Fort Mchenry

Christ Lutheran Church, at 216 N. Cleveland Ave., Hagerstown, still has seats available for a bus trip to the Inner Harbor and Fort McHenry in Baltimore. The date is May 21 and the cost is $21, which includes bus fare only. All other expenses will be the responsibility of travelers. For more information, call Sandy Busey at 301-739-7925.

Christ Lutheran Church, at 216 N. Cleveland Ave., Hagerstown, still has seats available for a bus trip to the Inner Harbor and Fort McHenry in Baltimore. The date is May 21 and the cost is $21, which includes bus fare only. All other expenses will be the responsibility of travelers. For more information, call Sandy Busey at 301-739-7925.

The Washington County Historical Society has opened a small exhibit to mark the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812.  Five 200-year-old artifacts, part of its permanent collection, will be on display for the next two years. Sgt. Jacob Huyett's military uniform jacket and the handwritten records of Capt. John Miller of Sharpsburg have been brought from storage to share with the public.  Huyett served under Capt. Jacob Barr in a cavalry unit known as the Hagerstown Blues.

Movie 'Time Changer' to be shown July 23 Washington Square United Methodist Church will show a free movie Thursday, July 23, at 6:30 p.m. The movie is called "Time Changer," a science-fiction story about how decisions in the present might affect the future. Light refreshments will be served after the movie. Free parking is available behind the church. The church is at 538 Washington Ave. (parking lot entrance off Franklin Street). Save the date for golf tournament The Antietam Health Care Foundation's 14th annual golf tournament will be Thursday, Oct. 1, at Penn National Golf Club in Fayetteville, Pa. The tournament raises money for programs and services at Washington County Hospital.

Born near the end of the Revolutionary War, Overton Harne likely saw the rockets' red glare over Fort McHenry in 1814, and the retreat of Confederate forces from Gettysburg 49 years later, in a life that spanned most of the United States' first century. Overton and his wife, Susannah, both died in 1873 and, though the tombstone that marked their final resting place in Rose Hill Cemetery became broken and overgrown in the ensuing century, they left behind a legacy of hundreds if not thousands of descendants.

The Maryland Humanities Council will present David Hildebrand in a concert of “Music of the War of 1812 in America,” Sunday, May 19, at 4 p.m. in St. Mark's Fellowship Center, 18313 Lappans Road, Boonsboro.  The War of 1812 spawned a huge variety of songs in America. From the early stirrings of party politics under President Adams, the traumatic effect of Jefferson's Embargo in 1807, the triumph at Fort McHenry to the last battle in New Orleans, Americans took pen to paper to tear at political opponents, to dramatize the great sea battles between huge frigates in full sail and to laud battle heroes like Hull and Perry.

laurae@herald-mail.com SANDYHOOK -The story of a career U.S. Army soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Philippine-American War begins in Sandy Hook. George and Emily Weld ran a grocery store in the thriving southern Washington County town, which was home to two competing modes of transportation in the 19th century - the C&O Canal and the B&O Railroad. Their sixth child, Seth Lathrop Weld, was born there on Feb. 19, 1879. When Weld was a young boy, the family moved to Altamont, N.C. There are differing stories of why the family moved.

National Parks Pass: Should you have one? By JENNIFER SILBERT jennifers@herald-mail.com Chances are you've been to a park or historical area in the National Park System at one time or another. continued If you're planning to visit one of the big national parks this year, or if you're a regular visitor to Tri-State area parks, you might be interested in checking out the National Parks Pass. Part economics, part philanthropy, the purchase of a pass can save you money and help preserve our national parks.

The Maryland Humanities Council will present David Hildebrand in a concert of “Music of the War of 1812 in America,” Sunday, May 19, at 4 p.m. in St. Mark's Fellowship Center, 18313 Lappans Road, Boonsboro.  The War of 1812 spawned a huge variety of songs in America. From the early stirrings of party politics under President Adams, the traumatic effect of Jefferson's Embargo in 1807, the triumph at Fort McHenry to the last battle in New Orleans, Americans took pen to paper to tear at political opponents, to dramatize the great sea battles between huge frigates in full sail and to laud battle heroes like Hull and Perry.

From the book “Winter of the World” by Ken Follett, speaking of the ambivalence and apathy of many pre- and post-WWII Germans, Follett writes: “… those inadequate people who were so scared by life that they preferred to live under harsh authority, to be told what to do and what to think by a government that allowed no dissent.  They were foolish and dangerous, but there were an awful lot of them”. To compare Nazi Germany and Communist-controlled East Germany with America today is not altogether farfetched; certainly our government is not “harsh” in terms of the enforcement of laws.

The Washington County Historical Society has opened a small exhibit to mark the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812.  Five 200-year-old artifacts, part of its permanent collection, will be on display for the next two years. Sgt. Jacob Huyett's military uniform jacket and the handwritten records of Capt. John Miller of Sharpsburg have been brought from storage to share with the public.  Huyett served under Capt. Jacob Barr in a cavalry unit known as the Hagerstown Blues.

Christ Lutheran Church, at 216 N. Cleveland Ave., Hagerstown, still has seats available for a bus trip to the Inner Harbor and Fort McHenry in Baltimore. The date is May 21 and the cost is $21, which includes bus fare only. All other expenses will be the responsibility of travelers. For more information, call Sandy Busey at 301-739-7925.

Christ Lutheran Church, at 216 N. Cleveland Ave., Hagerstown, still has seats available for a bus trip to the Inner Harbor and Fort McHenry in Baltimore. The date is May 21 and the cost is $21, which includes bus fare only. All other expenses will be the responsibility of travelers. For more information, call Sandy Busey at 301-739-7925.

Movie 'Time Changer' to be shown July 23 Washington Square United Methodist Church will show a free movie Thursday, July 23, at 6:30 p.m. The movie is called "Time Changer," a science-fiction story about how decisions in the present might affect the future. Light refreshments will be served after the movie. Free parking is available behind the church. The church is at 538 Washington Ave. (parking lot entrance off Franklin Street). Save the date for golf tournament The Antietam Health Care Foundation's 14th annual golf tournament will be Thursday, Oct. 1, at Penn National Golf Club in Fayetteville, Pa. The tournament raises money for programs and services at Washington County Hospital.

HAGERSTOWN - Born near the end of the Revolutionary War, Overton Harne likely saw the rockets' red glare over Fort McHenry in 1814, and the retreat of Confederate forces from Gettysburg 49 years later, in a life that spanned most of the United States' first century. Overton and his wife, Susannah, both died in 1873 and, though the tombstone that marked their final resting place in Rose Hill Cemetery became broken and overgrown in the ensuing century, they left behind a legacy of hundreds if not thousands of descendants.

laurae@herald-mail.com SANDYHOOK -The story of a career U.S. Army soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Philippine-American War begins in Sandy Hook. George and Emily Weld ran a grocery store in the thriving southern Washington County town, which was home to two competing modes of transportation in the 19th century - the C&O Canal and the B&O Railroad. Their sixth child, Seth Lathrop Weld, was born there on Feb. 19, 1879. When Weld was a young boy, the family moved to Altamont, N.C. There are differing stories of why the family moved.