Eighty years ago, the Museum of Frederick County History was born. In 1944, Heritage Frederick, then known as the Historical Society of Frederick County, acquired its first property, the historic Steiner House on West Patrick Street.

Beyond Frederick’s art circles, Florence Doub might not be so well known. She should be.

It’s hard to fathom, but 35 years ago, residential curbside recycling in Frederick County was nonexistent. At the time, residents only had garbage collection three times a week. Linda Norris-Waldt oversaw the launch the county’s recycling program.

Baltimore—Most Fredericktonians are quite familiar with Francis Scott Key, or at least they know he authored the national anthem. Key’s name and likeness can be found throughout Frederick County, from minor league baseball uniforms and a radio station to the names of local businesses and social organizations. His final resting place is…

Joy Hall Onley clearly remembers her first day at Frederick High School, just not very fondly. Four years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling integrated public schools across the nation…

EMMITSBURG—As the first person born in what would become the United States to be named a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, Elizabeth Ann Seton led a remarkable life.