Celebrate the season with a holiday tour of the William Paca House! Bring family and friends to enjoy the elegant decorations, learn about 18th century Maryland holiday traditions, and hear stories of Christmases past. This guided, one-hour candlelit tour highlights how the Paca household prepared for their holiday guests. The historic home is ready to greet you with music, garlands, a sweet treat, and a take-home recipe! Cost: $15 General Admission; $12 for HA Members, HA Volunteers, and Military; $7 Children (3-17) Advance registration recommended, space is limited. This tour requires...

Do you know about one of Maryland's most precious natural wonders? "It starts as a whisper near the four corners of Maryland, where Montgomery, Frederick, Howard and Carroll counties converge. It's little more than a meandering brook winding its way through farmland, but when it completes its 110-mile journey to Southern Maryland, the Patuxent River runs 120 feet deep, reaches two miles wide and is the source of billions of dollars in industry, research and recreation." - The Calvert Recorder, June 7, 2021. This illustrated talk by resource expert Ralph...

Celebrate the season with a holiday tour of the William Paca House! Bring family and friends to enjoy the elegant decorations, learn about 18th century Maryland holiday traditions, and hear stories of Christmases past. This guided, one-hour candlelit tour highlights how the Paca household prepared for their holiday guests. The historic home is ready to greet you with music, garlands, a sweet treat, and a take-home recipe! Cost: $15 General Admission; $12 for HA Members, HA Volunteers, and Military; $7 Children (3-17) Advance registration recommended, space is limited. This tour requires...

Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime is a fun hour full of reading and activities in the William Paca Garden, a secret treasure in the Historic District of Annapolis. Each program is designed for little ones, 3-7 years, with a book reading, song, and craft/art project, plus time to explore the Paca Garden following the story hour. This Week’s Book: Winter Holidays Around the World It’s wintertime and we’re celebrating holidays around the world! Let’s learn about friends who might have different holiday traditions than us. We will explore how winter celebrations like...

Participants will enjoy a guided tour of the house that compares the customs and social graces of the Loockerman family, who lived in the Hammond-Harwood House in the early 19th century, with those of characters in Jane Austen novels. Book Club discussion on Sense and Sensibility will follow and tea will be served! Price: $12 | Members: Free

Welcome the holidays with a walking tour of Annapolis by Watermark. Stroll through Maryland’s state capital, trimmed in greenery, with your period-attired guide. Hear holiday traditions of times past as you walk by colonial mansions, Victorian homes, and quaint shops. The Hammond-Harwood House is the final stop on your tour. There, enjoy authentic, colonial, holiday decorations provided by local garden clubs, and learn about early nineteenth-century holiday traditions. Cider will be served and the Hammond Square Gift Shop will be open for holiday shopping at the end of the tour....

Celebrate the season with a holiday tour of the William Paca House! Bring family and friends to enjoy the elegant decorations, learn about 18th century Maryland holiday traditions, and hear stories of Christmases past. This guided, one-hour candlelit tour highlights how the Paca household prepared for their holiday guests. The historic home is ready to greet you with music, garlands, a sweet treat, and a take-home recipe! Cost: $15 General Admission; $12 for HA Members, HA Volunteers, and Military; $7 Children (3-17) Advance registration recommended, space is limited. This tour requires...

In 1843, Charles Dickens self-published “a ghost story of Christmas” and the first edition sold out by Christmas Eve. For years afterward, Dickens read a condensed version of his story more than 100 times to audiences in Europe and America. Local actors Lois Evans, Eric Lund, and Mark Hildebrand bring Dickens’ classic prose and characters to life with a dramatic reading of A Christmas Carol! This story of transformation and magic appeals to all ages. Runtime is approximately 65 minutes. Donations are accepted. Light refreshments will be offered! Event Location: Woodlawn...

In 1843, Charles Dickens self-published “a ghost story of Christmas” and the first edition sold out by Christmas Eve. For years afterward, Dickens read a condensed version of his story more than 100 times to audiences in Europe and America. Local actors Lois Evans, Eric Lund, and Mark Hildebrand bring Dickens’ classic prose and characters to life with a dramatic reading of A Christmas Carol! This story of transformation and magic appeals to all ages. Runtime is approximately 65 minutes. Donations are accepted. Light refreshments will be offered! Event Location: Woodlawn...

Celebrate the season with a holiday tour of the William Paca House! Bring family and friends to enjoy the elegant decorations, learn about 18th century Maryland holiday traditions, and hear stories of Christmases past. This guided, one-hour candlelit tour highlights how the Paca household prepared for their holiday guests. The historic home is ready to greet you with music, garlands, a sweet treat, and a take-home recipe! Cost: $15 General Admission; $12 for HA Members, HA Volunteers, and Military; $7 Children (3-17) Advance registration recommended, space is limited. This tour requires...

Celebrate the season with a holiday tour of the William Paca House! Bring family and friends to enjoy the elegant decorations, learn about 18th century Maryland holiday traditions, and hear stories of Christmases past. This guided, one-hour candlelit tour highlights how the Paca household prepared for their holiday guests. The historic home is ready to greet you with music, garlands, a sweet treat, and a take-home recipe! Cost: $15 General Admission; $12 for HA Members, HA Volunteers, and Military; $7 Children (3-17) Advance registration recommended, space is limited. This tour requires...

Welcome the holidays with a walking tour of Annapolis by Watermark. Stroll through Maryland’s state capital, trimmed in greenery, with your period-attired guide. Hear holiday traditions of times past as you walk by colonial mansions, Victorian homes, and quaint shops. The Hammond-Harwood House is the final stop on your tour. There, enjoy authentic, colonial, holiday decorations provided by local garden clubs, and learn about early nineteenth-century holiday traditions. Cider will be served and the Hammond Square Gift Shop will be open for holiday shopping at the end of the tour....

Welcome the holidays with a walking tour of Annapolis by Watermark. Stroll through Maryland’s state capital, trimmed in greenery, with your period-attired guide. Hear holiday traditions of times past as you walk by colonial mansions, Victorian homes, and quaint shops. The Hammond-Harwood House is the final stop on your tour. There, enjoy authentic, colonial, holiday decorations provided by local garden clubs, and learn about early nineteenth-century holiday traditions. Cider will be served and the Hammond Square Gift Shop will be open for holiday shopping at the end of the tour....