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GHOST TOURS ARE GOING AHEAD AS SCHEDULED. IF YOU HEARD A RUMOR THAT THEY WERE CANCELLED, THAT IS INCORRECT. PLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS EARLY!
UPCOMING EVENTS - click Links for more information - see Calendar for details:
Carroll County Fall History Expo - This fun history event will take place on Saturday, October 4, 2025 from 9am-noon at the Explorations Common Room of the Westminster Library. Our Historical Society of Mount Airy will be one of the exhibitors. For more information, click here.
Historical Society Meeting - Our next meeting is on Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 7pm in the lower level of the Mount Airy Fire Company. This will be part of the History 101 series. Check History 101 link below for more information.
History 101 - will be held again this year during the week of October 6-9, 2025. This is an annual week-long event offering free programs and activities relating to the history of the town of Mount Airy and our region. Each program is expected to last for one hour. Please note that the locations and starting times may differ each night. Mark your calendars and plan on attending these presentations. Click this link for locations and topics .
Ghost Tours are Back! - Join us for a walk along Mount Airy’s haunted Main Street and learn why this town has earned the nickname of “Mount Scary!” Tour time is approx. 1.5 hours. Choose your tour time of either 5pm or 7pm, Saturdays October 11th, 18th, 25th, Halloween Night Friday 31st at 7pm only, or Saturday November 1, 5pm or 7pm. Each tour limited to 26 people max. $20 per ticket plus Eventbrite service fee. Rain or shine. See Ghost Tour page for more information and to access Event Brite purchase link, or scan QR code in poster on this page.
Virtual Ghost Tour - Thursday, October 16,2025, 5:00-6:30 pm at the Mt. Airy Library. For those who are unable to handle the walk involved with the walking ghost tours, come join us for some spooky fun! Check out this link for more information. You can register for this event on the library website.
Vietnam Memorial Travelling Wall - October 9-13, 2025, located at the New Windsor Fire Department Carnival Grounds. See link for more information.
"Mount Scary" week is back! - October 24-31, 2025. Come join us for a variety of fun and spooky activities in downtown Mount Airy. The theme for this year is "Ghosts!"
Hall of Fame Nominations - it's that time of year to be thinking about nominating someone for the Hall of Fame. Deadline for submitting nominations is November 30,2025. Follow this link for the nomination form, or get your form at the Museum. Banquet will be held March 17, 2026.
Celebrating America Summer Adventure Program - This online passport program is being offered, this year from May 15 – September 15, 2025. It is a project of the Carroll County Commissioner’s office in partnership with Carroll County Public Libraries and the various historic sites around the county. See below for more information.
Scavenger Hunt - we now have 2 scavenger hunts in the museum for kids! Check out instructions on our Museum Scavenger Hunt page, then come on in and see what you can find in the museum! Prizes to be awarded!
Announcements & Events
Celebrating America Summer Adventure Program
This online passport program is being offered, this year from May 15 – September 15, 2025. It is a project of the Carroll County Commissioner’s office in partnership with Carroll County Public Libraries and the various historic sites around the county. It is for students in grades 1 – 9 and encourages them to visit historic sites and museums across the county. To be eligible to win prizes, they need to earn 8 badges, which they can do by visiting local sites, reading books, viewing videos, and completing other activities. Those who earn 8 badges by September 15 will be invited to attend the prize drawings, which will take place on Saturday, October 4 during the Fall History Expo at Exploration Commons. A printable brochure describing the program, including promotion of summer 2025 programs offered by some of the partner organizations, can be found at:
https://www.carrollcountymd.gov/visitors/celebrating-america-in-carroll-county-md/summer-adventure-passport-travel-guide-2025/.
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.