Are you interested in exploring Foods and Recipes of the past? Would you like to learn historically accurate cooking techniques? Does cooking on an open fire appeal to you? Then sign up today for this Hands-On Workshop and learn how to cook like our ancestors did. Recreate recipes from 17th, 18th and 19th century sources and taste everything you make in class. Class Size is limited so sign up early. Pre-registration required. Ages 16+​ $165 ($145 tuition paid in advance + $20 materials fee to be paid at check-in)

Hybrid (in-person at BDM and virtual event) Join us to proclaim “The Spirit of the African American Family is Strong!” The impact of Covid-19 has been a moment of reckoning. This program includes a libation and land acknowledgement, dance, rhythm and song, and a candlelight vigil of remembrance – celebrating the lives of those we’ve lost during these challenging times. To register, please click here. Join the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture as we celebrate resiliency and commitment through our annual symposium: The Spirit of the Black Family:...

The loyalists were the losers of the American Revolution. The Americans who rejected independence and who fought to keep the colonies safely within the bosom of the British Empire lost almost everything when the patriots declared victory at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. History quickly lost sight of them in the years afterwards and looking back now, it’s hard to understand why so many ordinary Americans were actually bitterly opposed to the break with Britain and the birth of a new nation. Join University of Maryland historian Richard Bell...

This forum focuses on “renewal,” Participants will learn the importance of financial competency, education equity, and positive mental/physical health awareness in the African American community. We will examine the effects of Covid-19 on the financial, educational, and mental/physical health of the African American family and communities of color. To register, please click here. Join the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture as we celebrate resiliency and commitment through our annual symposium: The Spirit of the Black Family: Reclaim, Rejoice, Renew, Remember. This year’s symposium is held over three days...

Speaker: Rachel Frazier, Archivist Location: Online Event Get into the Halloween spirit with an hour of strange sightings, unsolved mysteries, and bizarre news. The mysterious intrigues us, especially at this time of year, so please join us in exploring the stranger side of Maryland history through our unique collections at the Maryland State Archives. Join Lead Reference Archivist and Search Room Coordinator, Rachel Frazier, as she shares spooky stories from the depths of the stacks. As Search Room Coordinator at the Maryland State Archives, Rachel Frazier has over a decade...

Looking for ghost tours in Maryland? Come with Watermark on a special haunted ghost tour of Annapolis. Tours are offered Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during October. On this walking tour, you will be led by our spirited guide through the dark alleys, spooky side streets, and lesser-known haunted sites of the old and creaky town of Annapolis. Hear of real diary entries and newspaper articles of what frightened early 18th century folks and how they utilized the moon and candles. Listen to tales of spirits that linger in the mist, and...

The Rising Sun Inn, with a history spanning four centuries, has been home to many generations of families. Learn about the lives of some of those residents and learn about those residents who never left. This family-friendly ghost stories tour is suitable for visitors of all ages. Hear stories collected from first-hand accounts of ghostly encounters; tour areas of the Inn not regularly open to the public, and top the evening off with some cider and cookies. While this event promises to be family-friendly, the Inn will be dark with...

Looking for ghost tours in Maryland? Come with Watermark on a special haunted ghost tour of Annapolis. Tours are offered Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during October. On this walking tour, you will be led by our spirited guide through the dark alleys, spooky side streets, and lesser-known haunted sites of the old and creaky town of Annapolis. Hear of real diary entries and newspaper articles of what frightened early 18th century folks and how they utilized the moon and candles. Listen to tales of spirits that linger in the mist, and...

Join the Captain Avery Museum for their Annual Oyster Festival. Saturday, October 16 and the Raindate will be Sunday, October 17. This year,  featured performers are The Oyster Boys! This is the kickoff of the popular Choose It! program and of course, The $5,000 Raffle! Don't miss it!

The Rising Sun Inn, with a history spanning four centuries, has been home to many generations of families. Learn about the lives of some of those residents and learn about those residents who never left. This family-friendly ghost stories tour is suitable for visitors of all ages. Hear stories collected from first-hand accounts of ghostly encounters; tour areas of the Inn not regularly open to the public, and top the evening off with some cider and cookies. While this event promises to be family-friendly, the Inn will be dark with...