SHAF Wins State Grant for Tolson’s Chapel
The Maryland Historical Trust anounced a grant to the Save Historic Antietam Foundation (SHAF) of $50,000 in FY2007 for “carpentry and masonry repairs to foundation, sills, floors & supports, roof repairs and installation of cupola” on Tolson’s Chapel in Sharpsburg.
Tolson’s was used as a free school immediately after the Civil War, educating the town’s African-American children. It is one of very few free schools still standing in the state of Maryland. Following construction of a slightly larger school in town, the building was used as an AME church until the mid-20th century. When SHAF acquired it in 2003, Tolson’s Chapel had not been touched since its closing.
SHAF teams have stabilized the structure and are now planning further preservation activities.
- SHAF Work Day Update, October 19, 2024
(October 8, 2024)
- Next SHAF Work Day on October 19, 2024
(September 19, 2024)
- SHAF Update, August 2024
(August 31, 2024)
- 2024 Annual Meeting Reminder
(April 18, 2024)
- SHAF 2024 Annual Meeting
(April 5, 2024)
- SHAF Work Day at the historic Avey Farm
(March 16, 2024)
- Jacob Funk Miller farm marked by SHAF
(March 5, 2024)
- SHAF Work Day, March 16, 2024
(March 4, 2024)
- Raise Money for SHAF on February 28, 2024
(February 15, 2024)
- Antietam National Battlefield and Friends of Tolson’s Chapel to Debut Film, November 5, 2023
(October 31, 2023)
- John Banks to Speak at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine
(April 14, 2023)
- Reminder! 2023 Annual SHAF Meeting
(March 29, 2023)
- March 11 SHAF Work Day
(March 10, 2023)
- SHAF Annual Membership Meeting Date Change
(March 3, 2023)
- SHAF 2023 Spring Work Day
(February 24, 2023)
- SHAF 2022 Fall Work Day
(October 21, 2022)
- SHAF Receives Donation from Jacob Rohrbach Inn
(September 26, 2022)
- Fall Antietam Work Day Scheduled
(September 6, 2022)
- SHAF News
(June 15, 2022)
- Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society Supports SHAF
(June 1, 2022)
- Images from SHAF’s 2022 Annual Meeting
(May 3, 2022)
- SHAF Annual Meeting Silent Auction Items
(April 29, 2022)
- 2022 Annual Meeting
(April 28, 2022)
- SHAF Workday Rescheduled
(March 12, 2022)
- SHAF Workday Postponed
(March 11, 2022)
- Two Important Announcements
(February 20, 2022)
- Read SHAF’s Latest Newsletter
(January 7, 2022)
- SHAF Announcement Regarding the Passing of Nancy Hammond Murfin
(November 3, 2021)
- SHAF Work Day, October 23, 2021
(October 22, 2021)
- The Historical Importance of Newly Preserved Land at Antietam
(September 29, 2021)
- SHAF Annual Meeting Link
(September 28, 2021)
- SHAF Annual Meeting Update
(August 31, 2021)
- Save Historic Antietam Foundation Buys Battlefield Land at Antietam
(July 30, 2021)
- Recap of March 13, 2021 SHAF Work Day
(March 20, 2021)
- SHAF Workday Scheduled for Saturday, March 13, 2021
(January 30, 2021)
- SHAF Statement Regarding the Destruction and Defacing of Civil War Monuments
(December 20, 2020)
- Film Supports SHAF
(June 17, 2020)
- SHAF Helps Clear Non-Historic Tree lines on ABT Property
(May 26, 2020)
- SHAF Annual Membership Meeting Postponed
(March 28, 2020)
- Next SHAF Workday, March 21, 2020
(March 11, 2020)
The Maryland Historical Trust anounced a grant to the Save Historic Antietam Foundation (SHAF) of $50,000 in FY2007 for “carpentry and masonry repairs to foundation, sills, floors & supports, roof repairs and installation of cupola” on Tolson’s Chapel in Sharpsburg.
Tolson’s was used as a free school immediately after the Civil War, educating the town’s African-American children. It is one of very few free schools still standing in the state of Maryland. Following construction of a slightly larger school in town, the building was used as an AME church until the mid-20th century. When SHAF acquired it in 2003, Tolson’s Chapel had not been touched since its closing.
SHAF teams have stabilized the structure and are now planning further preservation activities.
- SHAF Work Day Update, October 19, 2024
(October 8, 2024) - Next SHAF Work Day on October 19, 2024
(September 19, 2024) - SHAF Update, August 2024
(August 31, 2024) - 2024 Annual Meeting Reminder
(April 18, 2024) - SHAF 2024 Annual Meeting
(April 5, 2024) - SHAF Work Day at the historic Avey Farm
(March 16, 2024) - Jacob Funk Miller farm marked by SHAF
(March 5, 2024) - SHAF Work Day, March 16, 2024
(March 4, 2024) - Raise Money for SHAF on February 28, 2024
(February 15, 2024) - Antietam National Battlefield and Friends of Tolson’s Chapel to Debut Film, November 5, 2023
(October 31, 2023) - John Banks to Speak at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine
(April 14, 2023) - Reminder! 2023 Annual SHAF Meeting
(March 29, 2023) - March 11 SHAF Work Day
(March 10, 2023) - SHAF Annual Membership Meeting Date Change
(March 3, 2023) - SHAF 2023 Spring Work Day
(February 24, 2023) - SHAF 2022 Fall Work Day
(October 21, 2022) - SHAF Receives Donation from Jacob Rohrbach Inn
(September 26, 2022) - Fall Antietam Work Day Scheduled
(September 6, 2022) - SHAF News
(June 15, 2022) - Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society Supports SHAF
(June 1, 2022) - Images from SHAF’s 2022 Annual Meeting
(May 3, 2022) - SHAF Annual Meeting Silent Auction Items
(April 29, 2022) - 2022 Annual Meeting
(April 28, 2022) - SHAF Workday Rescheduled
(March 12, 2022) - SHAF Workday Postponed
(March 11, 2022) - Two Important Announcements
(February 20, 2022) - Read SHAF’s Latest Newsletter
(January 7, 2022) - SHAF Announcement Regarding the Passing of Nancy Hammond Murfin
(November 3, 2021) - SHAF Work Day, October 23, 2021
(October 22, 2021) - The Historical Importance of Newly Preserved Land at Antietam
(September 29, 2021) - SHAF Annual Meeting Link
(September 28, 2021) - SHAF Annual Meeting Update
(August 31, 2021) - Save Historic Antietam Foundation Buys Battlefield Land at Antietam
(July 30, 2021) - Recap of March 13, 2021 SHAF Work Day
(March 20, 2021) - SHAF Workday Scheduled for Saturday, March 13, 2021
(January 30, 2021) - SHAF Statement Regarding the Destruction and Defacing of Civil War Monuments
(December 20, 2020) - Film Supports SHAF
(June 17, 2020) - SHAF Helps Clear Non-Historic Tree lines on ABT Property
(May 26, 2020) - SHAF Annual Membership Meeting Postponed
(March 28, 2020) - Next SHAF Workday, March 21, 2020
(March 11, 2020)
