This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Learn and Volunteer Extension Homemakers Programs
A series of Extension Homemakers events and classes is planned across Frederick County. A Learn-A Learning Opportunity at Frederick Community College runs September 9 from 9 30 a m to 3 30 p m with a Registration deadline August 25 and a contact number 6941599. Other activities include a September 12 wardrobe organization program by Casual Corner at the 4H Camp Center, an auction to benefit the 4 H Camp Center, a November 9 holiday extravaganza in Thurmont, and an October Maryland Extension Homemakers Council meeting at the Sheraton Inn Frederick with tours of northern Frederick County. Serving opportunities for seniors are encouraged with a 20 minute monthly nutrition spot at 17 senior centers. Extension Homemaker clubs resume in September. call 694-1599 for local club details. In arts news, 75 drawings and woodblock prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi will be shown at the Museum of Fine Arts in Springfield, Mass., Sept 20 through Nov 12, then touring to Santa Clara, San Antonio, Glens Falls, Reading, Storrs, and Annapolis under Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service.