Maryland’s First Constitution Topic of Annual Meeting
The Union Mills Homestead Foundation’s annual meeting will be held Saturday, November 1, 2025, in the Tannery at the historic site north of Westminster, MD. The event starts at 11 a.m. and will include a pancake and sausage brunch. A link to purchase tickets for the event can be found below.
As we kick off our commemoration of our Nation’s semiquincentennial, our guest speaker will be Dr. Edward C. Papenfuse, Maryland’s retired Maryland State Archivist and Commissioner of Land Patents. For several decades before his retirement, Dr. Papenfuse was responsible for the Maryland Archives’ vast collection of government and private materials. He is the author of numerous articles and books and has extensively researched Maryland’s early history, including the founding era.
Dr. Papenfuse will discuss Maryland’s 1776 Constitutional Convention, held in the wake of our Nation’s independence that July, and the role of David Shriver in this key milestone in Maryland history. We hope you can join us!