Smithsonian Exhibit Opens January 7th, 2023

  Press ReleaseFor Immediate Release Contact: Kara Rogers Thomas, krogersthomas@frostburg.edu 240 522 7635 Date: December 27, 2022 MARYLAND HUMANITIES TOUR OF SMITHSONIAN EXHIBITION TRAVELS TO WESTERN MARYLAND Crossroads travels the state through Maryland...

(Digital) Archivist Al Update

Today we’re headed over to a new feature on our page, where we take a look at some of the photos our board member and Digital #ArchivistAl has been working on!   Today’s post is a before/after, but we’ll let him tell you a little more about it:...

Allegany Museum Announces New Mission Statement

Allegany Museum Announces New Mission StatementCumberland, 1/24/2022 Allegany Museum announced today that the Museum Board met and it has completely revamped its Strategic Plan and Mission Statement.In a commitment to sharing the heritage of the region, Allegany...

Allegany Museum Announces Officers

The Allegany Museum is pleased to announce new leadership of its board of directors.Local Attorney Chris Logsdon will serve as board president. Logsdon is a Cumberland nativeand graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and also serves as the Attorney Advisor...

At last! We reopen Tuesday September 1

Allegany Museum is delighted to announce that the second floor of the Museum at 3 Pershing Place, Cumberland, will be open once more! After months of closure because of our concern for public and volunteer safety in the face of the Covid 19 pandemic, the Board decided...

St Patrick’s Day Flood

St Patrick’s day 1936 was a day never to be forgotten.Rainfall during the first two weeks of March 1936, combined with melting snow combined with a major storm which had originated in Texas. The storm resulted in heavy downpours with five inches in the Wills...

Lonaconing’s “Lefty”

Robert Moses “Lefty” Grove  was born on March 6, 120 years ago. Lefty, a native son of Lonaconing, was a professional baseball pitcher who became a star with Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox. One of the greatest pitchers in history, Grove led...

It’s all happening on the first floor!

Exciting!The Crossroads of America on Allegany Museum’s first floor is moving quickly towards completion! “Crossroads” will present a permanent display exploring the National Road, the railroad, and the C&O Canal. It will include interactive...