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History Shark Productions represents the past, present and future works of Chris Haugh, featuring extensive study and research on Frederick, Maryland, Frederick County and past citizens. This history-for-hire business is based in Frederick and serves both the local and greater Maryland and Delaware area. I offer public presentation services (creative-development, teaching, public lecture, guide se
rvice), interpretive production services (consulting, research, writing and project/event management) and personal historian/family legacy services (consulting, personal storytelling and documentation through written form and on-camera interview, genealogy research).
Just who was Benjamin Tasker, and why did he take a “chance” on land in the Monocacy Valley of the Maryland colony back in the early 18th century? (This is his gravesite in St. Anne’s Churchyard in Annapolis within the famed circle). Find out this Tuesday in my “Frederick History 101” class. Click link below for more details.
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Still have openings! We are one week away from the start of my last 2023 session of Chris Haugh's "Frederick History 101." The 4-week course will begin August 22nd and meet on consecutive Tuesdays from 6-8:30pm at Mount Olivet's historic Key Memorial Chapel. We begin with the founding of Maryland in 1634 and illustrate how Frederick came to be, and continued to grow and prosper up through the present-day. $79 for 10 hours of everything you ever wanted to know about Frederick. Click the link below for more info and registration instruction:
http://www.historysharkproductions.com/frederick-history-101-course.html
One thing you will surely find in a cemetery are dates. Now I'm talking day of the month and year here, certainly not a social or romantic appointment (date). Birth and death dates are evident by the...
How about learning a little Frederick History tonight? Mount Olivet Cemetery is a “museum without walls” and I plan on telling many stories connected with the 1900s through the people that made “Frederick happen!” A nice night to walk the cemetery on this 2 hour+ tour starting at 6pm and featuring 25 individuals (and not FSK, TJ or B.Fritchie as they lived in earlier times😉). $20 at 6pm and meet/park at the new WWI Memorial Gazebo in the middle of the cemetery across from Grove Stadium. Pay in person or register in advance on the HSP site, your choice. See you tonight as we visit graves of Claire McCardell, Dr. Apple, Harry Grove, Harry Lebherz, Clyde Hauver and many more.
Here are some of the people that I will be introducing participants to on my Walking Class/tour of “1900s Frederick History 101.” Can you name these 5? We will also visit the graves of 20 other individuals including those that assisted in giving Frederick: a restaurant named for a local heroine; a state park; a baseball team; a popular bar; a high school nickname; an arena for boxing/concerts; a ladies clothing store; and a device for bottling root beer (and other beverages) during the Prohibition Era. Still room on Tuesday (Aug 8th) night’s tour at Mount Olivet and (Wed, Aug 23) 6pm starts/$20. For registration/more info, click my link below:
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So, I have had the opportunity to research, write articles, produce documentaries, present lectures, teach classes and conduct tours on local Frederick, MD history over the past 30 years. However, my ”greatest hit” was this little ditty back in 2016. It’s certainly part of our collective history, and I revel talking about it in my “History 101” course as well! Read the article, but don’t miss the comments after…pure gold.
I certainly smiled the other day when I saw the Frederick News-Post article announcing the recent groundbreaking for the Frederick Towne Center project (aka the Frederick Towne Mall “Facelift”)....
Chris Haugh's "Frederick 101" Cemetery Walking Class Tours available July 25th, Aug 8th and Aug 23rd. Sign up now by clicking below.
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This time 28 years ago, I was working ‘round the clock towards completion of a 10-hour video documentary on Frederick City’s amazing past. Give me 2.5 hours of your time this Tuesday night (July 25th at 6pm) for a guided walk through historic Mount Olivet Cemetery, and I will introduce you to a host of individuals from the 1700s and 1800s who helped in creating the Frederick, MD we know and love today. Click link below to register!
http://www.historysharkproductions.com/other-frederick-history-courses.html
Are you interested in Frederick History? Tuesday, August 22nd is the start of the next offering of Chris Haugh's "Frederick History 101." We still have space available for this four-week course that will take students on a learning journey from Maryland's founding in 1634 to Frederick's founding in 1745 and up through the present day. We will cover the "Hows?, Whys?, Whens? and Whos?" in this multi-media course that will meet for 2.5 hours on consecutive Tuesday evenings (at Mount Olivet Cemetery's Key Chapel) through September 12th. For more info and registration, click below!
http://www.historysharkproductions.com/frederick-history-101-course.html
Who was Emma J. Smith, and why is she important in the realm of Frederick, Maryland history? Her grave is one of over 25 sites that we will be visiting on my 1700s-1800s “Frederick History 101” walking class/tour on Tuesday, July 11th 6-8:30pm. Click link for registration info! http://www.historysharkproductions.com/other-frederick-history-courses.html
Mount Olivet Cemetery is a “Museum without Walls.” Let me teach you the history of Frederick by introducing you to the people that helped in making it what it is today. On Tuesday, July 11th, I will be conducting a 2.5 hour walking class/walking tour of notable individuals from the 1700s & 1800s here. This info is based in part on my 1995 Frederick Town documentary and weekly internet blog entitled “Stories in Stone.” I promise you will learn plenty. (Click link below to register)
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History-for-hire business offering public presentation and interpretive services (research, writing)
Happy 4th of July Frederick, Maryland! Here’s what the holiday was like back 130 years ago in 1893😊
As we embark on the most popular day and week, of summer, I wanted to look back at Frederick, Maryland and its relationship to the July 4th holiday. For those on vacation, and others hosting or...
HSP is offering "Walking Class-Tours" to complement Chris Haugh's "Frederick History 101" (4-part) lecture course. These Tuesday evening tours (6-8:30pm) will take place in Frederick's Mount Olivet Cemetery. At 2.5 hours in length (with intermission), one version will focus on notable figures of the 1700s/1800s (two offerings: July 11 and 25), and the other will highlight former citizens of the 1900s (Aug 8 & 23). Tap link below for more info/registration/cost.
http://www.historysharkproductions.com/other-frederick-history-courses.html
The guy on the left knows a bit about the past. In 1995, he produced a 10-hour video documentary on Frederick, Maryland history. For nearly 30 years, he's added to his knowledge through research, writing and conducting tours. Let him teach you through a 4-part, multi-media lecture course beginning August 22nd! Register for the next session of Chris Haugh's "Frederick History 101." Click link for details! http://www.historysharkproductions.com/frederick-history-101-course.html
I guess Pokémon GO is still a thing, right? If not, it’s “historical” at the very least. This blog (written seven years ago) on Frederick, MD history employs one of my best “reaches” ever as I combined the augmented reality mobile game with local history. I still see gamers here in the cemetery from time to time, searching for the Pokémon franchise characters among 41,000 past residents interred here.
I want to start by saying I have not played Pokémon Go , and don’t ever see myself doing so. Like many of my generation, I was introduced to the “Poké posse” by my kids. This came in the form...
Here is another golden-oldie HSP Frederick (MD) history blog article perfectly suitable for Fathers Day Weekend. Enjoy!
My boys and I had a recent conversation during dinner in which they asked me about important inventions that I have witnessed over my lifetime. Possessing a college degree in Communications, I have...
After selling out the inaugural session, History Shark Productions is happy to announce another offering of Chris Haugh's "Frederick History 101" slated for late August/early September. The 4-week course will begin August 22nd and meet on consecutive Tuesdays from 6-8:30pm at Mount Olivet's Key Memorial Chapel. Click the link below for more info and registration instruction:
http://www.historysharkproductions.com/frederick-history-101-course.html
We began the 4-part “Frederick History 101” course last night, performing for a stellar, “sold out” audience-no lie! I’m still humbled by the response and should have info/details in coming days for the next “Frederick 101” course likely slated to start in late August, plus a few unique class/walking tour opportunities in July. Stay tuned, and thanks for the support!
In March 1884, a longtime Frederick merchant decided to move his millinery business (and family) to Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Five years later, onn May 31st, 1889, this proved to be a fateful decision.
“Being at the wrong place at the wrong time,” an expression we hear quite often when a hapless victim encounters a tragic event that many times leads to serious injury or, worse yet, death. My...
O' say can you see?...We are just one week away from yours truly "teaching the & #@% out of Frederick History" to dozens of willing participants who have already registered for my 4-part course (being held at Mount Olivet's Key Chapel on consecutive Mondays in June). Stay tuned for info on future sessions, but we still have a few seats left for this one. Click link below for details:
http://www.historysharkproductions.com/frederick-history-101-course.html
History-for-hire business offering public presentation and interpretive services (research, writing)
One typically thinks of places such as battlefields and cemeteries during Memorial Day weekend. This story of Frederick, Maryland’s past will take you to the center of town during an earlier time of unbridled innovation.
May and June of 1888 was an "enlightening" time in Frederick City, both literally and figuratively. Crews of workman were busily planting poles and stringing wire for a system of incandescent lights...
You know you are in good hands learning "Frederick History 101" from a guy who dressed as a Revolutionary War soldier for Halloween back in 1976! There's still some openings left for the upcoming "4-part course" with award-winning historian/researcher/documentarian Chris Haugh beginning in three weeks (June 5, 12, 19, & 26). For more details, click the link below:
http://www.historysharkproductions.com/frederick-history-101-course.html
Another "vintage" blog on Frederick (MD) history from the HSP vault about a famous traveler who made a "call" to town in spring, 1915.
So I panicked the other night, while in the produce section of a grocery store. I was given a short list of items in the morning, and forgot one of five simple things I was supposed to come home...
Popular Frederick County historian Chris Haugh will present “Stories in Stone: Patriots of ‘76 in Frederick’s Mount Olivet Cemetery.” Haugh is an award-winning researcher, writer and documentary-filmmaker. He is now
During the 1800's, one of the most memorable events in Frederick, Maryland's history was the coming of the railroad in the 1830s. However, this would not impact our town in quite the way it would others. Learn why in Chris Haugh's "Frederick History 101" 4-part/class course. Register for the inaugural June session with this link: http://www.historysharkproductions.com/frederick-history-101-course.html
The impetus behind my “Stories in Stone” blog for Frederick, Maryland’s Mount Olivet Cemetery was the HSP History Blog…a collection of online ramblings of events and happenings in Frederick’s past that may, or not have made the permanent, local history record. Here’s one of those stories from May, 2016 for your reading pleasure.
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It was nearly 40 years ago, but I remember those events like it was only yesterday. Ah, yes—the two times I ever got in trouble in school. Both were elementary school infractions, once in second...
Oh yeah, it's officially on: the "Frederick History 101" course taught by yours truly, Chris Haugh. Click the link below for more details and registration info.
http://www.historysharkproductions.com/frederick-history-101-course.html
A self-business offering history consulting, research, writing, presentation and personal historian services to produce interpretive media and expert storytelling opportunities. Based and specializing in Frederick County and Maryland area history.
What a nice response yesterday! Well some got the location right (even with the spelling wrong), as I was standing at the grave of Frederick's founder Daniel Dulany, the Elder (1685-1753) in the small churchyard of St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Annapolis (located within the famed traffic circle and next to the Governor's Mansion.) Are you interested in learning more about this guy, Daniel Dulany, and how Frederick came about? What about others who are responsible for giving us the Frederick that we know and love today?
If so, I am planning to begin teaching sessions of an ongoing course (4-part/week), starting in June. It will be a must for history fans and local residents (natives and newcomers). If anything else, my "Frederick History 101" course will give you a much better appreciation and understanding of why Frederick is so unique and incredibly special.
More details will be available in coming days as registration will open later this week. The class is open to all ages and will consist of four, 2.5 hour classes held in the Key Memorial Chapel at Mount Olivet Cemetery. The first session of Chris Haugh's "Frederick History 101" will take place Mondays in June (5, 12, 19, 26) from 6-8:30pm with a total cost of $79. That's as much as a tank of gas these days, but I promise this course will be a fantastic trip!
Hello, Hello! Please forgive me as it's been about 2.5 years since I last posted on this site. Not a blue-ribbon winning photo below, but can you guess where I am? Yes, it's a cemetery, but not Frederick's Mount Olivet where I serve as historian/preservation manager. As a matter of fact, if not for the individual buried here next to me, there wouldn't be a Mount Olivet, or Frederick for that matter! Give your best guess below, as I will provide the answer tomorrow, along with news of an exciting 4-part Frederick history course I plan to start teaching (beginning in June)!
Part 2 of a two-part blog on the origins of the Great Frederick Fair. Not a Hemp's sandwich or apple dumpling, but it's the best I can do for you:)
Author's Note: This is part 2 of a multi-part history covering the early history of the Great Frederick Fair. Part 1 can be found in the September 2016 archives to the right.
Part 1 of a "two-part" blog I wrote a few years back on the Great Frederick Fair's history in the 19th century. Look for part 2 as well as two related stories in my "Stories in Stone" blog for Mount Olivet Cemetery.
This week marks the 154th edition of the Great Frederick Fair, the largest and greatest county fair in the State of Maryland. The Frederick Fair has quite a storied history, but one I found lacking...
It's an understatement to say that this year's presidential election is one of the most important in our country's history. So many important issues are on the table as we seem to be quite divided as...
Both my sons had their first-ever opportunity to play baseball on Frederick's McCurdy Field last night. The experience conjured up memories of a story I wrote exactly four years ago about Hall of Famer Connie Mack and the Philadelphia Athletics who used the field for spring training during World War II.
Since my last article, I have had the good fortune of attending two professional baseball games—one minor league game here in Frederick, and a major league matchup in Philadelphia. Both contests...
It's certainly been a while since writing/posting a blog piece for the HSP site. This weekend marks the 131st anniversary of the worst disaster by dam failure in American history, and greatest single-day civilian loss of life in the US before September 11, 2001.
“Being at the wrong place at the wrong time,” an expression we hear quite often when a hapless victim encounters a tragic event that many times leads to serious injury or, worse yet, death. My...
Of late, my commute home from Mount Olivet Cemetery to the Rosedale/Villa Estates neighborhood on the northwest side of Frederick has been as quiet as can be. Hey, I’m not complaining, and never...
If you love rocks, half as much as I do....
Sign up to spend the day with me (Monday, April 6th), there will be plenty to see!
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Monsters of Rock Geology Mobile Workshop 1 session • 6 hours REGISTER Make sure you join us for this exciting Learning on Location opportunity as we set out on an exploration of Frederick County’s …
Next week, I will tell you everything you need to know about TJ with this class for FCC ILR!
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Image: North Market Street, Frederick MD, c. 1911. Provided by Chris Haugh. Frederick Town History Series – The 1800s3 sessions • 4.5 hours REGISTER Based on the award-winning documentary ser…
"Last call for Mr. Haugh....speaking on the history of Frederick, of course!"
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Mount Olivet's Chris Haugh will be featured on WFMD's "Frederick's Forum," hosted by Darren Wigfield. The program airs live today (Saturday, Dec. 22) from 12-2pm, and Chris will be talking about Frederick history, the "Stories in Stone" blog series and historic preservation efforts involving the cemetery.
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