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Odenton Heritage Society Open House and Christmas Bazaar and Bake Sale

Odenton Heritage Society Historical Center 1367 Odenton Road, Odenton, MD

The Odenton Heritage Society will be celebrating the holiday season on Sunday, December 3. There will be a wide variety of crafts and baked goods for sale, along with history related items.  The OHS Historical Center Museum presents more than 150 years of local history through objects, photographs, and Audio-Visual programs.  Our  1912 Colonial Revival […]

Holiday Spirit Tour: Yuletide Traditions at the William Paca House

William Paca House and Garden 186 Prince George Street , Annapolis, MD, United States

Celebrate the season with a holiday tour of the William Paca House! Bring family and friends to enjoy the elegant decorations, learn about 18th century Maryland holiday traditions, and hear stories of Christmases past. This guided, one-hour candlelit tour highlights how the Paca household prepared for their holiday guests. The historic home is ready to […]

Jolly Express Cruise with Watermark

Annapolis City Dock

Annapolis’s favorite holiday activity makes its return for the 2023 holiday season! On weekends throughout December, Miss Anne will be adorned with reindeer spirit for an intimate 45-minute “sleigh ride” including hot cocoa, holiday music, and good cheer. Captain Santa is at the helm during this festive evening cruise on Spa Creek. Blankets will be […]

Holiday Spirit Tour: Yuletide Traditions at the William Paca House SOLD OUT

William Paca House and Garden 186 Prince George Street , Annapolis, MD, United States

Celebrate the season with a holiday tour of the William Paca House! Bring family and friends to enjoy the elegant decorations, learn about 18th century Maryland holiday traditions, and hear stories of Christmases past. This guided, one-hour candlelit tour highlights how the Paca household prepared for their holiday guests. The historic home is ready to […]

Holiday Wine Pull and Fundraiser

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

Enjoy live music, dancing, hors d'oeuvres, and spirits to celebrate the holiday season. Participate in the optional wine pull fundraiser to take home a festively decorated surprise bottle of wine. All money raised goes towards museum operations and our community-based programs. What is a wine pull? Guests pay $20 to select a mystery bottle of […]

Traditions of the Season – Family Program

Hammond-Harwood House 19 Maryland Ave, Annapolis, MD, United States

Families are invited to the mansion for a morning of holiday stories and crafts as celebrated in the Hammond-Harwood House. Children will enjoy story-time in the holiday-décor of our elegant ballroom. After stories, children will be invited to our activity classroom to create holiday decorations and learn some early Christmas traditions. Tickets are required for […]

Holiday Spirit Tour: Yuletide Traditions at the William Paca House

William Paca House and Garden 186 Prince George Street , Annapolis, MD, United States

Celebrate the season with a holiday tour of the William Paca House! Bring family and friends to enjoy the elegant decorations, learn about 18th century Maryland holiday traditions, and hear stories of Christmases past. This guided, one-hour candlelit tour highlights how the Paca household prepared for their holiday guests. The historic home is ready to […]

Special Historic Holiday Tour

Hammond-Harwood House 19 Maryland Ave, Annapolis, MD, United States

Welcome the holidays with a walking tour of Annapolis by Watermark. Stroll through Maryland’s state capital, trimmed in greenery, with your period-attired guide. Hear holiday traditions of times past as you walk by colonial mansions, Victorian homes, and quaint shops. The Hammond-Harwood House is the final stop on your tour. There, enjoy authentic, colonial, holiday […]

Historic Candlelight Holiday Tour

Rising Sun Inn 1090 Generals Highway, Crownsville, MD, United States

Join us for the Rising Sun Inn’s Historic Candlelight Holiday Tour on Saturday, December 9, 2023, at the Rising Sun Inn located at 1090 General’s Highway, Crownsville. Tours will be conducted between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., with the last tours starting at 8:30 p.m. The Rising Sun Inn, with a history spanning four centuries, […]

Tick-Tock Clock Tour

Hammond-Harwood House 19 Maryland Ave, Annapolis, MD, United States

Explore the Hammond-Harwood House’s collection of nine elaborate clocks from the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries. The tour begins with an in-depth history of timekeeping from sundials to Chinese water clocks. The invention of the pendulum in the 17th century modernized horological devices and a rising artisan class created clocks for elite and middle-class […]

Holiday Spirit Tour: Yuletide Traditions at the William Paca House SOLD OUT

William Paca House and Garden 186 Prince George Street , Annapolis, MD, United States

Celebrate the season with a holiday tour of the William Paca House! Bring family and friends to enjoy the elegant decorations, learn about 18th century Maryland holiday traditions, and hear stories of Christmases past. This guided, one-hour candlelit tour highlights how the Paca household prepared for their holiday guests. The historic home is ready to […]

Virtual Lecture – Independence Lost: The American Revolution and the Invasion of India

The global dimensions of the American Revolution are nowhere more evident than in India. The subcontinent had long been the target of British land grabs, and Indian rulers tried to use the distraction of American secession to push Britain out of Asia entirely. Consider Haidar Ali, the ruler of Mysore. He swung into action in […]