Built in 1911, the Key Memorial Chapel is one of the hidden treasures of Mount Olivet. Ample parking can be had on the lanes surrounding the chapel and adjacent Key Circle.
"Stories in Stone" Lecture Series
Monday, December 17th
12 noon
Historic Key Memorial Chapel
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Frederick, Maryland
(FREE)
Join historian Chris Haugh for an illustrated lecture on pertinent, past Fredericktonians...now at rest in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Based on his weekly internet blog (photo-essay features) entitled "Stories in Stone," the award-winning documentarian/writer will introduce stories of the accomplished, tragic and ordinary.
Please feel free to bring a brown bag lunch of your choosing to enjoy during the presentation. For those that are able, Chris will accompany participants to the gravesites of featured subjects within the cemetery. (This will occur after the lecture and as time and weather will dictate.)
Monday, December 17th
12 noon
Historic Key Memorial Chapel
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Frederick, Maryland
(FREE)
Join historian Chris Haugh for an illustrated lecture on pertinent, past Fredericktonians...now at rest in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Based on his weekly internet blog (photo-essay features) entitled "Stories in Stone," the award-winning documentarian/writer will introduce stories of the accomplished, tragic and ordinary.
Please feel free to bring a brown bag lunch of your choosing to enjoy during the presentation. For those that are able, Chris will accompany participants to the gravesites of featured subjects within the cemetery. (This will occur after the lecture and as time and weather will dictate.)
Interior of Key Memorial Chapel (NOTE: The chapel pews are not the most comfortable seats. You may want to bring a seat cushion or pad to place under you.)
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Chris Haugh has a resume filled with award-winning local history presentations completed as an employee with GS Communications, Visit Frederick (aka the Tourism Council of Frederick County), Maryland's Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area and History Shark Productions. Since 2016, he has been busy helping to research, promote and preserve the rich history of Frederick’s Mount Olivet Cemetery and the thousands of people buried within it. He is a frequent lecturer around the county and also teaches public history courses for FCC’s Institute for Learning in Retirement.
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