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Camp David, the Presidential Retreat, is located in the Catoctin Mountains of Frederick County, near Thurmont. Camp David became the official Presidential Retreat in 1942, when President Franklin Roosevelt approved the site which he named Shangri-La. Among the important historical events that have occurred here were the 1979 meetings that resulted in the Camp David Accords.

What's in YOUR Attic?

Join us for the twelfth annual Treasured Heirloom Event on Saturday, April 24 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Delaplaine Visuals Arts Education Center in Frederick (directions provided below). The region's biggest and best antiques and collectibles evaluation event will feature a panel of experts in a variety of fields to provide information and verbal estimations of value. Come out for the Treasured Heirloom Event--the Historical Society's own twist on the "Antique Roadshow" format!

2010 Lead Sponsor

Lead sponsorship support for the 12th annual Treasured Heirloom Event is generously provided by:

Experts' Bios

The Treasured Heirloom Event attracts some of the most noted professional appraisers and antique experts in the region. Event experts represent a wide variety of expertise, from dolls to furniture, quilts to lamps and lighting, folk art to fine art. For a list of experts who will be joining us this year, click here.

Tickets

Tickets to have an item evaluated by an expert are $10 for the first item, and $5 for additional items. Tickets may be purchased at the event. Staff will be on hand the day of the event to direct participants to the appropriate expert(s).

Sponsorships

Event sponsorships help to defray the cost of the Treasured Heirloom Event, one of the Historical Society's most important fundraisers of the year. All event proceeds support the Historical Society's educational public programs. For more information about sponsorship opportunities, please click here or contact Duane Doxzen at 301-663-1188 x 108 or ddoxzen@hsfcinfo.org.

Program Advertising

Advertising in the event program is a great way to reach a diverse audience and at the same time support the Historical Society's educational programs. The event program is distributed to all attendees, typically hundreds of families from throughout the region, and are made available throughout the spring to museum and research center visitors and program participants. There are a number of different advertising options, one for every budget. For more information about advertising in the event program, click here. For a look at last year's (2009) program, click here.

Directions

The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center
40 South Carroll Street
Frederick, MD 21701

From Baltimore: Take I-70 West toward Frederick. Take Exit 56 (Patrick Street). Merge onto Patrick Street (MD route 144) heading west into town. Patrick turns into a one-way street, stay to the left lane. Go one block and make a left turn onto S. Carroll Street. Cross creek, the Center is on the left.

From Gettysburg on Route 15 South From Gettysburg on Route 15 South: Exit 14, Rosemont Ave. Right at bottom of ramp. 8/10 mile to second light at Bentz St. Go right. Make next left on W. Church St. 4/10 mile go right on South Carroll St. Go through traffic light at S. Carroll and E. Patrick, Center is 1/10 mile on your left.

From Hagerstown on I-70 East: Take exit 54, MD 355 and continue to bear right at top of ramp. Follow 355/ Market St. into downtown Frederick. At second traffic light where Market St. becomes two ways, take a right onto E. South St. At first traffic light at the top of the hill, go left onto S. Carroll St. The Center is 1/10 mile down on you right.

From northern Virginia and DC: Take Rt. 495 to I-270 towards Frederick. Take exit 31-A, RT. 85/ Buckeystown Pike. Continue to intersection of RT. 85 and RT. 355. Go left on 355/Market St. to downtown Frederick. When Market St. becomes two way, take a right onto E. South St. At First traffic light at the top of the hill, go left onto S. Carroll St. The Center is 1/10 mile down on your right.

From Leesburg/Sterling area: From Leesburg, take route 340 to Frederick to the intersection of Jefferson St. and South St. Go right onto West South St., through the light at the intersection of West South and Market St. (Rt. 355), up the hill to the first light and the corner E. South St. and South Carroll St. Go right onto South Carroll St. and the Center is at the bottom of the hill on your right.

Event Information

For more information about the event, contact Duane Doxzen at 301-663-1188 or ddoxzen@hsfcinfo.org.

Event Committee: Colleen Remsberg (chair), Claudia Allemang, Helen Becker, and Peg Denton.