Join us on select Tuesday mornings 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 (3-7 years) with a book reading, song, craft/art project, and free time in the garden. This Week's Book: How to Trap a Leprechaun Gold coins! Clovers! Rainbows! Legend has it that if you catch a leprechaun, you’ll be granted a wish, but WATCH OUT, they’re full of tricks! Will we catch him? Will he get away? Come join us as we...

To celebrate National Women’s History Month, Historic Annapolis is proud to present bestselling novelist Erika Robuck, who will discuss the real protagonists of her recent novels featuring American women in the Resistance in WWII. Baltimore’s own Virginia Hall Goillot, a member of Maryland’s Women’s Hall of Fame, and Floridian Virginia Roush d’Albert-Lake are just two of the many American women involved in the war effort whose stories are so remarkable they seem too unbelievable to be true. A book signing will follow the lecture. Attendees may purchase The Invisible Woman at the time of...

Join us to celebrate the Grand Opening of Annapolis: An American Story at the Museum of Historic Annapolis! We will kick off the morning with a Grand Opening Ceremony* at 10 am across the street from the Museum, then parade to 99 Main Street with the Naptown Brass Band leading the way! Following a ribbon cutting, the Museum and additional HA sites will offer grand opening activities all day, starting at 11:30 am. *Ceremony will be held in an outdoor tented event, with limited seating. Timed entry will be required for this event at some...

Precision conservation is about the right project in the exact right place at the necessary scale. Hear how the latest high resolution datasets are bringing about better on-the-ground conservation & restoration. Back by popular demand, the highly rated webinar series. Webinars are available for $15/session or register for all four for $50. Members are encouraged to use their member benefit code when registering to enjoy the series at no cost.

The power of Together begins here. Connecting and celebrating Annapolis’ environmental community. March is Maryland Wine Month! We will welcome representatives from the Maryland Wineries Association to talk about the industry and provide samples of Maryland appellation red and white wines.  And, it's the last weekend for FeBREWary! Bottoms up! Support our breweries this month by having a local brew! Annapolis Green is thrilled about our new relationship with Grow & Fortify. Stay tuned! Our great friends at Bread & Butter Kitchen will be there too-- serving up their delicious...

From punches to bounces, syllabubs to juleps, colonists imbibed a wide variety of alcoholic beverages. At Colonial Cocktails, you’ll get to make and enjoy two historical drinks and learn about colonial tavern culture. In this session, we'll be exploring a punch with a wonderfully colonial name, "A Pleasant and Grateful Sort of Punch," and Usquebaugh, a spiced whiskey. Participants must be 21+ Pre-registration required. Space is limited.

Join us for weekend events to share with your friends and family. All events are FREE or ONE DOLLAR! Maryland heritage will be celebrated at over 40 locations throughout Anne Arundel County. Visit the dedicated website, MarylandDay.org, for up-to-date information, and click on the "EVENTS" tab.

The world will honor Harriet Tubman throughout 2022, marking 200 years since her birth in Dorchester County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. People from far and wide will be sharing and reflecting on her remarkable story. Join the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture and Banneker-Douglass Museum as we present the “Harriet Tubman Women of Courage and Maryland Day” celebration. During this virtual program we will highlight the winners of the Harriet Tubman Women’s History Month Women of Courage Video Contest and present the life and legacy of Harriet...

The Quakers—formally known as the Society of Friends—were the first group of white Christians to confront slaveholding as a religious problem that demanded social action. But in the 1600s, many Quakers were slaveholders themselves. It took energy and activism on the part of a small number of activists within this faith group to disrupt that status quo and steer their church towards an outspoken commitment to Black freedom. This lecture by historian Richard Bell tells that story, focusing in on the 1688 Germantown Protest as well the later crusades of...

Lunchtime tour of the PHOTO | BRUT: Collection Bruno Decharme exhibition with Interim Director Lucinda Edinberg.