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  • Announcements (12)
  • Evolution of Rural Living (2)
  • Gardens (1)
  • Shriver History (7)
  • Site History (14)
  • Special Events (11)
  • The Grist Mill (4)
  • The Tannery (2)
  • Transportation (1)
  • Strategic Plan
    The Homestead Foundation has adopted a new strategic plan (linked below), outlining our vision to better engage with the public ...
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    MHT Director Elizabeth Hughes presenting a Preservation Partnerships award for flume restoration project at Union Mills.
    (Image above: Elizabeth Hughes (center right), Director of the Maryland Historical Trust, with the award recognizing the Flume Restoration at ...
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    Kyle P. Dalton, new Executive Director
    The Union Mills Homestead Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce that Kyle P. Dalton has been named executive director of ...
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    The historic Union Mills Homestead in the fall.
    The Union Mills Homestead celebrated its 225th year in 2022, marking the anniversary of the site's founding by brothers Andrew ...
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    Union Mills Storm Damage
    A severe storm blew through Maryland on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, causing significant damage at the Union Mills Homestead. The ...
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    Shriver Tannery
    Union Mills celebrates its 225th anniversary in 2022, a good opportunity to reflect on the site's rich industrial history. Founded ...
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    The Old-Fashioned Corn Roast Festival, an annual tradition at the Union Mills Homestead, returned this year after the 2020 event ...
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    George M. Shriver, III
    (Photo above: George M. Shriver, III volunteering at the 1981 Flower & Plant Market at the Union Mills Homestead.) The ...
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    Tannery Buildings
    (Image Above: The Tannery Bark Shed and Drying Shed at the Union Mills Homestead) Most visitors to Union Mills know ...
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    2019 Flower & Plant Market
    Jane S. Sewell, the long-time Executive Director of the Union Mills Homestead Foundation, Inc., retires effective February 1, 2021. Jane ...
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    Winter View of the Homestead
    A Christmas Eve poem written in 1886 has been brought to life by a video that highlights some of the ...
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    Maryland Microbrewery Festival
    The Maryland Microbrewery Festival, held each September at the Union Mills Homestead, will not be held in 2020 due to ...
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