What our gift shop has to offer

Located beside the Boonsboro Visitor Center, the National Road Museum offers a small gift shop area for our visitors to purchase resources and souvenirs.

We slowly add new items to the selection, and hope that someday our selection will encourage every visitor to leave with some memento of their visit. Suggestions for things we can add to our gift shop products are always welcome.

The products offered in the store include both National Road and Trolley themed objects. While most items in the store support the National Road Heritage Foundation, some objects instead support the Hagerstown & Frederick Railway Historical Society which partners with us in the operation of the Boonsboro Trolley Station Museum. Below are some of the items you might run across in the store.

BOOKS
	The National Road…A Photographic Journey by Clarence Carvell This tabletop book offers a selection of photographs taken along the Historic National Road by photographer Clarence Carvell during the 1990s and early 2000s. Mr. Carvell captured thousands of images during his many trips along the road, photographing unique and unusual scenes whenever something caught his eye. Some of Mr. Carvell’s images are also exhibited in the National Road Museum back hall and restrooms.
	The National Road in Maryland by Robert Savitt One of several National Road and other local topics available from Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series, The National Road in Maryland is written by Bob Savitt, who is a member of our Board of Directors. Arcadia books offer a good start for people who want to see as much as read the history.
	Blue Ridge Trolley: The Hagerstown & Frederick Railway by Herbert H. Harwood, Jr. First published in 1970, this is the most complete reference book regarding our local trolley system. On occasion, copies will be donated for sale in our store. (At the time of writing this, we currently have the last two known new-old-stock copies from the final printing in 1994)
	The History of Middletown Valley’s Electric Railway by George C. Rhoderick, Jr. Another book about our local trolley history, this smaller booklet provides a summary history of the railway in the form of a series of articles published during 1973 in Middletown’s “The Valley Register” newspaper.
SOUVENIRS
	Various National Road Museum themed souvenirs Right now we offer sticky note pads, a bookmark featuring our milemarker 119, and a refrigerator magnet. In the future we plan to add additional designs of these, as well as stickers, keychains, and more!
	Milemarker 65 “Personal Museum Exhibit” Guests can take home a part of our museum exhibit for themselves. Milemarker 65, currently on display in the theater, was damaged beyond repair when struck by a vehicle. When the surviving portions were brought to our museum, several flakes of the stone came free from the damaged surface. Since these fragments cannot be returned to the original stone, we collected them and the largest of these have been sealed inside of a small display frame and numbered. They come with a certificate of authenticity from the National Road Museum.
	Washington Monument Replica Created for the re-dedication of the Washington Monument in 2019, these resin replicas in our store are the last new-old-stock from that limited production run. Each one comes with a cancelled commemorative envelope from the celebration of 200 years of Boonsboro postal service. The envelopes may also be purchased separately. The real monument itself can be seen from the porch of the trolley station.
	Trolley “Girder” Rail Section on Plaque This item supports the trolley society. An authentic piece of trolley track recovered from the streets of Frederick, Maryland. Very little of this rail still exists, and only a small number have been mounted like this for display. Most are presented to individuals who have served the H&F Railway Historical Society as an officer.
	Original Trolley Festival “#150” Pin The item supports the trolley society. Originally created as a souvenir fundraiser for the Myersville Trolley Festival, this new-old-stock lapel pin features Hagerstown & Frederick Railway trolley #150, which was the centerpiece of the festival. While displayed today inside of Myersville’s library, the real trolley spent most of its service life assigned to Hagerstown-Boonsboro passenger service. In the future we may create National Road Museum pins as well.
TOYS & MORE
	Pull & Go Cars A popular children’s selection. We sometimes offer these as prizes for certain kids’ activities. Other similar toys include miniature horses.
	Vintage Postcards A selection of new-old-stock postcards featuring several scenes along the National Road in the early days of auto travel. In time we will also have newer postcards featuring our museum or Boonsboro.
	H&F 168 Print and other Artwork We offer original signed prints of this unique print, featuring trolley #168 turning from W. Washington Street onto Summit Avenue in Hagerstown. The artwork was created as a fundraiser to restore #168 when it was displayed at the Hagerstown Fairgrounds. Today the trolley is displayed at the Roundhouse Museum. Occasionally other pieces of artwork are donated for sale to benefit the museums.