• Carroll 250 Speaker Series: Patriots Buried in Carroll County Cemeteries

    Exploration Commons At 50 East 50 East Main Street, Westminster, MD, United States

    There are an estimated 60 Revolutionary War Patriots buried in Carroll County across several cemeteries. Many of these are known but many more are likely lost to history. It is important to remember our Patriot ancestors. This talk will provide an overview of family cemeteries, church cemeteries, and town cemeteries located in the county and

  • Carroll 250 Speaker Series: Accidental Citizen: Major General von Steuben and the American Revolution

    Carroll County Public Library, Eldersburg Branch 6400 West Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg, MD

    Join U.S. Army Historian Joseph Seymour for this presentation on Friederich Wilhelm von Steuben, who proved to be among the more unlikely American revolutionaries. Rising through the ranks of the army of Frederick the Great, von Steuben found himself in the service of a much different army, in a much different setting—the Continental Army’s encampment