You are cordially invited to join Hood students for a flower-laying ceremony in remembrance of Margaret Scholl Hood as part of activities in celebration of the College's 125th anniversary. Attendees are welcome to meet students at 1:25 p.m. in front of Alumnae Hall on the Hood campus to walk to Mount Olivet Cemetery (approximately 20 minutes travel time). For anyone unable to participate in the walk, you may proceed directly to Mount Olivet for the 2:00 p.m. presentation. The Hood College History Club is responsible for organizing this event, reviving a bygone tradition intended to honor the College's namesake. A reception will be held in Key Memorial Chapel on the cemetery grounds immediately following the ceremony. (NOTE: a brief ceremony will take place at Mrs. Hood's grave site located in Area E/Lot 155 (Cemetery will have wayfinding signs and a cluster of chairs set up))

Enjoy the falling snow from another perspective with our Star-Spangled "Key Cam" (located high atop the Superintendent's house). Feel free to watch all day if you like:) http://www.mountolivetcemeteryinc.com/the-star-spangled-key-cam.html

As could be expected, we are postponing our "Cemetery Planning 101" class, originally scheduled for noon today. It has been re-scheduled for next Wednesday (March 28 @12 noon in the FSK Chapel)

We've been asked for more soothing, "Spring Scenes" from Historic Mount Olivet Cemetery!

Mount Olivet Cemetery proudly welcomes the first day of Spring, 2018...complete with snow and sleet!

MARCH MADNESS! That's what occurred 102 years ago, this weekend, in a remote cabin atop Catoctin Mountain in the woods near Indian Springs. A desperate, socialite wife had to make a split second life/death decision to save herself, and perhaps her children as well, from an abusive husband. http://www.mountolivetcemeteryinc.com/stories-in-stone-blog/auld-lang-syne-and-the-inventors-daughter

Stories in Stone lunchtime history lectures are based on the weekly blogs written by the cemetery's Historian and Preservation Manager Chris Haugh, and focus on past residents of note buried within Mount Olivet.

I don't usually like to equate ghosts with those buried at Mount Olivet, but this week's "Story in Stone" features a young soldier buried here who reputedly has haunted a grand home near Catoctin Furnace since his death 170 years ago. http://www.mountolivetcemeteryinc.com/stories-in-stone-blog/sir-edwarda-brave-ghost

This week's "Story in Stone" can best be described as being timely and shocking...but hopefully not "long-winded." Discover how a "young" Frederick man lost his life in DC as a Presidential inauguration took place nearby. http://www.mountolivetcemeteryinc.com/stories-in-stone-blog/the-dangers-of-wind

A beautiful day out there today...and better yet, another cold winter month down. Bring on spring!

This week's "Story in Stone" harkens back to our 3-part series from last year focusing on Frederick's Black burial grounds, while also recounting a tragic accident in 1942 that took the lives of 6 young people just outside Mount Olivet's front gate. http://www.mountolivetcemeteryinc.com/stories-in-stone-blog/bittersweet-homegoings

This week's "Story in Stone" is a tribute to President's Day as much as a former Frederick County official who is currently "on display" in one of Disney World's greatest attractions. http://www.mountolivetcemeteryinc.com/stories-in-stone-blog/fredericks-haugh-of-presidents