Join us for a lecture with Maria Day, Senior Director of Special Collections, Conservation, and Library Services at Maryland State Archives.​ How do old documents, books, and photographs find their way into an archive where people can discover and request them? This presentation will take you on a behind-the-scenes journey to demonstrate how archivists and conservators identify, preserve, and bring memories from attics and basements into public collections. These documentary traces become the evidence that people can use to write histories. Free for members; $10/ non-members. All attendees must register...

"The Real First President of the United States" explains and answers the question on whether Maryland's own John Hanson, as the first president of the United States under the Articles of Confederation, should or should not be considered the nation's "first president" rather than George Washington. In addition, it will also present the argument why the federal holiday observed on the third Monday in February is not and should not be called "Presidents Day." Registration required. Cost: $15 per household for General Admission; $10 per household for HA Members, Military, and...