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Paternal Gift Farm

Jan 3, 1986

This house is located in Highland , Maryland , on land that was once owned by Dr. Charles Alexander Warfield. Dr. Warfield was one of the Marylanders involved in the burning of the Peggy Stewart in 1774, an act of rebellion against British authority. The house is a large frame structure, built in the classical colonial farmhouse style. The show house ran from September 27 to October 26, and the chairman was Enalee Bounds.

Recent Advocacy & Events

Mill Town Tea Sept 2025
Mill Town Tea - Portrait of the Past

Location: Museum of Howard County History, 8328, Court Avenue, Ellicott City, Maryland, 21043
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

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HEC, Inc. Annual Membership Meeting 5/3/25

May 3, 2025

Despite a threatening forecast HEC, Inc. members attended an afternoon Annual Meeting in the...

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Mill Town Tea: “Secrets of the Chocolate Maker” 3/27/2025

Mar 27, 2025

On March 27, 2025 speaking to a packed house, food historian, Tiffany Fisk presented “Secrets of...

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