Become a Member of History

Preserving more than 225 years of history in Boonsboro, Maryland.

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Where to Go

 

Visit the sites of Boonsboro. Go on our mobile walking tour – get the app.

Bowman House, log home headquarters of the Boonsboro Historical Society

Bowman House – Society HQ

Historical demonstrations – open the 4th Sunday of each month from 2-4:30pm (April – Oct).

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Washington Monument

The first monument erected to George Washington’s honor, built by the citizens of Boonsboro on July 4, 1827. 

Boonsborough Museum of History

Boonsborough Museum of History

Unique collection of historical objects of local and national importance. Open Sundays 1-4pm May – Jan. 

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Boonesborough Days

Our arts and crafts festival, held the first weekend after Labor Day annually since 1971.

Boonesborough Days by the creek at Shafer Park

2-day family-friendly festival from 9am to 5pm in Shafer Park, Boonsboro, MD.  Funnel cakes, lemonade, BBQ and lots more.

Ankrum's Woodcrafts

More than 160 vendors with 100% handmade pieces.  Vendor applications available in February.

BHS News

History: Pass It On

Boonsboro is brimming with history.  Take a look at the photos, documents and recorded memories we’ve gathered about historical events and growing up in our town.

Bob Swain, born in 1926

Pass It On Bob Swain

Charles Robert Swain, born May 23, 1926, remembers the principal at Boonsboro High School, his mother’s restaurant on Main Street, and service during the Battle of the Bulge….

Pass It On Jim Bowers WWII

James Lee Bowers, born 1926, was sent directly to the front lines just after Christmas 1944. He landed in Liverpool, England. With freezing water halfway up their legs, they crossed the English Channel and got off near LeHavre, France. Carrying a 90 pound pack on his 123 pound frame, he scrambled up the hill toward Camp Lucky Strike….

Douglas Garns Bast

Doug Bast Boonsboro Historian

Douglas Garns Bast is a local legend.  Born to a...