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With warm weather returning, you’re going to want to get back out and start doing things, especially if you hail from a household with kids and a soon-to-end school year on the horizon. Those living in Frederick County know no shortage of exciting outdoor activities, endeavors, and day-trip excursions, from zip lines to ball games, … Continue reading Family-Friendly Follies with Frederick FUN Pass
If you’re well-versed in the history of famous people, then you’re likely aware by now that the birthday (and death day) of the one and only Bard is coming up. That’s right, April 23 is National Shakespeare Day (alternately referred to as “National Talk Like Shakespeare Day”). Credit: Wikimedia Commons Regarded as one of the … Continue reading The History of the Folger Library in DC
February is Black History Month. It also happens to be one of the coldest months of the year, with this one in particular having reached record lows. Don’t those chilly temperatures make you just long for an escape to a warm, sunny beach setting? Credit: Pexels To the modern local beachgoer, there is a whole history … Continue reading A Look Back at Carr’s Beach
National Inventors’ Day has been observed annually on February 11 (Thomas Edison’s birthday) since 1983. It was proclaimed so by President Ronald Regan as a way to honor brilliant-minded inventors and their remarkable, innovative contributions to society throughout history. Credit: Wikimedia Commons There are many different museums devoted to inventions and technology throughout the Mid-Atlantic … Continue reading Inventing Memories at Hagley Museum