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Virtual Lecture – The Crowning Crime

The title is taken from a handbill published and distributed by an abolitionist organization included a poem that called the Trans-Atlantic slave trade the "Crowning Crime of Christendom." After the United States declared the importation of slaves illegal in 1808, the U.S. Navy was charged with the mission of enforcing the law. As a result of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842, the U.S. Navy and British Royal Navy began patrolling the waters of the coast of West Africa to interdict ships carrying human cargo to the Western Hemisphere. The most...

2023 Winter Luncheon Series – Sally Ride, an American Hero

Captain Avery Museum 1418 E West Shady Side Road, Shady Side, MD, United States

Sally Ride, an American Hero Mary Ann Jung, Award-winning Actress and Smithsonian Scholar  Mary Ann Jung has been recreating history’s most fascinating women for over thirty years with her audience-participation shows. This show features Dr. Sally Ride, America's first female astronaut and its youngest. Learn about her journey and its challenges, and play a fun game of “Who Wants to be an Astronaut?” Lectures are Wednesdays at 11:30 AM and run about an hour with Q & A. Lunch and dessert follow. Members $125 for Series; $25 for individual luncheons....

Winter Lecture – Stronger Than Steel: Civil War Voices of Eastern Shore Women

Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 Second Street , Annapolis, MD, United States

The Annapolis Maritime Museum holds its annual Winter Lecture Series over eight consecutive Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. from mid-January through early March. You will be challenged to question and to learn by engaging speakers on diverse topics including maritime history, local history, science, and maritime art. The 2023 series will be held in person at the Museum Campus (723 Second Street Annapolis, MD 21403). Pre-registration is strongly suggested as space is limited. Registration fee of $10 per person at the door – first come, first served. Free admission for...

Virtual Lecture – The Newer World: The American Revolution and the Odyssey to Australia

The loss of thirteen American colonies turned Britain’s empire upside down, shutting off a transatlantic passage that the British government had used to dump convicted criminals in the Chesapeake colonies in huge quantities before the war. In the wake of independence, that government urgently began to search for a site for a new penal colony somewhere else. After seven tries and seven failures elsewhere in its empire, the ministry eventually established a new penal colony near Botany Bay, New South Wales, in 1788. With those first 736 convicts and forced...

2023 Winter Luncheon Series – Historic Footprints in D.C. and the Chesapeake Region

Captain Avery Museum 1418 E West Shady Side Road, Shady Side, MD, United States

Historic Footprints in D.C. and the Chesapeake Region Dave Miller, Local Author and Researcher “Digger Dave” Miller presents the archaeological history of four notable Americans--Margaret Brent, Harriet Tubman, Commodore Joshua Barney, and George Washington--from his book, Excavating Washington DC: The Discovery of America’s Greatest Heroes. Lectures are Wednesdays at 11:30 AM and run about an hour with Q & A. Lunch and dessert follow. Members $125 for Series; $25 for individual luncheons. Non-Members $150 for Series; $30 for individual luncheons.

Winter Lecture – Tradition and Innovation: Chesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoes

Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 Second Street , Annapolis, MD, United States

The Annapolis Maritime Museum holds its annual Winter Lecture Series over eight consecutive Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. from mid-January through early March. You will be challenged to question and to learn by engaging speakers on diverse topics including maritime history, local history, science, and maritime art. The 2023 series will be held in person at the Museum Campus (723 Second Street Annapolis, MD 21403). Pre-registration is strongly suggested as space is limited. Registration fee of $10 per person at the door – first come, first served. Free admission for...

Virtual Lecture – Annapolis: An American Story – Sharing our Diverse History

Have you ever wondered how an exhibition is created? Join Mary-Angela Hardwick, Vice President of Education and Interpretation at Historic Annapolis, as she shares the story behind the development of HA’s award-winning new permanent exhibition Annapolis: An American Story at the Museum of Historic Annapolis. Mary-Angela will take an in-depth look at some of the family narratives, unique images, and rare and noteworthy objects featured in the museum at 99 Main Street. Discover how the Annapolis community came together to bring forth this remarkable exhibition which spotlights the diverse history...

2023 Winter Luncheon Series – Family Afloat: Two Years Sailing the World with Two Kids and Two Captains SOLD OUT

Captain Avery Museum 1418 E West Shady Side Road, Shady Side, MD, United States

Family Afloat: Two Years Sailing the World with Two Kids and Two Captains Jim Toomey, Humor Writer and Syndicated Cartoonist  The creator of the popular and syndicated cartoon, “Sherman’s Lagoon” takes his family on a two-year voyage to 32 countries and territories, and across an ocean. Toomey will present his travel memoir which is richly illustrated and filled with practical advice for those planning their own adventure and armchair travelers alike. Lectures are Wednesdays at 11:30 AM and run about an hour with Q & A. Lunch and dessert follow....

Green Drinks

Blackwall Hitch 400 6th Street, Annapolis, MD

Join Annapolis Green to “Continue the Conversation” on the day after the virtual Maryland Environmental Legislative Summit where the environmental community’s priority state legislation will be presented. Come learn what delegates and senators will be considering and how that will affect our environment from our special guest and speaker, Marisa Olszewski, Environmental Policy Manager at the Maryland League of Conservation Voters. She joined MDLCV in 2022 to serve as an organizational expert on policies, regulations, and proposed legislation, as well as community education and outreach programs. Blackwall Hitch is where...

The Great Maryland Recipe Hunt Round Up

Hammond-Harwood House Museum and the Maryland State Archives are co-hosting a project to collect and preserve Maryland’s diverse food traditions. Do you want to learn more about the Hunt and how you can participate? Join Food Historian and Recipe Hunt Chair, Joyce White, for a virtual presentation detailing the inspiration for the Hunt and ways you can contribute your favorite Maryland family recipes and/or culinary reminiscences. Several Recipe Hunt finds will be shared including some touching stories that illustrate food’s role in nourishing the body and the spirit.