Join us on six Tuesday mornings this summer for storytime and fun activities in the William Paca Garden, a secret treasure in the Historic District of Annapolis. Each program is designed for little ones (4-7 years) with a book reading, song, craft/art project, and free time in the garden. This story, "The Rainbow Fish," teaches us about friendship and happiness when we learn to share. Will Rainbow Fish find any friends? We will share ideas on what it means to be a good friend. We will sing a friendship song, create a friendship...

In our continuous efforts to dismantle oppressive systems and increase cultural competence, the BDM Anti-Racism Committee and Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture present our second anti-racism training: The Big Unequitable Picture; Criminal Justice, and Education. Special thanks to the 2021 Anti-Racism Coalition for developing this dynamic anti-racism training.  Participants will: Examine historical events, ideologies, and social structures, and how they inform modern-day beliefs, biases, and perceptions. Analyze concepts of racial identity, bias, privilege, and prejudice Reflect on their own identity, bias, privilege, and prejudice Identify strategies to...

Summer Storytime A love of architecture and design is a beautiful thing! In this hour long program for children, museum educators will inspire a passion for the elements of building. The program highlights the life 18th century English architect of the Hammond-Harwood House William Buckland and his enslaved skilled craftsman Oxford. Children will begin by going on an architectural scavenger hunt of the front of the Hammond-Harwood House and then move inside to the Dining Room, concentrating on unique architectural features like the molding and jib door. Next educators will...

Discover the history of the Gresham Estate, London Town's newest site. Located about 10 minutes from London Town, the Gresham Estate dates back to the late 17th century. Owners have included everyone from actual pirate William Cotter to Commodore Isaac Mayo (for whom the Mayo Peninsula is named) and more. Following your tour, you'll have a chance to speak with the archaeologists and students from St. Mary's College conducting the first ever archaeological investigation of the site. ​ $7 for members and $10 for non-members. Does not include admission to Historic...

Discover the history of the Gresham Estate, London Town's newest site. Located about 10 minutes from London Town, the Gresham Estate dates back to the late 17th century. Owners have included everyone from actual pirate William Cotter to Commodore Isaac Mayo (for whom the Mayo Peninsula is named) and more. Following your tour, you'll have a chance to speak with the archaeologists and students from St. Mary's College conducting the first ever archaeological investigation of the site. ​ $7 for members and $10 for non-members. Does not include admission to Historic...

July 29 - Kavoossi & The Typos The Tides & Tunes Summer Concert Series offers 10 weeks of popular music–from rock to folk to blues–with the incomparable backdrop of the Chesapeake Bay. Concerts are free; however, donations are gratefully accepted. Food and spirits are available for purchase. Beverage sales support the Museum’s education program. Bring a chair or blanket. Concerts start at 7 p.m. at the Museum’s waterfront McNasby campus (723 Second St., Annapolis).  

In the 1750s North America took center stage in the world’s first truly global war. In Europe and nearly everywhere else, this bitter contest among the great empires of Britain, France, and Spain is known as the Seven Years War (1756–1763). Here in the United States we call it the French and Indian War. Join University of Maryland historian Dr. Richard Bell as he tracks the shifting fortunes of these several European forces, as well as their Native and colonial American allies, on American soil. We will examine the peace...

Discover the history of the Gresham Estate, London Town's newest site. Located about 10 minutes from London Town, the Gresham Estate dates back to the late 17th century. Owners have included everyone from actual pirate William Cotter to Commodore Isaac Mayo (for whom the Mayo Peninsula is named) and more. Following your tour, you'll have a chance to speak with the archaeologists and students from St. Mary's College conducting the first ever archaeological investigation of the site. ​ $7 for members and $10 for non-members. Does not include admission to Historic...

Get your hands dirty and immerse yourself into the world of succulents. Build your own container garden and learn how to care for these fun, hardy desert plants while also learning about their growth habits and propagation. ​$25 for members and $30 for non-members. Participants must be 13+. Limited seats available. Pre-registration required.

The Odenton Heritage Society will mark Odenton's 150th anniversary with a yearlong celebration and the reopening of their museum at an Open House on Sunday, August 1, 2021.  It was on August 2, 1871 that the U. S. Post Office Department established the Odenton post office at a new railroad junction under construction near the present MARC station.  Trains began running through the junction on July, 1872, and Odenton's identity - a railroad town named for Baltimore and Potomac Railroad President Oden Bowie - was complete. The OHS Museum presents...