News & Stories unionmillsmd Load More... Follow on Instagram 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) 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 Microbrewery Festival Closes Out Beer Week on High Note 04-10-19 The Maryland Microbrewery Festival was held Saturday, September 28, 2019 at the Union Mills Homestead. The event, held on a ... READ MORE Pollinators at Work in the Gardens 10-08-19 The gardens at the Union Mills Homestead have been graced the last few weeks by beautiful butterflies that flutter from ... READ MORE Corn Roast 2019 a Success; Next Year a Big Anniversary 05-08-19 The 49th Annual Corn Roast Festival at the Union Mills Homestead successfully concluded on August 3, 2019, after feeding almost ... READ MORE New Traffic Pattern at the Corn Roast 02-08-19 Look for a new entrance into the Corn Roast this year. The historic Bollman Bridge (the iron bridge over the ... READ MORE « Previous 1 2 3 Next »
