Interested in learning about the different programs MHT offers? Come along to hear from staff representing financial incentive programs like the African American Heritage Preservation Program and the Maryland Heritage Areas Grant Program, as well as other programs like Section 106 and the National Register. The MHT Virtual Roadshow is for everyone--homeowners, government agencies, non-profit representatives, and members of the public--to learn about available opportunities. You can read more about the different programs currently "touring" with our roadshows at the MHT Roadshow web page. This event will be recorded and...

It’s graduation time, and the Odenton Heritage Society will celebrate Arundel High School’s 100th anniversary on Sunday, May 5 with an open house and a display about the school’s origins and growth. In 1924 Anne Arundel Academy, the county’s oldest private secondary school (established 1854), offered its Millersville campus to the county government for a public school. Twenty-five years later, Arundel High School moved to its Gambrills location, a modern building that has undergone many changes over the years. Learn about desegregation at Arundel High and AHS graduate Jill Brown, the...

Live performance by the National Ballet Company and School. Join Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddleduck, and their delightful friends as they come to life with dance and music. $12 Members; $15 Non-Members

This presentation explains the causes and conduct of the last Indian War before the start of the American War for Independence. Set during what some would call the “Quiet Time,” many historians pay it little attention or misinterpret its historical significance. However, John Murray, fourth Earl of Dunmore, the last royal governor of Virginia, led the colony’s soldiers “in his majesty’s service” in a defensive war that culminated in a successful offensive military expedition. Set against the backdrop of the deepening constitutional crisis that soon spun out of control, the...

Help in the search for pollinators and learn how even the smallest creatures make a big impact on the environment.  Take a walk through the gardens and play games to find out how we keep the gardens beautiful and our grocery stores full thanks to the important work the birds, bugs, and bees do.   $8 for member children ages 6-12  $10.50 for non-member children ages 6-12 Pre-registration required.

Help in the search for pollinators and learn how even the smallest creatures make a big impact on the environment.  Take a walk through the gardens and play games to find out how we keep the gardens beautiful and our grocery stores full thanks to the important work the birds, bugs, and bees do.   $8 for member children ages 6-12  $10.50 for non-member children ages 6-12 Pre-registration required.

Participants will enjoy a 90-minute guided tour of the house that compares the customs and social graces of the Loockerman family, who lived in the Hammond-Harwood House in the early 19th century, with those of characters in Jane Austen novels. Make it extra special with Tea and a Tour! Hammond- Harwood House is proud to partner with Reynold’s Tavern of Annapolis. Reynold’s Taverns offers an extensive afternoon tea menu – a perfect pairing to enjoy before or after the Jane Austen Tour. Tours and tea are booked separately, please call...

This talk will survey selected sources for the writing of a comprehensive, historical biography of Frederick Douglass and the Bailey/Douglass family. It will proceed scenically in the manner of an illustrated historical panorama, matching documentary evidence (chosen mostly from Maryland archives) to central events in the history of one of our country's most remarkable families from the 1660s to the fall of Richmond in 1865. Ezra Greenspan, Edmund and Louise Kahn Chair in the Humanities, Emeritus at Southern Methodist University, is a literary, cultural, and media historian who has written...

In 1974, Historic Annapolis opened the newly reconstructed Paca Garden to the public. We’re pleased to celebrate 50 years of our beloved Paca Garden with special guided garden tours on Friday mornings throughout the summer. Take a stroll through our beautifully restored two-acre 18th century English garden. Your experienced docent will share its history from the time of William Paca, signer of the Declaration of Independence, to present day as you wander the terraced landscape, formal parterres, wilderness garden, the practical kitchen and medicinal gardens, and orchard. What a treat...

Tickets are on sale for our annual spring Gala, London Town in Bloom! Join us for a delicious dinner by Zeffert and Gold, an open bar, silent and live auction, and dancing the night away to help provide history and nature programs to thousands of visitors who learn about London Town's historical, archaeological, and horticultural offerings. Tickets are $175 per person or $325 per couple.​ Pre-registration required.