Give the gift of local history!

Purchase a History Shark Productions gift certificate for a Christmas, holiday or birthday gift for that special relative, friend or co-worker.

Popular wisdom tells us that experiences are better than things, especially when it comes to receiving a gift. According to a Harris Poll, 63% of U.S. adults say they would prefer an experience gift over a material one. Meanwhile, more than half of U.S. shoppers believe giving experiences is easier than shopping for material gifts. 

Gift certificates can be bought at the $100, $80, $60, $40 and $20 range levels, and can be utilized for purchasing both history lecture and walking tour classes, the latter running $20/each. Mix and match tours and classes as well! A physical, numbered certificate will be sent out to the buyer (or the recipient if instructed), along with instructions on how to specifically register for 2026 classes with this certificate. (Gift cards avilable for purchase from 11/25/2025-2/14/2026).

Contact Chris with any questions: chris@historysharkproductions.com

Give the gift of local history!

Purchase a History Shark Productions gift certificate for a Christmas, holiday or birthday gift for that special relative, friend or co-worker.

Popular wisdom tells us that experiences are better than things, especially when it comes to receiving a gift. According to a Harris Poll, 63% of U.S. adults say they would prefer an experience gift over a material one. Meanwhile, more than half of U.S. shoppers believe giving experiences is easier than shopping for material gifts. 

Gift certificates can be bought at the $100, $80, $60, $40 and $20 range levels, and can be utilized for purchasing both history lecture and walking tour classes, the latter running $20/each. Mix and match tours and classes as well! A physical, numbered certificate will be sent out to the buyer (or the recipient if instructed), along with instructions on how to specifically register for 2026 classes with this certificate. (Gift cards avilable for purchase from 11/25/2025-2/14/2026).

Contact Chris with any questions: chris@historysharkproductions.com

Give the gift of local history!

Purchase a History Shark Productions gift certificate for a Christmas, holiday or birthday gift for that special relative, friend or co-worker.

Popular wisdom tells us that experiences are better than things, especially when it comes to receiving a gift. According to a Harris Poll, 63% of U.S. adults say they would prefer an experience gift over a material one. Meanwhile, more than half of U.S. shoppers believe giving experiences is easier than shopping for material gifts. 

Gift certificates can be bought at the $100, $80, $60, $40 and $20 range levels, and can be utilized for purchasing both history lecture and walking tour classes, the latter running $20/each. Mix and match tours and classes as well! A physical, numbered certificate will be sent out to the buyer (or the recipient if instructed), along with instructions on how to specifically register for 2026 classes with this certificate. (Gift cards available for purchase from 11/25/2025-2/14/2026).

Contact Chris with any questions: chris@historysharkproductions.com

Give the gift of local history!

Purchase a History Shark Productions gift certificate for a Christmas, holiday or birthday gift for that special relative, friend or co-worker.

Popular wisdom tells us that experiences are better than things, especially when it comes to receiving a gift. According to a Harris Poll, 63% of U.S. adults say they would prefer an experience gift over a material one. Meanwhile, more than half of U.S. shoppers believe giving experiences is easier than shopping for material gifts. 

Gift certificates can be bought at the $100, $80, $60, $40 and $20 range levels, and can be utilized for purchasing both history lecture and walking tour classes, the latter running $20/each. Mix and match tours and classes as well! A physical, numbered certificate will be sent out to the buyer (or the recipient if instructed), along with instructions on how to specifically register for 2026 classes with this certificate. (Gift cards avilable for purchase from 11/25/2025-2/14/2026).

Contact Chris with any questions: chris@historysharkproductions.com

Give the gift of local history!

Purchase a History Shark Productions gift certificate for a Christmas, holiday or birthday gift for that special relative, friend or co-worker.

Popular wisdom tells us that experiences are better than things, especially when it comes to receiving a gift. According to a Harris Poll, 63% of U.S. adults say they would prefer an experience gift over a material one. Meanwhile, more than half of U.S. shoppers believe giving experiences is easier than shopping for material gifts. 

Gift certificates can be bought at the $100, $80, $60, $40 and $20 range levels, and can be utilized for purchasing both history lecture and walking tour classes, the latter running $20/each. Mix and match tours and classes as well! A physical, numbered certificate will be sent out to the buyer (or the recipient if instructed), along with instructions on how to specifically register for 2026 classes with this certificate. (Gift cards avilable for purchase from 11/25/2025-2/14/2026).

Contact Chris with any questions: chris@historysharkproductions.com

Give the gift of local history!

Purchase a History Shark Productions gift certificate for a Christmas, holiday or birthday gift for that special relative, friend or co-worker.

Popular wisdom tells us that experiences are better than things, especially when it comes to receiving a gift. According to a Harris Poll, 63% of U.S. adults say they would prefer an experience gift over a material one. Meanwhile, more than half of U.S. shoppers believe giving experiences is easier than shopping for material gifts. 

Gift certificates can be bought at the $100, $80, $60, $40 and $20 range levels, and can be utilized for purchasing both history lecture and walking tour classes, the latter running $20/each. Mix and match tours and classes as well! A physical, numbered certificate will be sent out to the buyer (or the recipient if instructed), along with instructions on how to specifically register for 2026 classes with this certificate. (Gift cards avilable for purchase from 11/25/2025-2/14/2026).

Contact Chris with any questions: chris@historysharkproductions.com

Francis Scott Key's gravesite is by the entrance gate of Frederick, Maryland's Mount Olivet Cemetery. The pop-icon songwriter of the War of 1812 had a storied law career that included working as the District Attorney for the nation's capital. He is best know for writing the Star-Spangled Banner in the fall of 1814 in Baltimore Harbor.

This lecture class is being offered on line through the Zoom videoconferencing platform. All you need is internet access to a desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone. A sign-in link for the class will be sent out in advance.

It has been nearly 30 years since local historian Chris Haugh was inspired to produce the 1997 documentary/film entitled “Up from the Meadows: A History of Black Americans in Frederick County, Maryland.”  As the title suggests, this program includes an interesting study of Frederick County Black history through the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, covering the time periods from slavery to emancipation, and segregation to civil rights equality within a divided Maryland.  “Up from the Meadows” features an esteemed group of former residents as on-camera commentators including Kathleen Snowden, William O. Lee, Jr., Lord Nickens, Arnold Delauter and Dr. Blanche Bourne-Tyree to name a few.

Established in 1748, the north-central Maryland environs of Frederick County is a perfect case study for African-American cultural history, as it once represented “a border county within a border state” during the American Civil War, being situated below the Mason-Dixon Line and Pennsylvania to the north, and the Potomac River and Virginia to the south. Repercussions would continue up through the Civil Rights Movement of the mid 20th century.

The multi-part program was produced by Frederick's former cable company, GS Communications, first airing on local Cable Channel 10. It would go on to be the recipient of a Telly Award of programming excellence, along with earning many citations, topped by the 1998 Beacon Award of Excellence, the highest honor in the Cable Telecommunication’s Industry for public affairs outreach and programming.

This course will be taught in four (2-hour long) classes through lecture accompanied by PowerPoint visuals and segments from the documentary, itself. NOTE: This class will be taught online via ZOOM. You will receive sign-in instructions and applicable link.