“Reliving the Journey and Celebrating the Legacy” Let’s come together to celebrate and honor the life of Mr. Wiley H. Bates! Enjoy a good time with friends, fellowship, fun and a few surprises! There will be tours and storytelling too! We look forward to seeing you!
Each Friday 7-9 pm in June, July, and August - we will have a different presenter from 7-9 pm. These people will play music, make art with us, and talk about local history. Refreshments will be available. Get together with old and new friends for a night out! Kathy Smith August 5 This local New Bay Books author will speak about his work detailing the worst boating accident to happen on the Chesapeake Bay. Hear the true life details of this historic event - the sinking of the Levin J. Marvel.
Join Annapolis Tours® by Watermark® for our award-winning ArchiTrex tour developed in partnership with Historic Annapolis. Your professional guide will take you for a two-hour stroll through three centuries of architecture during the city's peaceful, early-evening lull. Highlights include one of the earliest recorded residential structures from the late 1600s and historic Georgian mansions. Discover three types of Victorian homes, Arts and Crafts style buildings, Federal-style homes, and a glimpse of the historic Beaux Arts structures of the U.S. Naval Academy from the early 1900s. View the building and location...
Sunday, August 7, 2022 will be Photo Copying Day at the Odenton Heritage Society's monthly open house. Bring your photographs of Odenton -- its railroads, buildings, places, and people -- for a quick scan and immediate return. Digital copies help the Society's image collection grow. The OHS Museum, which shows more than 150 years of Odenton history, also will be open, with no admission charge. Hours will be from 1 pm to 4 pm. The OHS Historical Center is in the restored 1912 Masonic Hall, located at 1367 Odenton Road.
Colonial London Town wasn’t only full of adults, but kids too! This month, we’ll learn about four real youngsters who called the town home and explore what their lives were like in the 18th century. $8 for member children ages 6-12. $10 for non-member children ages 6-12.
This 90-minute tour delves into the fascinating world of the Peale family and their artwork. Highlights include selected works from the special exhibit ”Ambition: Charles Willson Peale in Annapolis” as well as an 1835 Rembrandt Peale painting of George Washington and a rare landscape scene by James Peale.
Chris Haley, performer, author, historian and filmmaker, will share personal insights on the occasion of his celebrated uncle’s 101st birthday. This virtual lecture concludes a series of events in Alex Haley's memory to commemorate the centennial of his birth. Alex Haley's book Roots and the subsequent televised miniseries was a landmark event inspiring a groundswell of interest in both genealogy and African American history. Son of the author’s youngest brother, Julius, Chris Haley is the Director of the Study of the Legacy of Slavery in Maryland program at the Maryland...
Bring your family, blankets or lawn chairs, a picnic dinner or just a dessert, and join us for the sounds of Summer on Thursday, August 11, 2022, from 6:30pm-8:00pm with The Grilled Lincolns. FREE admission for the concerts.
August 11- Jarflys 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. No outside alcohol is permitted. Bring a chair or blanket. Concerts will start at 7 p.m. at the Museum’s waterfront McNasby campus (723 Second St., Annapolis).
Join us for our Free Friday Night Summer Concert Series at Goshen Farm! End your week on a high note and rock in the weekend with our new 2022 line-up. It’s a family-friendly setting right here in Cape St. Claire on the Broadneck Penisula. You can walk, bike, or drive over to hear great tunes, enjoy friends, and relax. So pack up the blankets, grab some snacks, and head over. Each event features local artists. Two groups/bands perform each night from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. The first band starts...