The Odenton Heritage Society’s open house on Sunday, May 4, will feature a display of maps from Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks showing plans and updates on trails in the Odenton area, including construction of the South Shore Trail, which is underway. These trails follow historic railroad right-of-ways that converged in Odenton. As always, […]

Registration is now open for the FY 2026 African American Heritage Preservation Program (AAHPP) Webinars & In-Person Workshops! Come to a Q&A Session ready to talk about your specific project. Be prepared to ask detailed questions about your project, general questions about the program, or just listen in. Before joining a Q&A Session it is recommended […]

Join the Friends of the Rising Sun Inn for a Make-Your-Own Floral Arrangement workshop just in time for Mother's Day on Friday, May 9, 2025, at 6PM at the Historic Rising Sun Inn located at 1090 General’s Highway, Crownsville. This a popular event and will fill up fast! Celebrate Spring or Mother's Day with this […]

Join us for a delicious dinner, an open bar, silent and live auction, and sip + stroll through the gardens to help fund history and nature programs to thousands of visitors, and to help preserve the history and the gardens of Historic London Town and Gardens.

 Join London Town and Anne Arundle County Rangers for World Migratory Bird Day Birding 101. This introduction to birding will give you a great view of the multitude of different birds that can be found in London Town and around the Chesapeake Bay as they return north. (Ages 5+). Cost: Adult Member: $14, Youth Member: $5, Adult Non-Member: $16 Youth Non-Member:$7

A tradition for over 50 years, the William Paca Garden Plant Sale provides the opportunity to take home a piece of history. HA volunteers personally raise over 8,000 plants – perennials, annuals, trees, vines, and vegetable starts – that represent the best of the old and the new. Newly certified as a Maryland’s Best Native […]

Join us for an evening of candlelight, history, and music as we step inside the elegant world of Jane Austen. Behind the Keyboard: Jane Austen’s Musical World is an immersive concert experience featuring selections from the Austen Family Music Collection, performed on a newly restored Broadwood fortepiano—an instrument identical to the one Austen herself played […]

Enjoy two classic mimosas and learn how to create beautiful arrangements for bouquets, centerpieces, and more. While enjoying time with mom (or your bestie!), you'll each craft a gorgeous centerpiece to take home. Ages 21+. Members: $35. Non-Members: $45.

A tradition for over 50 years, the William Paca Garden Plant Sale provides the opportunity to take home a piece of history. HA volunteers personally raise over 8,000 plants – perennials, annuals, trees, vines, and vegetable starts – that represent the best of the old and the new. Newly certified as a Maryland’s Best Native […]

The Annearrundell County Free School was established in 1723. It is perhaps the oldest remaining one-room schoolhouse in Maryland. Guests of all ages visiting the Free School Museum can experience educational practices from the 1700’s, when books and paper were scarce, and educational practices from the 1800’s, when Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic were the basics […]

Enjoy two classic mimosas and learn how to create beautiful arrangements for bouquets, centerpieces, and more. While enjoying time with mom (or your bestie!), you'll each craft a gorgeous centerpiece to take home. Ages 21+. Members: $35. Non-Members: $45.

The portraits in the Hammond Harwood House recall the lives of men and women who lived, worked, and raised families in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Because their images are preserved through painting, their stories are more meaningful for us today.  When we see their faces, we want to know more about the […]