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This Fall, we are celebrating heritage throughout the Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area! Read on to see what is happening this week. Click on the event title for more information. Special Tour – Spirits of the Past: Disease, Death, and Mourning Date: Monday, October 17Time: 3:30-4:30 pmLocation: William Paca House and Garden,186 Prince George Street, AnnapolisHost Organization: Historic Annapolis During the month of October, join Historic Annapolis for this spirited seasonal tour of the William Paca House highlighting sickness, treatments, and mourning rituals of the past. You’ll be guided through the historic home on a special tour focusing...

Click on the event title for more information. September Sunsets Fall Concert Series: Loose Ties Date: Thursday, September 29Time: 6:00-8:00 pm Location: Annapolis Maritime Museum Park Campus 7300 Edgewood Road, AnnapolisHost Organization: Annapolis Maritime Museum The fun of the Annapolis Maritime Museum’s summer concert series will continue this fall at their Park Campus (located at 7300 Edgewood Rd in Annapolis). Join them on Thursdays in September from 6 to 8 p.m. for music by the Bay! Concerts are free; however, donations are gratefully accepted. Beer and wine are available for purchase. Beverage sales...

On Sunday, September 4, the Odenton Heritage Society will celebrate the placing of the 1912 Old Masonic Hall on the list of the National Register of Historic Places. The Society is also proud to celebrate 20 years in its restored headquarters and Historical Center. Reflecting the building’s current education mission and its significance as a centerpiece of the Odenton Historic District, the Society will give tours of the building and offer the first five visitors a CD copy of the 2016 book Odenton Historic District: Architectural Survey and Evaluation, which...

New “WILD” grant program will focus on the restoration and conservation of wetlands and streamside forest buffers, as well as community engagement and outdoor recreation The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) today announced that the recently passed Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 includes a first-year funding of $4 million for a new grant program to support fish and wildlife, climate resiliency, and equitable access to the outdoors in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.Grant proposals are now being accepted for the new Chesapeake...

Four Rivers Heritage Area is pleased to announce a webinar on Interpretive Signage that will take place via zoom on March 8 at 3 p.m. Entitled, "Interpretive Signage Projects: Beginner to Advanced," the webinar will feature panelists David J. Guiney (Interpretive Direction, LLC), Jane Cox (Anne Arundel County Cultural Resources Section), Marcie Taylor-Thoma (Maryland Council for Civic and History Education), Janice Hayes-Williams (Anne Arundel County Dept. of Recreation and Parks), and Andrew Arvizu (Maryland Heritage Areas Program). SAVE THE DATE of Tuesday, March 8 at 3 p.m. via zoom, FREE. All are...

From our partners at Visit Annapolis and Anne Arundel County: "Our Black History 365 landing page is live! Thanks to everyone that submitted events and provided valuable feedback. Stay tuned: we'll be updating the page with a 60-second video we shot earlier this week with Banneker-Douglass Museum's Executive Director Chanel Compton that talks about the project and the primary stakeholders involved. "What we ask from you: please share the social posts about the new initiative via your social accounts! This is a great new partnership and the more partners and organizations who...

Interpretive-Signage-Guidelines-AACO-CR-11.2020Download Our colleague Jane Cox (Administrator, Cultural Resources Section, Historic Preservation Program for Anne Arundel County Dept. of Planning and Zoning), shared these Guidelines with us, saying, "With our Interpretive Signs program, we have developed standards for design for historic interpretive signs on County properties (attached here) and we welcome anyone to use these guidelines...

The MHAA Grant Round for FY2023 is underway! But there is still time to start an application. At a meeting today (January 13th), MHAA staff stated that fewer Intents have been received than are usually submitted by this date, but more applications than ever are expected this year! Please remember that the Intent to Apply must by submitted by Friday, January 28 in order to apply. Please call the heritage area Executive Director, Carol Benson, at 410-627-6018 to discuss your project. Thanks! Read more here. ...

Four Rivers is pleased to announce our new name as part of our rebranding process! We have selected the name "Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area" as our new name! Many thanks to all our stakeholders who have participated in our process to help us reach this point! The name Chesapeake Crossroads is highly resonant for our Board and staff, and may be for you all as well. There are crossroads, past and present, in our area whose stories should be told. Crossroads connotates much more than crossings, of which we have many: Bay...