Scope of Presentation This presentation will discuss the history of battlefield preservation in America, and how through this preservation Americans can learn about their history and in turn it’s values and culture. Some of our nation’s most important principles and ideals, while embodied by certain documents, were in fact made real on battlefields through the sacrifices of citizen soldiers. Presenter Jim Lighthizer: Jim’s years of public service began in 1979 when he was elected to the Maryland State Legislature. In 1982, he was elected to the first of two terms as Anne...

Anne Arundel Genealogical Society Is pleased to announce “The Girl With Two Mothers” Featuring guest speaker Anne Sundermann Anne Sundermann will present her journey to locate her birth family and her roots. She will discuss the use of adoption records and the difficulties she encountered. Her search included the use of a variety of online resources, DNA testing, and the assistance of post-adoption search services. Her discovery led to a reunion with her birth family and her roots in Ireland. Come and learn more about how to research adoptions. Guests...

Do you have questions about your Maryland genealogy research? How to research Maryland State Archives records? Where you could find information about an enslaved ancestor? Or are you stuck in your research and have a “brick wall” question? Our archivists will help you answer all these questions and more. Keep an eye on the Maryland State Archives Facebook page for our Virtual Brick Wall Session, which will go live as a Facebook Event, 12pm-2pm on March 2nd!! Post your questions on the event page and our archivists will do what...

Night was a perilous time in early America as thieves, wayward travelers, and even evil spirits lurked around the corner for our early ancestors. Families engaged in a process of shutting in, barring the front door, and retreating to the inner sanctity of family life. Others chose to frequent taverns and frolic in the night, much to the distress of proper society. On this interactive tour visitors will learn about what night was like during the early 19th century when the beautiful Frances Townley Chase Loockerman lived on the property...

Archaeologists with The Lost Towns Project will pull real artifact collections from Anne Arundel County out of storage for this hands-on family-friendly workshop. Listen to experts describe festivities through the centuries, then go on a guided exploration of artifacts from ancient Native American feasts, Colonial taverns, and other historic celebrations. ​Light refreshments will be served. ​Space is limited! Register today! $10 for London Town members and Lost Towns Project volunteers; $20 for non-members

The Eastport Oyster Boys will appear with West & Rhode Riverkeeper Jeff Holland at the Galesville Memorial Hall on Saturday, March 3, from 8 to 11 p.m. in their third annual reunion concert to benefit the West and Rhode Rivers. Holland and fellow co-founder Kevin Brooks will reunite for this special show along with current Eastport Oyster Boys Tom Guay, Mike Lange and Andy Fegley.  This special evening will be filled with Oyster Boy classics such as “Miss Lonesome,” “Good Hat, Good Dog, Good Boat” and “Subaquatic Vegetation,” along with...

There are planes to fly and buses to catch, but in the book Before Morning a child uses the power of words to persuade fate to bring her family a snow. How do you spend time with your family on winter days? Do you build snowmen, drink hot chocolate or make snow angels? We will celebrate snow days with crafts, songs and a visit to Mr. Paca’s wintertime garden. Reservations encouraged. Cost: $8 per child for HA Members and Volunteers; $10 per child for Non-Members; Free for Family Circle Members

Dig deeper into science and history in your backyard! SERC's 2018 winter lectures explore the future of the Chesapeake Bay and its fisheries, plus discoveries about historic Maryland life, from Native American use of the Bay to 20th-century America, with local experts in anthropology, architecture and the citizen science archaeology lab at SERC. March 6 - Ancient Oysters & Modern Messes: How Archaeology Can Help Clean the Bay with Dr. Leslie Reeder-Myers Temple University anthropologist Schmidt Conference Center  

Mary Paca was born on Wye Island in Queen Anne County, into a paternal lineage wiht roots in southern Anne Arundel County, and spent almost her entire lifein Annapolis. Elements of the three places that made up her world shaped the course of her life. By studying the fragmentary clues left in probate records, letters, newspapers, and other primary sources, in the context of similar households and women for whom we have more explicity evidence, Dr. Jean Russo will demonstrate in this lecture that we can gain a richer understanding...

Teacher Training That Inspires is a series of sessions led by scholars/historians from the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). Through exploring the writings by and about Frederick Douglass and the places associated with his life and work, these ASALH training sessions provide a valuable tool for teaching, for learning, and for discovering our community in new ways. The sessions are free to attend, but RSVP is required. ASALH is working in cooperation with the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture and the...