as "Dr. Lowry, Embalming Surgeon," discusses the practice of mortuary science and the art of embalming during the war. For more information call 301-695-1864.
December 2008
Antietam National Battlefield Illumination
Date: Dec 6
Join the Pry House Field Hospital Museum during the day for living history programs, barn and house exhibits before the Illumination. House closes at 5:00pm. Illumination gates open at 6:00pm at the entrance on Route 34. For more information call 301-695-1864.
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