Current Hours
Wednesday-Saturday 10am-4pm
Sunday 12pm-4pm

WELCOME
To
Walking Tours
close November 15!
Guided walking tours are still open for booking. Enjoy a stroll with one of our historians and learn about the history for Fort Ritchie. Please visit the "book a tour" page.
Self guided walking tours available in person at Ritchie History Museum or online at the link below.

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.


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!

Upcoming Events

Tue, Dec 01Highfield-CascadeWe are gearing up for another fun Holiday Season on the mountain and we want to start recruiting those who will be participating in our 2026 Mountain Top Christmas Trail!
July 24 & 25, 2027, times TBDLakeside Hall at Fort RitchieWe are excited to announce the dates for the second biennial Ritchie Boy Family Reunion! Tickets are not available for purchase until 2027, but you can RSVP to provide us a potential headcount!
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The start of WWII for two of the Ritchie Boys

The "Ritchie Boys" recruited To Fight The Nazis

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