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Saturday 10am - 4pm Sunday 10am - 4pm

Newcomer House

Newcomer House Civil War Sites in Washington, Frederick, and Carroll Counties (Maryland) The center is 11 am-5 pm; Weekends in April, May, Oct. & Nov; Daily June-September.

This new center opened September 14, 2010, and educates travelers about the large concentration of Civil War sites in the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area. Three rooms of the exhibit center explore the main themes of the heritage area: In the Heat of Battle, On the Home Front, and Beyond the Battlefield. Each exhibit room includes an interpretive panel and site panels that relate to that theme

. The site panels provide brief descriptions to entice visitors to travel to the numerous Civil War sites located in Carroll, Frederick, and Washington counties. Each panel shows the distance to the site and also includes a brochure rack providing visitors with the most up-to-date information about each site’s hours, fees, and other pertinent information. The back room of the center is a visitor information area staffed by volunteers, with a wealth of information about things to see and do in the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area. The Visitor Center is housed in the historic Newcomer House, built by Christopher Orndorff in the 1780s.

01/04/2025

FY26 Maryland Heritage Areas Authority (MHAA) Grant Round Now Open
The HCWHA will be hosting an in-person grant workshop session in Carroll County on Friday, January 24. More information to come! Keep an eye on our MHAA Project Grants webpage for updates.

11/29/2024

Wonderful recognition of a fabulous volunteer at the Newcomer House!

Longtime North Hagerstown coach Greg Slick will be inducted into the state's wrestling hall of fame, alongside his former superstar, Aaron Brooks.

11/02/2024

Reminder that John Milleker Jr., historical photographer, will be encamped at the Newcomer House Saturday and Sunday. Book your portrait sitting:

https://johnmilleker.com/store/wetplate_prepaid/

Could make an awesome Christmas card!

Sittings must be purchased on-line!Pre-Paid products purchased here are good for:Holiday Tintype Pop-Up & Porch ProgramNewcomer House, Sharpsburg MarylandNovember 2nd & 3rd, 202410am-3pm Eastern TimeG

10/27/2024

Book your sitting for the best holiday card you'll ever have!
John and Christine are such wonderful professionals and so knowledgeable. These weekends are some of the best we have.

Visit the Newcomer House on Saturday, November 2 and Sunday, November 3 for 19th century wet-plate photography demonstrations and portrait sittings with photographer John Milleker. A formal talk about the wet-plate photography process will be given at 11:30 AM.

Reservations for sittings are recommended! Learn more and make a reservation here: https://johnmilleker.com/store/wetplate_prepaid/

10/26/2024

Free to attend. Very excited for this new film to introduce visitors to the Antietam experience. Hope to see y'all there.

10/10/2024

Visit the Newcomer House on Saturday, October 19 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM for a program on the Quilts of Carroll County, presented by the Carroll County Farm Museum. Learn about 18th and 19th century quilting, make your own quilt square, discover the Carroll County Quilt Trail, and find out more about the (almost) lost Pry Quilt.

Photo: Display cases featured in the quilt exhibit at the Carroll County Farm Museum.

09/22/2024

First Middle Bridge interpretive hike is off. Catch the second hike at 1:30

08/20/2024

In celebration of worldwide "Play Music on the Porch Day," the sounds of fifes and drums will once again resound at the Antietam National Battlefield from the porch of the historic Newcomer House on Saturday, August 31 at 11:30 AM and 2:00 PM.

Join us for performances by Monocacy Field Music, a group of volunteer fife and drum musicians based at the Monocacy National Battlefield Park in Frederick, MD. Learn more at the link: https://www.heartofthecivilwar.org/events/view/1942

06/22/2024

Today! Indoors.

Maryland's Civil War Trails Base Camp. Visit the battlefields & sites of Antietam, Gettysburg, Monocacy, South Mountain, Harpers Ferry, Baltimore & Washington, DC.

05/08/2024

https://marylandroadtrips.com/walk-in-the-footsteps-of-freedom-seekers-in-maryland/
Angela Crenshaw will be presenting "Harriett Tubman, the Ultimate Outdoorswoman" at Newcomer House June 22 at 11:30 a.m.

Learn the stories of freedom seekers in Maryland and how they navigated their escape as you explore the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area.

05/03/2024

Whether this weekend is not looking cooperative. Our artillery demonstration on Saturday and Sunday is canceled. We hope to reschedule the South Mountain Artillery Detachment again in October. The house will be open for the weekend, so please stop by.

11/14/2023

See you Saturday at 11:30!

Experience the "heart of it all" at Civil War sites in Carroll, Frederick, and Washington Counties in Maryland.

Tickets for the Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage: https://www.heartofthecivilwar.org/mhgp

10/30/2023

The Antietam Institute concluded their annual conference with a visit to the Newcomer House today. A wonderful group of expert historians and lifelong learners. Thank you!
Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area

07/16/2023

First Middle Bridge hike is in progress! Next one at 1pm.

07/14/2023

Mini Grant round for the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area is early this year -- Sept 6. This link has all the details including training sessions.

Mini-grants assist heritage sites, non-profit organizations and government units within the Civil War Heritage Area including MD, PA & WV.

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18422 Shepherdstown Pike
Keedysville, MD
21756

Opening Hours

Saturday	10am - 4pm
Sunday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

+13014326402

Website

http://www.newcomerhouse.org/

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Newcomer House volunteers had a great day touring cultural attractions in the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area

We just gave our our first geo-coin! #mdcivilwar. And geocachers have fun here.