This bundle series of 4 different (1.3 mile) walking tours of historic Mount Olivet Cemetery features stops at the final resting spots of outstanding and interesting Frederick citizens. Four distinct themed tours: Frederick in the 1700s/1800s; Frederick in the 1900s-Present; Frederick Black History; and Frederick in the Civil War. These courses can also be taken ala-carte as well, see individual listings for the tour of your interest ($20/each). Participants will also learn the story of how this historic "garden cemetery" came to be in 1854, and its role up to present. Length: 2 hours and this collection of 4 different tours will meet Saturday mornings from 9-11:00am on either the first or second Saturday from April 11 - July 11th. Apr 11 (Civil War), May 2 (Frederick 1700s-1800s), June 6 (Black History), July 11(Frederick 1900s-Present). 

(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)

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).

This bundle series of 4 different (1.3 mile) walking tours of historic Mount Olivet Cemetery features stops at the final resting spots of outstanding and interesting Frederick citizens. Four distinct themed tours: Frederick in the 1700s/1800s; Frederick in the 1900s-Present; Frederick Black History; and Frederick in the Civil War. These courses can also be taken ala-carte as well, see individual listings for the tour of your interest ($20/each). Participants will also learn the story of how this historic "garden cemetery" came to be in 1854, and its role up to present. Length: 2 hours and this collection of 4 different tours will meet Wednesday evenings from 5:30-7:30pm on alternating Wednesdays April 15, 29 & May 13 & 27th. Apr 15 Frederick 1700s-1800s; Apr 29 Frederick Black History; May 13 Frederick 1900s-Present; May 27 Frederick Civil War.  

(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)

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)

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.)

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).

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.)