Lunch and Learn: Frederick’s “Stories in Stone”
Frederick’s Mount Olivet Cemetery is “a museum without walls.” Opened in 1854 as part of the famed "Garden Cemetery Movement," Mount Olivet was clearly a progressive endeavor for a small town such as Frederick at the time. Today, Mount Olivet remains active as a site of over 40,000 burials while readily welcoming "tombstone tourists," family genealogists and reverent recreation lovers. As a mirror on Frederick’s past, it reflects people buried here having unique ties to local, state and national events. Cemetery historian and preservation manager Chris Haugh will discuss the...