Thurmont Historical Society

Name: Thurmont Historical Society
Address: 11 N Church Street, Thurmont, MD, 21788, US
Telephone: +13012711860
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Dedicated to preserving and showcasing Thurmont's history The original house was built and lived in by Daniel Rouzer, grandfather of Col. John R. Col. Winpigler

The History of the Creeger House is older than you would guess, as the Victorian style brick house was actually built in 1876 built around a smaller log house that dates back to the 1820s. Rouzer who later bought the house after returning to Thurmont as a hero from the Civil War. Rouzer was very active in the Thurmont Community, serving for 45 years as the Trustee of the Thurmont Schools, 6 years

as Resister of Wills for Frederick County, and serving as Director of the local Bank, Water company, and other civic enterprises. Following his death, the house passed into a nine year residency by retired farmer, Walter Dorsey and his family. In 1926, the house was sold to Edwin Creeger, who was the local Chevrolet dealer at the time. Edwin Creeger Jr., the only son of the Creeger family, lost his life during World War II and was the first casualty from Thurmont. After the death of Edwin Creeger Sr. in 1971, Ethel Creeger never returned to the house, and donated it to the Thurmont Historical Society in 1990. The Thurmont Historical Society maintains the house to this day, using it as a living museum to house the artifacts and stories of Thurmont. Our Board of Directors & Volunteers

President - Doug Propheter
Vice President – Julie Portner
Secretary - Marian Harper
Treasurer – Ron Pearcey
Library and Research volunteer - Carol Newmann
Marketing and Communications - Caylee M.

08/25/2026

We are so grateful to the Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. for coming to the Creeger House Museum today on a site visit. They gave us a grant this past year to help with the renovations and build out our exhibit space with much needed professional panels, display cases, lighting systems, and more! Thank you to the Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. and the community that makes our work possible. We are honored to continue to showcase local history!

08/24/2026

Last week our board member, Andrew Stanley, led a presentation about how to do research on your historic home. The audience loved the presentation and thought it was very engaging!

Thank you, Andrew, for leading such a great presentation! If you have questions about the history of your home, stop by the Thurmont Historical Society, give us a call, or send us an email and we'll see how we can help.

Stay tuned for more Thurmont Historical Society speakers to learn about the history around us!

08/23/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out for the Main Street Thurmont Art & Wine Stroll! What a huge success and a great crowd!

During the Art & Wine Stroll, the Thurmont Historical Society debuted our new exhibit celebrating the 275th anniversary of the Town of Thurmont.

To honor the occasion, the Thurmont Historical Society will be selling Challenge Coins, commemorative t-shirts, and town quilts! Stop by the Thurmont Historical Society any Friday, Saturday, or Sunday 11am-3pm to purchase your commemorative item!

08/18/2026

Don't miss this FREE history presentation THIS Thursday, August 20th!

Are you curious about the history of your home? Join the Thurmont Historical Society and the Thurmont Regional Library for a workshop on how to uncover the story of your old house. Retired teacher Andrew Stanley will introduce you to the online resources available for unlocking your home’s history, from researching the chain of title in Frederick County deed books to combing online newspapers and other resources for clues about previous owners.

We hope to see you there!

08/14/2026

The Thurmont Historical Society will be open, August 21, 2026 for the Art & Wine Stroll!

This date is also the GRAND OPENING of our new exhibit and renovations! If you've been curious to see our progress and see the new exhibit, stop by August 21, from 5-8pm.

We look forward to seeing the community!

🎊🎉🎊 We are ushering the summer out with our Thurmont Main Street Art & Wine Stroll where will find all of our local vineyards, breweries, & distilleries tucked away in our Main Street businesses, artists & artisans on the street, & in businesses too. (Make sure you bring valid ID)
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https://thurmontmainstreet.com/events/thurmont-main-street-art-wine-stroll-3/
❤️🤍💙 The Art & Wine Stroll always has a theme, so to celebrate our 250th, this stroll will be red, white, & blue! Dress up on your patriotic colors and come to 10Tavern 8:30p for a judging for best red, white, & blue attire.

08/06/2026

Congratulations and thank you, Taran!

Taran has been the Thurmont Historical Society summer intern from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has accomplished a huge amount of work during his time with us and we are so grateful and proud!

He entered all of our donation forms since 2025 into our archival software, PastPerfect. Including a huge postcard series! He helped with the development of our upcoming exhibit. He cataloged artifacts from our collection. And, he helped with our major renovation projects.

Thank you, Taran, for joining us this summer! We're so glad we had your help and we hope you learned a lot!

07/29/2026

Sneak peek of our upcoming exhibit! 🔍

We are excited to be welcoming guests back to the Creeger House Museum soon! We are preparing our displays and exhibits to celebrate America's 250th and the Town's 275th.

Standby for the official reopening date. Coming soon!

07/20/2026

The Thurmont Historical Society is making progress and in our final steps of renovation! The lobby has received a fresh layer of paint and we've made some repairs. We want to extend a huge thank you to our team Dominic, Drew, and Taran for all their hard work!

We are planning to reopen fully in August, so stay tuned for the next exhibits!

07/18/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Thurmont Historical Society Picnic! It was a great event to hear updates about the state of the organization and meet fellow history lovers. We have a lot of upcoming events, so stay tuned for more!

Special thank you to Catoctin Furnace Historical Society, Inc. for letting us borrow your historical tent for the picnic.

07/15/2026

Join us, SATURDAY, July 18th, for the Thurmont Historical Society Picnic! Come meet fellow history lovers and see the grand opening Creeger House renovations!

📆 July 18, 2026
⏰12:00pm - 3:00pm
📍11 N Church Street, Thurmont, MD (Thurmont Historical Society)
🍽️ Click here to contribute to the potluck: https://www.perfectpotluck.com/meals.php?t=VWGT3810

See you there!

Address

11 N Church Street
Thurmont, MD
21788

Telephone

+13012711860

Website

http://www.thurmonthistoricalsociety.org/

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