Storm Damage Forces Civil War Event Cancellation
A severe storm blew through Maryland on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, causing significant damage at the Union Mills Homestead. The…
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Union Mills’ Industrial Heritage
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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Corn Roast 2021: 50th Year Celebration
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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Remembering 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 Investigation Continues
(Image Above: The Tannery Bark Shed and Drying Shed at the Union Mills Homestead) Most visitors to Union Mills know…
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Union Mills Homestead’s Executive Director Retires
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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Evolving Christmas Traditions in Union Mills
A Christmas Eve poem written in 1886 has been brought to life by a video that highlights some of the…
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Microbrewery Festival Also A COVID Loss
The Maryland Microbrewery Festival, held each September at the Union Mills Homestead, will not be held in 2020 due to…
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COVID-19 Forces Corn Roast Cancellation
The Union Mills Homestead Foundation and the Silver Run-Union Mills Lions Club were preparing this year for the 50th Annual…
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Route 97/Littlestown Pike – Route of Historic Turnpike
(Photo above: Stone Arch Bridge over Big Pipe Creek in Union Mills, circa 1890. The bridge was built 1807-08 and…
Read MoreUnion Mills Homestead Re-opened
The Union Mills Homestead is now reopened after our COVID-19 closure. The site is open to tour Fridays, Saturdays and…
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Coronavirus: Reminder of 1918 Flu Epidemic in Union Mills
With the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 forcing cancellation of the Union Mills Homestead’s Flower and Plant Market for the first…
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