Presenter: Maya Davis, Executive Director of Riversdale Historic Site Join Riversdale House Museum Director, Maya Davis as she shares the groundbreaking work to transform a traditional 19th century historic house museum into a community centered space and descendant inspired space focused on social justice. She will share the ways that the team has worked to reimagine the museum's interpretation, build relationships with a changing community, and incorporate the perspectives of Riversdale descendants. Maya Davis is the Director of the Riversdale House Museum, a former 19th Century Plantation home that interprets the...

One if by land, two if by sea - the Revolution depended on coded messages passed along by rings of spies. Discover your inner cryptographer as you uncover clues, visit the tavern in search of secret codes, and try to decipher the messages needed to help win the American Revolution. Two adult beverages will be provided. Participants must be 21+. Pre-registration required. Space is limited. ​Members: $35 Non-Members: $45 ​Please note: This program includes active moving from place to place and is held both indoors and outside

Join the Friends of the Rising Sun Inn on April 29, 2023 when we welcome award winning author, Luke Salisbury with his book, No Common War. The book deals with issues that are fresh today—a family disagreeing on the rightness of going to war and the pain the family experiences when a son returns home, after being wounded in battle, struggling with PTSD. But No Common War isn’t about Vietnam, Afghanistan or Iraq, it’s about the Civil War and is based on Salisbury’s own family history. Moreau Salisbury was the...

Come join the Friends of the Rising Sun Inn as they welcome Pasadena Paranormal back on Saturday, April 29th as they take you on a public paranormal tour of the Rising Sun Inn. They will attempt to communicate with the spirits tied to the Inn using the flashlight method, cat balls, multiple types of EMF and ultrasonic motion sensors. They will also try to capture visual evidence with the SLS camera and Infrared cameras. Sit in and conduct your own ITC sessions with the Echovox and Pasadena Paranormal ghost box...

We’re celebrating National Poetry Month with Maggie Benshaw, Poet Laureate of Annapolis. Join us for an afternoon of poetry in the picturesque Paca Garden. Participants will have the opportunity to compose their own poems in our beautiful garden oasis, and then present their poetry to the audience during our special poetry open mic. Event Schedule: 2 pm – 3 pm – Compose poetry & explore the William Paca Garden 3 pm – 4 pm – Poetry Open Mic *Each poet will have 4-5 minutes to read during the open mic...

Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime is a fun hour full of reading and 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, and craft/art project, plus time to explore the Paca Garden following the story hour. This Week’s Book: Max Celebrates Cinco de Mayo by Adria F. Worsham In Max Celebrates Cinco de Mayo, Max is invited to a fiesta at his friend José’s house. This holiday is a festive celebration of the...

Enjoy the Sounds of 60s Era San Francisco Bring your lawn blankets and chairs for a great day of local food, drink, and music! Band 600 Pounds of Sin will play music from the 60s, including that San Francisco sound!

On Sunday, May 7, the Odenton Heritage Society will open a special display, "Famous Farewells: VIP Funeral Trains through Odenton."  Funeral trains for American dignitaries were not new in the 20th century, but the Pennsylvania Railroad (today's Amtrak and MARC Penn Line) made this form of remembrance an institution.  Along the tracks, ordinary citizens paid their respects to Presidents William McKinley, Warren Harding, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, General Douglas MacArthur, and Senator Robert F. Kennedy as the trains rolled by.  The openness, public access, and outpouring of grief made the...

Join us to celebrate Preservation Month as Rachel Robinson, the new Vice President of Preservation at Historic Annapolis, examines the styles of architecture found in the city and introduces many of the outstanding examples of these styles among buildings you may know well or may not have noticed before. This talk will also introduce HA’s decades-old Marker Program, which can further help you to identify style and age of buildings when you are out enjoying the streets of Annapolis’ historic district. Other resources will be introduced that will help in...