Our Nation’s newest National Marine Sanctuary, which encompasses more than 100 vessels constructed by the civilian U.S. Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp. during WWI. Discuss the importance of the area to the First Nation’s peoples, the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, WWI and WWII, and the Great Depression. Review history of Mallows Bay commercial fishing through the centuries. Uncover the many reasons to visit this peaceful enclave just 30 miles south of the nation’s capital, including excellent fishing and birdwatching. Presenter: Dr. Susan Langley | Maryland State Underwater Archaeologist  Susan Langley...

Join MFA and art historian Wil Scott as the Maryland Federation of Art sits down with Allen Hirsh. Hirsh uses his own software to generate mathematically altered images of the physically world, creating surreal art with startling structures. This event is free to attend.

It’s time to speak of chocolate, a treasure and a love! Learn about the history of chocolate from its ancient beginnings in Meso-America through the centuries to the modern day. This interactive presentation by Joyce White will focus on how chocolate has changed through time both in terms of its cultural value and how mechanization has altered its production process over time. A timeline of how chocolate evolved as an ingredient in recipes will also be explored. Celebrate Valentine’s Day with this fascinating lecture about the holiday's favored delectable delicacy. Registration required. Cost: $15 per...

Join a discussion and analysis of Bodine’s Pictorialist style by photographers Robert W. Madden and Wilford Scott and Art Educator Lucinda Edinberg. This event is free and open to the public. Link will be posted prior to event.

Hosts: Presented by The Maryland State Archives in collaboration with The Enoch Pratt Free Library and The Maryland Four Centuries Project Speaker: Elaine Rice Bachmann, Deputy State Archivist and Maya Davis, Research Archivist, Legacy of Slavery in Maryland Location: Online Event, View Stream Information Registration: Encouraged, but not required. Register Here Description: In February 2020, statues of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass were dedicated in the Maryland State House. The story of how these two individuals--the most historically important Marylanders in American history--came to be included among the works of...

Review the battle between the British and French navies at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay in September 1781. Explore the event that would spell the end of the American Revolution and independence for the American colonies. Examine how the battle reflected global politics rather than solely regional ones. Presenter: Dr. Bill Cogar | Executive Director of Historic Naval Ships Association (HNSA), Author With a doctorate from Oxford University, Dr. Cogar was a Professor of Naval History at the U.S. Naval Academy from 1983 to 1998, the last four years...

Online Lecture by Joyce M. White, food historian. Learn about the history of cane sugar in its many forms from Muscovado to Lisbon to Loaf.  An interactive presentation will review how sugar has evolved over time from its introduction to Medieval England up until the Victorian days.  Learn the many ways sugar has been incorporated into meals for medicinal, culinary, and decorative purposes. Registration is required

A continuation of our popular Brock Environmental Center Learning Series in a webinar format, adapting to address a critical issue in these challenging times. The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, enacted more than 30 years ago, was designed to curb nutrient and sediment pollution to the Chesapeake Bay through sound land-use practices that minimize the disturbance and development of environmentally-sensitive coastal areas. Proposed new regulations under the Bay Act are being fleshed out right now to encourage and promote the preservation and planting of trees, as well as adaptation to sea-level...

Dr. Richard Bell returns to Historic Annapolis to present another engaging and enlightening lecture. Frederick Douglass was a visionary—a prophet who could see a better future that lay just beyond reach. His talents were nothing short of extraordinary and he put his exceptional gifts to use in the service of freedom, driving American slavery into the grave. After the carnage of the Civil War, he played a central role in the re-founding of American Republic as well, and spent decades afterwards defending and perfecting it. Douglass, though, is so much...

Presentation by Barbara Goyette, Hammond-Harwood House Executive Director Through 19th and early 20th century testimonies, memoirs, and interviews with those formerly enslaved, we can begin to learn about life under slavery. Each source of slave narratives has a history of its own to consider in interpreting these stories. Registration is required.