The challenge of preserving cemeteries goes beyond the work done on individual sites to the need for broader understanding the scope of cemeteries to aid planning efforts. This session will review the work done by the State Highway Administration and Preservation Maryland to identify and document cemeteries around the state and the work in Anne Arundel County to create a documentation and mapping tool to assist planners in that county.

While unprecedented social restrictions make CBF's bimonthly Brock Environmental Center Learning Series impossible to do in-person for the time being, the issues remain as important as ever. So we have moved this popular series online, increasing the number of available seats—and making the program monthly! Climate change refers to significant, long-term changes in weather patterns that result in warming temperatures and sea-level rise, unpredictable weather patterns, and increased storm intensity. It is a reality around the world—and it’s already having effects on our Bay and our everyday lives. Designing infrastructure that functions...

In 1936, Victor Hugo Green, a Harlem postman, began publishing a guide for African American travelers to offer travel options during America’s Jim Crow era. The Green Book, as it was known, was a sustained success—for almost thirty years—providing Black travelers information on hotels, restaurants, service stations, and other facilities where they could expect welcome “without humiliation.” Join Historic Annapolis, Smithsonian Affiliations, the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, and author, photographer, and cultural documentarian Candacy Taylor to explore the legacy of the Green Book, its impact on communities, businesses, and...

Experience the fabrics of colonial life - woolens, linens, cottons, and silks!  Help process some of the natural fibers that were the basis for colonial clothing.  Fabric patterns were often block printed on colonial textiles – design and print your own pattern to take home! ​ For the safety of participants and staff, this event will be held outside with appropriate distancing, group sizes, and cleaning in accordance with CDC and local guidance. ​$8 for member children grades 1 - 4 (become one today!) $10 for non-member children grades 1 - 4​...

Topics to be addressed during the conference include pre-Civil War lynchings of free and enslaved Blacks, how the legacy of lynching continues to influence the Black vote and racial justice activism in Maryland. Tickets for the virtual conference are priced at $10. Speakers and panelists include: Delegate Joseline Peña-Melnyk, primary sponsor of HB 307 (2019) the bill that created the MD Lynching Truth & Reconciliation Commission Michael Pfeifer, Ph.D., Professor of History at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Graduate Center at the City University of New...

Stroll with us down one of the quaintest streets in Annapolis, Pinkney Street. The year is 1770 and you’ll experience what life was like in Annapolis 250 years ago - a bustling port town and colonial capital, where commerce is thriving. Visit the Waterfront Warehouse, Shiplap House, and Hogshead, where you’ll encounter sailors, laborers, servants, and the local milliner, Catharine Rathal. They’ll engage with you, share their tales, and how women contributed to the economy of Annapolis! Learn how they coped with unsettled times, and how the merchants dealt with...

Maryland Day Celebration 2020 with the Galesville Heritage Society Join in the Galesville Heritage Society sponsored Maryland Day event. Eric Steinlein, a native Galesvillian, has assembled a display of maritime, hunting, and trapping tools for all to view. Dating back just to the 1950’s/1960’s, these tools are not long past, but curiously, are no longer in use. Eric and Galesville native, Chuck Dixon will be on hand to explain things like, sculling oars, dredges, muskrat traps and a unique “Jerry Rig” that was a hand-pile driver used to put in...

Journey into deep time and discover the surprising origin story of whales, at the finale of our 2020 Earth Optimism series! Featuring Nick Pyenson, curator of fossil marine mammals at the National Museum of Natural History.

America’s post-war communities are also now historic communities. What are the challenges in adapting these car-focused communities to a greener future? This session will challenge participants to examine these communities including an examination of the issues that arise when juggling their unique histories and layouts with more modern planning goals.

Gentlemen, you're invited to enjoy an exclusive dining experience at the William Paca Garden. It will be an evening to remember with good food, good drinks, and good company - all within COVID-19 restrictions. This unique event will feature an al fresco, four-course live-fire grilling experience from Chef Jim Holderbaum of Range & Reef, a paired rye whiskey tasting for each course by WhistlePig, and a special gift cigar from Broadleaf Tobacco (distributed following dinner). This dinner will be limited to 100 guests; guests will be seated at tables of 6. Please email any seating requests...