The Hammond-Harwood House Museum and Chase-Lloyd House invite guests to a two hour-long tour that explores the two architectural treasures in downtown Annapolis. The tour will cover the interior of the Hammond-Harwood House and the Chase Home. Guests will learn about the architectural details and the longstanding social history that connects these two great houses on Maryland Avenue. This tour celebrates the two-hundred and eighty-ninth anniversary of architect William Buckland. Registration is required.

In this program, you’ll learn the history behind a popular colonial food and try your hand at making it. What do you do when it’s too hot to cook but you need to preserve the summer harvest? You make pickles! Join us as we learn pickling methods from the colonial era.​ Participants must be 8+; children under 16 must be accompanied by a paying adult.​ Ingredients: cucumbers, salt, various spices (list available upon request).​ Members: $13 Non-Members: $17

Explore the history of libraries and lotteries at Hogshead! Learn what libraries were like in colonial Annapolis as we bring to life Annapolis’s first “public” library. Meet a colonial businesswoman, try reading original 18th century books, and discover popular titles of the colonial era that our libraries still carry today! Infrastructure has always been in the news! How did colonial Marylanders fund projects like roads? Come learn about the roles that lotteries played in colonial American life, from improving roads to funding the American Revolution itself. Participants have a chance...

The Free School Act of 1723 was passed by the Colonial Assembly of Maryland. The law provided for the establishment of a Free School in each of the existing twelve counties. The Annearrundell County Free School, one-room schoolhouse, was located in what is now Davidsonville. Probably the only Free School from 1723 still standing, the Annearrundell County Free School now operates as a museum. On Saturday, August 12, 2023 and on Sunday, August 13, 2023 the final Open Houses for this season will be held from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. Docents will be...