Museum News & Events
The Future of Our Museum
Did you know the Bast Furniture building is in the process of rehabilitation and conversion into the museum annex? Read our vision…
Museum in Hagerstown Magazine – Unique Places in Washington County
The Museum was mentioned in the Hagerstown Magazine article: Unique, Unusual and Downright Strange Places in Washington County in September 2023.
Boonsboro Flag Unveiling
The Town of Boonsboro and Boonsborough Museum of History recently held a re-unveiling of Boonsboro’s town flag…
Museum Article in Frederick News Post
Did you happen to see this article in the Frederick News Post about the Museum? May 2023 – Boonsborough Museum of History: Private museum collection may change our understandings of the Civil War”…
Hard Tack, Camp Fare of the Civil War
Soldier's Letter: September 1864 “…if ever a man needed something worth wile to eat to keep up the awful drain on their physical and mental powers, we were given something that ordinarily people at home would hardly have served to their pigs. The hard tack was filled...
Brother Against Brother in Boonsboro
BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER at the Boonsborough Museum of History. Brothers Jacob and John Heck, found themselves on opposing sides during the Battle of South Mountain one day in September 1862. They grew up in Boonsboro, and so the story goes, used a lull in the fighting...
Preserve History through Washington County Gives
Support the preservation of local history by donating to the Boonsborough Museum of History via Washington County Gives on May 10th!
Knuckle-duster was “My Friend” Pistol
Many folks, men and women alike, carried small, easy to conceal, pistols for self-defense. On display in the museum is one such gun, the James Reid 32 caliber rimfire “My friend” pistol.
Antique Pincushion
Many of us can remember routinely wearing patched and mended clothing. Often a shirt or pair of pants became part of the “hand-me-down” circuit in a family, or even an extended family…
Pastimes in Simpler Days, The Fun of Stereoscopes
Today, we stream much our entertainment on our computers or our flat-screen televisions. Before streaming there was cable, and before cable there were…
May through January
Sundays, 1 - 4pm
APPOINTMENTS
Year-round, call for an appointment
ADMISSION
Just $5 per person - Donations encouraged to help us keep admission so low.
Contact
Phone
240-816-0488
boonsboroughmoh@gmail.com
Address
113 N. Main Street
Boonsboro, MD 21713