News & Stories unionmillsmd Maintaining and preserving the historic Union Mills Homestead, lived in by multiple generations of Maryland's Shriver family for over 160 years. Allium and Iris in bloom at the Union Mills Homest Happy Mother's Day! As you celebrate your Mom, how Lilacs in bloom in the historic gardens at the Uni Farm wagons sit empty and quiet in front of the ta Load More... Follow on Instagram Announcements (7) Evolution of Rural Living (2) Gardens (1) Shriver History (5) Site History (8) Special Events (8) The Grist Mill (2) The Tannery (1) Transportation (1) Tannery Investigation Continues 20-04-21 (Image Above: The Tannery Bark Shed and Drying Shed at the Union Mills Homestead) Most visitors to Union Mills know ... READ MORE Union Mills Homestead’s Executive Director Retires 21-01-21 Jane S. Sewell, the long-time Executive Director of the Union Mills Homestead Foundation, Inc., retires effective February 1, 2021. Jane ... READ MORE Evolving Christmas Traditions in Union Mills 20-12-20 A Christmas Eve poem written in 1886 has been brought to life by a video that highlights some of the ... READ MORE Microbrewery Festival Also A COVID Loss 23-09-20 The Maryland Microbrewery Festival, held each September at the Union Mills Homestead, will not be held in 2020 due to ... READ MORE COVID-19 Forces Corn Roast Cancellation 30-07-20 The Union Mills Homestead Foundation and the Silver Run-Union Mills Lions Club were preparing this year for the 50th Annual ... READ MORE Route 97/Littlestown Pike – Route of Historic Turnpike 29-07-20 (Photo above: Stone Arch Bridge over Big Pipe Creek in Union Mills, circa 1890. The bridge was built 1807-08 and ... READ MORE Union Mills Homestead Re-opened 12-07-20 The Union Mills Homestead is now reopened after our COVID-19 closure. The site is open to tour Fridays, Saturdays and ... READ MORE Coronavirus: Reminder of 1918 Flu Epidemic in Union Mills 27-04-20 With the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 forcing cancellation of the Union Mills Homestead’s Flower and Plant Market for the first ... READ MORE COVID-19 Update 05-04-20 April, 2020 Dear Members and Friends, So much has changed in the past month because of COVID-19, and I know ... READ MORE Hard-Hitting Early 19th Century Politics 05-03-20 With another election season upon us, attention once again is focused on the tone of political discourse in the United ... READ MORE Christkindlmarkt: Pennsylvania German Traditions at Union Mills Homestead 09-11-19 Just who is Belsnickel? To some the answer may come readily, but for others it is an unknown word. The ... READ MORE B.F. Shriver Co. 150th Anniversary Event 10-10-19 In 1869, Benjamin Franklin Shriver (known to friends and family as “Frank”) started a cannery to preserve excess crops from ... READ MORE 1 2 Next »
