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Gate House Museum Events
The Gatehouse Museum will be closed on Sundays in April.
This is
to allow the curator to prepare a new exhibit.
Look for
the new exhibit in May:
Epidemic! The Forgotten Plague of Tuberculosis
.
A knight from the Middle Ages, portrayed by Tom Smith,
bestows knighthood on Shelbie K. at “Sir Knight.” Sir
Knight brought his shield, sword, and armor and spoke about
his life as a Crusader.
Sergeant Tom Smith, a soldier with the Confederate Army,
talks about his weapons with brothers Scott and Justin
Harris at "A Confederate Soldier's Story," the second of
four events in Sykesville Gate House Museum's Summer Family
Program.
Children enjoyed touching turtles, giant
tortoises, monitor lizards, snakes, and large pythons on
June 10 as the Sykesville Gate House Museum held the first
of its four Summer Family Program events, "Reptile Wonders."
Brian Kristal of Nature to Go presented a hands-on,
interactive program and discussed the animals' habitat and
environment, along with predator/prey relationships.
Ryan W.,
age 12, holds an insect called a walking stick at “Beautiful
Bugs,” the last of four events in Sykesville Gate House
Museum’s Summer Family Program, held on Sunday, August 26.
click to see pictures of Scout Troop 716 & Gate
House cleanup
Dr.
Mark Fraser - Curator
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Sunday 1 pm
- 4 pm
Thursday 1 pm
- 5 pm
Friday 1 pm
- 5 pm
410-549-5150

7283 Cooper Drive
Sykesville, MD 21784
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The Sykesville Gate House Museum of History, located at 7283
Cooper Drive, in front of Sykesville Middle School. Information, 410-549-5150.