Agricultural Land Preservation Program

We promoted and encouraged an agricultural land preservation program in Washington County, Maryland as a step toward scenic preservation.
Maryland Department of Transportation Partnership

In partnership with the Maryland Environmental Trust and the Maryland Department of Transportation, we’ve successfully procured easements for more than 3,000 acres in the Antietam area.
SHAF Work Day, March 16, 2024

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Kevin Pawlak SHAF’s semi-annual Work Day is scheduled for Saturday, March 16, (weather permitting, cancellation will be posted on our website & FB page), starting at 9:00 […]
Jacob Funk Miller farm marked by SHAF

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Kevin PawlakFor many years SHAF has marked the sites of Headquarters and Hospitals related to the Maryland Campaign of 1862. Of course we do […]
SHAF Work Day at the historic Avey Farm

Approximately 30 members and supporters of the Save Historic Antietam Foundation gathered at the historic Avey farm on the southeast side of Sharpsburg for SHAF’s annual spring work day. Participants […]
Images from SHAF’s 2022 Annual Meeting

SHAF Annual Meeting Silent Auction Items

The following items are available for silent auction with proceeds to benefit SHAF. Bids may be submitted in person at the meeting tomorrow or by email (using the email address […]
SHAF News | Tolson’s Chapel | Books for Sale
Tolson’s ChapelIn 1998 the United Methodist Church decided to dispose of Tolson’s Chapel, a very small structure built in 1866 to be an AME Church and Freedman’s Bureau School. After […]
SHAF Receives Donation from Jacob Rohrbach Inn
The Jacob Rohrbach Inn’s raffle at its annual Civil War Lecture Series raised $605 for the Save Historic Antietam Foundation. Thanks to the Jacob Rohrbach Inn for their generous donation […]
The Historical Importance of Newly Preserved Land at Antietam

On the southern side of the town of Sharpsburg the Antietam National Battlefield’s boundary is on the east side of the Harpers Ferry Rd. This fact leads to the mistaken […]