Happy New Year and Welcome to 2011!

Did you know that this year

      --  Sharpsburg will be celebrating the 149th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam?

      --  Sharpsburg turns 248 years old (based on its founding charter date)?

       --  The SHS is celebrating its 9 year anniversary?

      --  The SHS plans to pursue designation of historic status for the town of Sharpsburg?

Many reasons to celebrate, many reasons to continue your support of the Sharpsburg Historical Society.

Come join us for the following informational, educational, and social opportunities

PLEASE PLACE THE FOLLOWING DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR

February 21 - 7 pm            Presentation about James Pennington
Monday, FEBRUARY 21, 2011 - 7 P.M. Town Hall, Sharpsburg There will be a presentation by Dean Herrin about James Pennington, a slave who escaped from Rockland Plantation, just north of Sharpsburg, who eventually wrote his autobiography, "The Fugitive Blacksmith; or, Events in the History of James W. C. Pennington."

September 17 or 24 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.               Sharpsburg Heritage Festival

If you have not renewed your membership, please send a check ASAP to the SHS mailbox at P.O. Box 513, Sharpsburg, MD 21782, addressed to Sharpsburg Historical Society.

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