Myersville Volksmarch Festival 2021

09/11/2021

What a beautiful day for a walk! Here's a few photos for the day.. Please share any and all you have

09/10/2021

Volksmarching (from German "Volksmarsch", people's march) is a form of non-competitive fitness walking that developed in Europe in the mid-late 1960s. By 1968, the International Federation of Popular Sports (better known as the "IVV") was formed by Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. The national emblems of these four countries were placed in a wreath to form the symbol IVV.

A volksmarch is an organized and marked walk through the countryside done at your own pace and intended for fitness, fun and fellowship.

Everyone is invited to participate by registering and signing a waiver of liability. Each walker pays $3 and carries a start card throughout the walk. The card is turned in at the end of the walk. Enjoy live music and even sounds of alpine horns during your adventure and gather at the barn for great food, entertainment, children's activities and presentations. Stop into the historic buildings on your route and learn the secrets of each. Volksmarching associations offer incentive awards (including certificates, pins and patches) for participating in a certain number of events and for covering different cumulative distances over time. Volksmarching participants enjoy recording distances and event participation in international record books.

There are approximately six volksmarch clubs in the state of Maryland. The event is sponsored by the Antietam Pathfinders and Sugarloafers. If you choose to join, you'll receive a newsletter, more information about walks and participate in social gatherings. Many involved in the Myersville Volksmarch Festival have participated in multiple international volksmarches and enjoy sharing stories of great memories...

09/09/2021

Looking forward to a wonderful day at the Myersville Volksmarch Festival 2021! Live music, food trucks, 5k and 10k walk/hike/volksmarch, children's activities by the Myersville Community Library and presentations by the Myersville-Wolfsville Area Historical Society and Sharon Boyer! 9:00-3:00. Come join us!

Listen now to THE SOUND OF MUSIC Original Soundtrack Recording! https://found.ee/TheSoundofMusicListen"The Sound of Music" opening from the 1965 film of THE ...

09/08/2021

Come explore this beautiful walking/hiking/volksmarch course for yourself this Saturday from 9-3:00 at Ostertag Vistas in Myersville! Just a few photos when walking the course two days ago....

09/07/2021

Come walk with us in the presence of live music on a beautiful day this Saturday, September 11th from 9-3:00! A 9/11 Tribute, Food trucks, children's activities, and presentations from the Myersville/Wolfsville Historical Society and Boyer family will be provided! All to benefit Frederick Health Hospice in memory of Don Boyer.... Below is a list of events to guide your day!

08/27/2021

Many thanks to the wonderful business sponsors for this event including:
The Frederick Coin Exchange
Charm City Run
Aleko's Village Cafe
Fordham Lee Distillery
Putman Plumbing, Inc
Middletown Valley Bank
Fountaindale Auto
The Main Cup
Antietam Chem-Dry
Boggs Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Regional Waste Services
J&D Lawns
Nancy Bowlus Associate Broker, Re/Max Results
Gambrill's Physical Therapy

08/24/2021

Come walk with us on 9/11/2021 beginning at 9:00!

08/20/2021

The historical significance of this home stems to the Boyer family and today is represented as Frederick County Historic Landmarked building for your enjoyment. The renovation of this building was conducted by Don Easterday and Clarence Flook in 1998 and will be open to the public at the Myersville Volksmarch Festival with a member of the Boyer family present. A separate presentation will be conducted by Sharon Boyer at 12:30....

08/20/2021

Many thanks to the following business sponsors thus far:

GOLD BUSINESS SPONSORS:
The Frederick Coin Exchange
Valley Bank@Middletown Valley Bank
Charm City Run
Aleko's Village Cafe
Putman Plumbing, Inc

SILVER BUSINESS SPONSORS:
Fountaindale Exxon
The Main Cup

BRONZE BUSINESS SPONSORS:
Nancy Bowlus Associate Broker, Re/Max Results
JB Lawn Care and Maintenance

08/13/2021

Hear our Stories! from the Myersville & Wolfsville Area Historical Society, Sharon Boyer, and docents representing each historical home!

For example, the Ye Olde Ostertag-Easterday Homestead was built in the mid 1700's, and represents a typical pioneer lo homestead built by early German settlers.

The location of such early homes was very important as it helped to provide the many necessities for their existence. A spring is in the basement, or nearby, which is a dependable source of water. The basement contains a ‘pioneer refrigerator’ in the form of a spring run-off trough which maintains a constant 51 degrees F. Food to be cooled was placed in heavy earthen jars and submerged in the water until electricity became available in the 1940’s. Watercress, a common food, can be found here and the fireplace served as the central heating system.

Look at the photo before the renovation in the 1990s! This house is now registered by the Frederick County Landmark Foundation.

The old German Ostertag-Easterday Family Bible, is sometimes on display in the house and was printed on the Guttenburg Press in 1765 in Germany and brought to America in the mid 1700’s.

(Thank you to Pearly Kate Photography and Leigh Anne Brader Photography).

08/11/2021

The Myersville Community Library plans to provide children's activities at the Myersville Volksmarch Festival including 'Take & Make' activities, Story Time, STEM activities (including no sharing of materials). A hotspot will also be available to register library cards!

08/02/2021

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