Hosts: Presented by The Maryland State Archives in collaboration with The Enoch Pratt Free Library and The Maryland Four Centuries Project Speaker: Dr. Rob Schoeberlein, Acting Baltimore City Archivist Want to know more about the largely untold story of Maryland’s Women and the Civil War home front? Please join us for an overview of their wartime roles as Rob Schoeberlein, the Acting Archivist of Baltimore City, recounts activities that range from nursing care and charitable work to smuggling and spying, with a few female soldier stories added as well. Lots...

Part of Cathleen H. Farr Lecture Series Among the more colorful residents of the Hammond-Harwood House over the years was William Oliver Stevens, who rented a wing from the Harwood sisters in 1904-1905. A recently hired instructor of English at the Naval Academy, Stevens was to play a lively role in Annapolis culture and politics over the next twenty years. He published and illustrated satirical alphabets on Maryland social mores; he wrote the first naval textbooks on sea power; he became an authoritative commentator on naval affairs; and he and...

This month is for the birds! We’ll go searching for the pollinators both large and small that keep our garden beautiful. Along the way, we’ll discuss the importance and conservation of pollinators, and you’ll help us enhance our pollinator habitat. ​$8 for member children, grades 1 – 4 or $10 for non-member children, grades 1 – 4. Pre-registration is required. Limited availability.

Enjoy a traditional Chinese tea ceremony in the garden followed by a short tour inside the museum on the Hammond-Harwood House’s Chinese export porcelain collection.  In the late 18th and early 19th century, Annapolitans had a profound desire for durable decorative Chinese porcelain used for tea, coffee, and home decor. The majority of the museum’s porcelain collection dates to the late 18th century when American trade began with China and traditional artisans shifted their designs to cater to a Western audience. This curator-led tour will focus on how the objects...

In our culinary cook-along class, we will make unique recipes using exceptional local and organic foods with a focus on the importance of eating locally. Most ingredients may be picked up at a local farmers market when available. Join Chef Alba as we prepare a variety of simple and delicious recipes. Menu: Pasta with Zucchini and Mint, Sausage with Broccoli or Broccoli Raab, and Green Beans with Golden Breadcrumbs and Basil. This class is live, virtual and interactive - Class Limit is 30 devices. $25.00 per device

A tradition for over 40 years, the William Paca Garden Plant Sale provides the opportunity to take home a piece of history. HA volunteers personally raise perennials, annuals, trees, vines, and vegetable starts that represent the best of the old and the new. We're pleased to bring you an online plant sale once more this year, with easy online ordering and curbside pickup! Whether you need basil and tomatoes for your vegetable garden or you're searching for everyone's favorite Hyacinth Bean Vine, you will find something here to delight. All proceeds of this...

Leslie B. Grigsby, Senior Curator of Ceramics and Glass at Winterthur, presents a celebration of the objects and imagery created in response to society’s love of wine! Associated with religious ceremonies as well as entertainment, the beverage has been around for some 8,000 years. This lecture, originally inspired by Grigsby’s major exhibition by the same name at Winterthur (2012), presents a selection from the incredibly broad range of wine-related materials drawn from the Winterthur collections and promised gifts. From glassware and cellarettes to song sheets and paintings, the audience will...

Speakers: Elizabeth Marks, United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) and Dr. Dennis J. Timlin, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) Elizabeth Marks serves as a biologist for the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) in the Hudson Valley (New York). A certified Holistic Management educator, she works with landowners to improve soil health and biological diversity on their farm and forest. In 2020 she spent a year on a special assignment as the NRCS liaison to...

On-site tour of the house that compares the customs and social graces of the Loockerman family, who lived in the Hammond-Harwood House in the early 19th century, with those of characters in Jane Austen novels. Reservations are required. Please call 410 – 263 – 4683 ext.10 or email [email protected]

Let’s celebrate Beautiful & Delicious gardens everywhere! Annapolis Green's Here We Grow initiative introduces a modern-day Victory Garden project to encourage people to value the land and nature by installing, developing or updating their gardens to provide beauty, food, and pollinator habitat everywhere you can. Meeting Annapolis Green's overall organizational mission this program resonates with many people who are doing two things during this crisis: gardening and cooking! Together, let's get excited about the bounty of a summer garden, share ideas, tips and tricks. Speakers are Anna Chaney of Honey's...