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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Civil War Exhibit- our new, long awaited Civil War exhibit is complete, detailing the town's role in the Civil War. We will be hosting our soft opening December 20-21, 2025 at the museum from 12-4 pm on Saturday and Sunday. The exhibit will be open for all of 2026. Check out our new Civil War page for more details.
Historical Society Meeting - January meeting is cancelled. Our meeting for February will be on February 3, 2026 at 7pm and will be an Open House for members only to view and tour our new Civil War display. Details will be forthcoming.
Carroll County Farm Museum Coverlet Day and Lecture - January 21, 2026, 6:30-8pm - Emily Barth, Curator at the Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery on the campus of Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa. is coming to the farm museum and to photograph coverlets for a database the Gallery is working on . In the evening, she will be giving a lecture at the Farm Museum about coverlets and the weavers from this area that produced them. See flyer for further details. Please let us know if you have a handmade coverlet to donate.
Boxes and Bags Bingo - our 10th Bingo will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at the Firemens Activity Hall. See flyer on this page for QR code to purchase tickets online, or check out our Bingo page. Tickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the door.
Hall of Fame Banquet - Our 2025 inductees have been selected, and are listed on our Hall of Fame page. Banquet will be held March 17, 2026. Tickets are now available at Blossom and Basket Boutique, 3 N. Main Street, and are $30 each. Get your tickets now! In the meantime, please be sure to congratulate these worthy honorees!
Historical Society Cookie Cookbook - we are currently collecting cookie recipes for our new community cookbook. Please see details below.
Announcements & Events
Historical Society publishing a Cookie Cookbook
The Historical Society of Mount Airy is currently collecting recipes for a community cookie cookbook.
We want your cookie recipes, as well as suggestions for the title of the cookbook. The
winner will receive a free cookbook when published. Submit as many recipes as you like. They
can be on a recipe file card, handwritten or typed or photocopies from your own recipe file.
The cookbook will include notes of special interest or stories about your cookies. Share your notes and stories with us.
Complete the attached form, and drop off recipes at the Train Museum OR email them to RRRunkles@gmail.com
OR call or text me, Barbara Runkles, at 240-298-1993 or mail them to me at 301 Moxley Street,
Mt. Airy, MD 21771. The deadline for all cookie recipes and suggested titles for our cookbook will be Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
The Historical Society of Mount Airy, Maryland is looking for referenced, researched, verifiable documentaries, presentations, reports, etc. on the history of Mount Airy. Please submit to us for consideration as exhibits, presentations at our meetings, or articles for the newsletter. You can submit to our email address. Thank you.
The Mount Airy Museum is open Saturdays and Sundays 12 noon until 4 p.m.
Please, observe social distancing; face masks are now optional for your safety. You can contact us at historicalsocietyofmountairy@earthlink.net.