The Washington County Museum Ramble is set for Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, May 3, and will feature 20 museums and sites throughout Washington County.
Organizers of this year’s Ramble are hoping to be a silver lining in tough economic times.
“It gives people an idea of things to do at home, what’s here in our back yard,” said Bill Knode, president of the Washington County Association of Museums and Historic Sites.
Participating museums — which include the Jonathan Hager House and Museum at City Park in Hagerstown and Fort Frederick State Park in Big Pool — are offering free or discounted admission.
For more information about the ramble, call 301-739-8393.
—Tiffany Arnold
History
Boonsborough Museum of History, 113 N. Main Street, Boonsboro. A private collection of historical artifacts and other collectibles. Phone: 301-432-6969
Bowman House, 323 N. Main Street, Boonsboro. A museum of the Boonsboro Historical Society. Phone: 301-432-8410
Miller House Museum, 35 W. Washington Street, Hagerstown. Miller House Museum is the headquarters of the Washington County Historical Society. Phone: 301-797-8782
Pry House Field Hospital Museum, 18906 Shepherdstown Pike, Sharpsburg, on Antietam National Battlefield. Exhibits on Civil War medicine and on the effect of war on civilians. Web: www.civil warmed.org
Washington County Rural Heritage Museum, 7313 Sharpsburg Pike, south of Hagerstown. Museum highlighting Washington County’s rural heritage. Phone: 240-313-2839
Williamsport Town Museum, 14 Springfield Lane, Williamsport. The museum is in the lower level of the Historic Barn at the Springfield Farm. Phone: 301-223-5854 or 301-223-7229
Arts and education
Christian Heritage Museum, 14111 Pennsylvania Ave., Hagerstown. A private collection of historic Bibles, books, manuscripts, sermon notes and documents of Christian history. Phone: 877-313-9002
Discovery Station and Hagerstown Aviation Museum, 101 West Washington St., Hagerstown. Interactive museum has hands-on exhibits that teach science, technology and local history; also, an exhibit from the Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Phone: 301-790-0076
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, City Park, Hagerstown. Special exhibits: Animals in Art, vintage Pennsylvania Dutch hooked rugs. Phone: 301-739-5727
Outdoors, shopping
Fort Frederick State Park, 11100 Fort Frederick Road, Big Pool. Open to visitors for free. Admission rates to enter the fort are $3; $2 for children ages 6 to 12; free admission for children 5 and younger. Phone: 301-842-2155
Historic City Farmer’s Market. 25 W. Church Street, Hagerstown, 5 a.m. to noon Saturday. Closed Sunday. Locally grown produce, baked goods, crafts. Phone: 301-739-8393
Washington Monument State Park and Museum and South Mountain State Battlefield, Washington Monument Road, off Alternate U.S. 40. The first monument in the nation made in honor of President George Washington. Phone: 301-791-4767
Trains and railroads
Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum, 300 S. Burhans Blvd., Hagerstown. Dedicated to the preservation of Hagerstown’s railroad heritage. Phone: 301-733-3638
The Train Room, 360 South Burhans Blvd, Hagerstown. Collection of toy trains and railroad memorabilia. Admission is buy one, get one free for adults. Adult admission costs $4.50. Admission for children 3 to 12 costs 50 cents. Children 2 and younger are free. Phone: 301-745-6681
The Hagerstown Railroad Museum at City Park, Hagerstown, near Mansion House. Features Train 202, a recently restored locomotive. Phone: 301-739-8393
