Elkridge Heritage Society

Open House at the Brumbaugh House Museum
2025-10-18 10:00 - 14:00 UTC | The Brumbaugh House, 5825 Main Street, Elkridge, MD, 21075, United States
Visit our Museum at 5825 Main Street, Elkridge MD 21075 !
We are open from 10am to 2pm on the 3rd Saturday of every month. Come learn about the Brumbaugh House and its namesake, Dr. Benjamin Bruce Brumbaugh, and explore the history of Elkridge through maps and businesses, and other artifacts.

Pot Luck at the Assembly Rooms
2025-09-15 18:30 - 20:00 | Elkridge Assembly Rooms, 6090 Lawyers HIll Rd, Elkridge, MD, 21075
The Elkridge Assembly Rooms holds a monthly potluck on the 3rd Monday of the warm months, starting at 6:30 at 6090 Lawyers Hill Rd., Elkridge, MD 21075. Bring a dish to share, and your own plate, utensils and beverage.
6:30 p.m. Potluck Dinner

7:30 p.m. A Musical Treat with String Attached!
Lutenist Ronn McFarlane and Guitarist Andrew McAvoy will be at the Elkridge Assembly to play duets after our potluck supper.
Come join them for dinner and then stay for the treat of world class music.

Here’s a taste!
Lute and Guitar Duo Plays Haeddre by Ronn McFarlane

BRUMBAUGH HOUSE GRAND OPENING - September 13th, 2025, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM!!
2025-09-13 09:00 - 14:00 | The Brumbaugh House, 5825 Main Street, Elkridge, MD, 21075, United States
The Elkridge Heritage Society is pleased to announce our Grand Opening! Over the past year and half we have completed many needed renovations inside of the Brumbaugh House and right now are installing displays dedicated to Elkridge History! It has been a long road, and we really appreciate all who have supported us over the years, and we hope to see everyone on the 13th and show off what we have done, where this is just a start!

EHS has been quiet over the past few years, but with our renovations completed we are hoping to be able to host more events for our members and in turn we do need monetary support to upkeep the Brumbaugh house and continue our mission to build out more of the house as a museum dedicated to Elkridge.

The flyer below includes our schedule of events for the day starting with coffee with the board (and curator) as well as a ribbon cutting ceremony, and lunch.

We hope to see you on the 13th and if you would like to donate to our not for profit in the meantime, please go to our donation page on our website at: https://elkridgeheritage.org/donate/

Sincerely,

Craig Pool, EHS President

PS. For those who donated to the Rita Chelton Memorial Fund, this will also be the day to come and see what your generosity bought us! We were able to purchase two display set-ups with the fund. One holds a display about the women including Mrs. Brumbaugh who sewed for the Red Cross. We are still deciding what to put in the other one. Come and see! –Tina B/Webmaster

Archeology Dig at Grace Epicopal
2025-09-06 09:00 - 12:00 | Grace Episcopal Church, 5805 Main Street, Elkridge, MD, 21075
We got an email from Rev. Mimi Mathews with Grace Episcopal Church inviting EHS members to participate in the continuing archeology dig. It will be Saturday, Sept. 6th from 9-12 at the Historic Stone Church, 5805 Main Street. A professional group is leading this dig. Please let me know if you are going so I can let her know a head count. There might be donuts or something. 🙂

Assembly Room Potluck
2025-08-18 18:30 - 20:00 | Elkridge Assembly Rooms, 6090 Lawyers HIll Rd, Elkridge, MD, 21075
The Elkridge Assembly Rooms holds a monthly potluck on the 3rd Monday of the warm months, starting at 6:30 at 6090 Lawyers Hill Rd., Elkridge, MD 21075. The next two are August 18 and September 15. I believe the September 15th potluck is expected to be extra festive with live music. Bring a dish to share, and your own utensils, plate and beverage.

The 1774 Elkridge Thugs
2025-08-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Museum of Howard County History, Museum of Howard County History 8328 Court Avenue, Ellicott City, MD, 21043, United States
With Author Dan Hobbs:
During 1773-1774, the tides of public opinion against British rule in America began to rise. The brigantine Peggy Stewart sailed in with this tide carrying 2,000 pounds of the noxious weed, tea, to the surprise of her owner, Anthony Stewart, and to the delight of those looking for an excuse to galvanize support to cast off the Crown’s grip on Maryland. The Sons of Liberty in and around Elkridge played a pivotal role in the destiny of this remarkable tenth American tea party.
LOCATION:
Museum of Howard County History
8328 Court Avenue Ellicott City, MD 21043

Elkridge Trivia Night
2025-07-13 17:00 - 20:00 | Daniels Restaurant, 5854 Washington Blvd, Elkridge, MD, 21075, United States
As renovations wind down on the Brumbaugh House, and work continues on designing new interpretive displays, we are having another fundraiser to help cover our utility costs. We are very excited to announce our first Elkridge Trivia Night at Daniels! It will be $40 per 4-person team, and the winning team gets half the entrance fees received! This is going to be fun, and the questions will be Elkridge-centric! Mark your calendar. It will start at 5pm, Sunday July 13, 2025, at Daniels (5854 Washington Blvd, Elkridge).

We can only accept cash or PayPal on the day of the event. You may pay ahead of time at https://elkridgeheritage.org/donate/ – just email us at elkridgeheritage.org of your intentions for your donation.

Juneteenth Celebration at Benjamin Benneker Historical Park and Museum
2025-06-19 15:00 - 20:00 | Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum, 300 Oella Ave, Catonsville, MD, United States
Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum invites you to their Juneteenth Celebration, Thursday, June 19th, 2025 from 3pm-8pm at the Benjamin Banneker historical Park and Museum.

Benjamin Banneker’s Birthday Market Fair
2025-06-11 08:00 - 17:00 | Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum, 300 Oella Ave, Catonsville, MD, United States
Benjamin Banneker’s Birthday Market Fair will be on Saturday, November 1st, 2025 from 10am-4pm at the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum.

Black History Month: Book Exchange
2025-02-22 10:00 - 17:00 | Ellicott City Colored School Restored, 8683 Frederick Rd, Ellicott City, MD, 21043, United States
See the flyer below for more information about this free Black Book Exchange at the Ellicott City Colored School Restored! Parking is Limited so please park at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church’s auxiliary lot across the street.

Winter Mixer at Daniels Restaurant
2025-01-30 04:30 - 21:30 | Daniels Restaurant, 5854 Washington Blvd, Elkridge, MD, 21075, United States

Board Elections At Pizza Hutt
2024-11-12 19:00 - 20:30 | pizza hut elkridge md, 7260 Montgomery Rd, ELKRIDGE, MD, 21075, United States
Dear Elkridge Heritage Society Member,

As the Brumbaugh House is still in the throes of renovation, but we need to have a meeting to elect our officers, we invite you to Pizza Hut 7260 Montgomery Rd, Elkridge, MD at 7pm on Tuesday, November 12, 2024.
We will purchase some pizzas for refreshment. Pizza Hut was one of Elkridge’s first chain restaurants and we thought we could reminisce about that, whether good memories or sad ones. We will not have a formal presentation.
We have one candidate for each position and we invite you to nominate someone else if you know someone who wants to serve. So far the candidates are:
Craig Pool, our incumbent president
Nikki Marlatt-Young, our incumbent VP
Bill Evans, our incumbent treasurer
Anye Angwafo, for Recording Secretary. Anye is a new member who is enthusiastic about history and is very energetic. He was born and raised in Elkridge. Our current secretary Jake Burdett, needs to step down but he recommended Anye who has been active in other area organizations.
Tina Barton, Communications Secretary (and current webmaster)
We are also always looking for committee chairpersons, especially for fundraising and event planning. This would be a good time to come and get involved.
Bring others you think would like to join us! All they need is an enjoyment of history, whether deep past or recent past.
Please RSVP to (443) 406-8496 (leave a message if no one picks up), or email elkridgeheritage@gmail.com.
This meeting would be a good time to pay dues for 2025. It is still $25 per person or $35 for a family membership. Anyone who pays dues in November or December will be considered an EHS member for 2025.
We really need your support to keep up the progress! The county has been very good to us but our operating costs will increase because we will be running climate control and security once everything is up and running. This will protect our collection and the house itself.
Another newsletter will come out this fall with more details, but here’s what we have done so far:

Improved stormwater management (we still need more of this)
A new roof over Dr. Brumbaugh’s office
Air conditioning installation
Clean-out of old utility equipment in the basement
A new breaker box for electric wiring
Electric wiring upgrade
A new roof on the carriage house

We will receive the second half of our 100k grant from the county in February 2025. With that money we plan to renovate Dr. Brumbaugh’s office, fix water damage in the carriage house, and install a mini-split in the carriage house. The mini-split will provide us a comfortable meeting space. We also need to shore up the old beams in the basement. As finances allow, we will fix plaster walls, install track lighting, paint, sand wood floors and put new linoleum down in the waiting room, create new displays and really make it pretty. Eventually the exterior of the house needs to be repainted. We hope you will be proud to say you helped make it all a reality!
Sincerely,

Tina Barton, EHS Webmaster

General Meeting - all our welcome!
2024-09-10 19:00 - 20:30 | MD
We need to have a meeting to nominate new officers for the board. So far, all officers are willing to continue in their posts except the Secretary, but if the general membership decides we need new leadership, this will be the time to speak.
There may be other business to discuss, such as updating the By-Laws.
We will try to include a short presentation, possibly about Labor Day in Elkridge.
Location: 5825 Main Street, in the Carriage House, on the back of the property

Rathskeller History Night!
2024-06-11 16:30 - 20:00 | Rathskeller, 5782 Main Street, Elkridge, MD, 21075, United States
On Tuesday, June 11, 2024, we will be meeting at the Rathskeller between 4:30 and 8pm. If you order dinner and mention Elkridge Heritage Society, we get 10% of profits.
At 6pm, we will be giving a presentation about the history of the Rathskeller property. No purchase is necessary but we hope you will support Rathskeller too!
Address: 5782 Main Street, Elkridge MD 21075
We hope to see you there!
Email us at info@elkridgeheritage.org for more information, or call 443-406-8496
