Participants will discover unique links to local, state and national Black (African American) history through visiting the grave sites of a collection of men and women buried in Frederick's historic Mount Olivet Cemetery--at one time a segregated cemetery before 1954. You will be pleasantly surprised with what you will learn.

Scheduled for 2 hours, the route will be about 1.3 miles in length, mostly on macadam roadways with occasional walking on grass to access gravesites. People of all ages are welcomed to attend.

Restrooms will be available at the tour's intermission period midway through the walk. Dress appropriately including footwear, and feel free to bring a beverage. (NOTE: If weather is inclement, this walking class will afford the opportunity to attend a make-up date.) Even if you didn't take the "Up From the Meadows" Frederick History Class offering, there is plenty to be gleaned here that was not featured in the four-part classroom session.

(We will meet at the WWI Gazebo in the middle of Areas T, U & S. Park on the lanes radiating out from the gazebo.)

This 1.3 mile walking tour of historic Mount Olivet Cemetery features stops at the final resting spots of outstanding and interesting Frederick citizens of the 1700s and 1800s such as Francis Scott Key, Thomas Johnson and Barbara Fritchie among several others, and will have participants traversing the historic part of the cemetery where they will learn the story of how this "garden cemetery" came to be in 1854. Length: 2 hours. NOTE: Walk-ups welcome without prior registration.

(We will meet at the WWI Gazebo in the middle of Areas T, U & S. Park on the lanes radiating out from the gazebo. Turn left after entering Mount Olivet's fromt gate and parallel Stadium Drive as the white Gazebo will eventually appear to your right under the US Flag)

At the time of its creation, Frederick town was on the western frontier of Maryland and American European settlement. Over the next century and a half, westward expansion would reach across the continent to the Pacific Ocean. Frederick has several ties to this important story through past residents, subtle roles in national events and visits to town by legendary "Wild West" icons. I guess you could call it "Frederick's Manifest Destiny." This class will meet consecutive Tuesday evenings (6-8pm) in May, beginning on May 6th. Class # 4 will consist of a 2-hour "Wild West"-inspired walking tour of Mount Olivet Cemetery focusing on some of the individuals talked about in class and buried here.

This 1.3 mile evening walking tour of historic Mount Olivet Cemetery features stops at the final resting places of outstanding and interesting citizens of the 1900s-present such as Joseph D. Baker, Ammon Cramer, Claire McCardell and Harry Lebherz among several others, and will have participants traversing the newer part of the cemetery. Length: 2 hours. NOTE: Walk-ups welcome without prior registration.

(We will meet at the WWI Gazebo in the middle of Areas T, U & S. Park on the lanes radiating out from the gazebo. Turn left after entering front gate of cemetery and proceed on driveway that parallels Stadium Drive. Look for the white gazebo which will eventually appear to your right underneath a US flag.)

(We will meet at the WWI Gazebo in the middle of Areas T, U & S. Park on the lanes radiating out from the gazebo.)

This 1.3 mile evening walking tour of historic Mount Olivet Cemetery features stops at the final resting places of outstanding and interesting citizens of the 1900s-present such as Joseph D. Baker, Ammon Cramer, Claire McCardell and Harry Lebherz among several others, and will have participants traversing the newer part of the cemetery. Length: 2 hours. NOTE: Walk-ups welcome without prior registration.

(We will meet at the WWI Gazebo in the middle of Areas T, U & S. Park on the lanes radiating out from the gazebo. Turn left after entering front gate of cemetery and proceed on driveway that parallels Stadium Drive. Look for the white gazebo which will eventually appear to your right underneath a US flag.)

Participants will discover unique links to local, state and national Black (African American) history through visiting the grave sites of a collection of men and women buried in Frederick's historic Mount Olivet Cemetery--at one time a segregated cemetery before 1954. You will be pleasantly surprised with what you will learn.

Scheduled for 2 hours, the route will be about 1.3 miles in length, mostly on macadam roadways with occasional walking on grass to access gravesites. People of all ages are welcomed to attend. (NOTE: Walk-ups welcome without prior registration). 

Restrooms will be available at the tour's intermission period midway through the walk. Dress appropriately including footwear, and feel free to bring a beverage. (NOTE: If weather is inclement, this walking class will afford the opportunity to attend a make-up date.) 

(We will meet at the WWI Gazebo in the middle of Areas T, U & S. Park on the lanes radiating out from the gazebo. Turn left after entering cemetery's front gate and proceed on drive that parallels Stadium Drive. Look for white gazebo to the right and located under a US flag.)

This is a special encore offering of the 2024 "Unsettling Tour" script and gravesite stops.

It's not a ghost tour, although we will talk about one or two. Instead, the name of the "walking class" says it all, as the stories slated to be reverently told are guaranteed to leave you with an uncomfortable and "unsettled" feeling. You will likely feel sorrow, compassion and empathy for the decedents whose graves are visited on our sojourn. Many have been featured in my ongoing "Stories in Stone" blog series found on FaceBook and MountOlivetHistory.com.

Scheduled for 2 hours, the route will be about 1.5 miles in length, mostly on macadam roadways with occasional walking on grass to access gravesites. Participants should be 16 years of age or over as much of the subject matter is intended for more mature audiences. Restrooms will be available at the tour's intermission period midway through the walk. Dress appropriately including proper footwear, and feel free to bring a drink and a flashlight, or your own lantern. Rain or Shine (unless extreme weather conditions in which contingency plans will be made for make up tours). Parking and meet-up time/place info will be given later. 

This insightful walking tour features former residents who participated in, or experienced first-hand, the American Civil War. Mount Olivet was opened less than a decade before the conflict and possessed a contract with the federal government to bury here the dead of both armies who died in Frederick's "one vast hospital." Many local veterans survived the horrors of war and came back to Frederick to continue their lives in peaceful times. Many would be laid to rest here in family lots. Civilians like Barbara Fritchie, Rev. Daniel Zacharias and Glenn Worthington played unique roles in Civil War lore and they, too, repose here.

Length 2 hours. Meet at the Key Chapel (100 yards behind the Francis Scott Key Monument).

(Note: Walk-ups welcome without prior registration).