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Ritchie History Museum

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123 DAYS TO THE EVENT
Jul 26, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT
Highfield-Cascade
The museum is excited to be hosting its first-ever Ritchie Boy Family Reunion! We are thrilled to provide an opportunity for Ritchie Boy families to come and share their loved ones' stories and connect with each other!

Annual Newsletter

Catch up on the 2024 events at the Ritchie History Museum and check out our plans for 2025!

Walking Tours
Closing November 16th

Walking Tours Closed starting      Nov 1

Walking tours will be available for booking when things warm up again in spring of 2025.

Self guided walking tours available in person at Ritchie History Museum or online at the link below.

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A New Way to Donate

Donations You Can Feel Confident About

Know exactly what your donation is for! It's easy and directly supports the Ritchie History Museum's efforts in maintaining and restoring historic documents and artifacts.

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History Revisited

For nearly a quarter of a decade the building which houses our museum laid empty and largely abandoned. Thanks to a variety of state funding, grants, and private donations, the Ritchie History Museum has finally found its home in 202 Barrick Avenue. Built between 1932-1934 as the Brigade Officers mess hall, and later dedicated as a memorial library to the man who designed Ritchie, Robert Barrick. 

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Our Exhibits

A new exhibit has arrived! Along with a restructuring of the museum's layout, the Interrogation section of our Ritchie Boys exhibit offers an immersive peek at what an interrogation tent felt like.

Digital Archives

Thanks to the funding from the National Endowment of Humanities through Maryland Humanities, our museum has been able to create a digital archive of thousands of documents relating to Camp Ritchie and Fort Ritchie's long history connected to both Maryland History and Military History. Check out our archive and digital space to learn more about our historically unique property. Click here to see our ever growing archive!

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Upcoming Events

  • Ritchie Boy Family Reunion
    Ritchie Boy Family Reunion
    Sat, Jul 26
    Highfield-Cascade
    The museum is excited to be hosting its first-ever Ritchie Boy Family Reunion! We are thrilled to provide an opportunity for Ritchie Boy families to come and share their loved ones' stories and connect with each other!

Learn More About Upcoming Events

Fort Ritchie will always have something happening! Click the link below to see what is coming up!

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Bravery

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The start of WWII for two of the Ritchie Boys

The start of WWII for two of the Ritchie Boys

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The "Ritchie Boys" recruited To Fight The Nazis

The "Ritchie Boys" recruited To Fight The Nazis

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Camp Ritchie Now and .......Then

Camp Ritchie Now and .......Then

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A Digital trip into Military History

Your Passport to the Past

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14319 Barrick Avenue, Cascade, MD 21719

301-781-7740

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