The National Ballet Company returns in December for their delightful, family-friendly performance of The Nutcracker. The audience will be treated to a two-act, mini ballet featuring the Sugar Plum Fairy, Clara, the Mouse King, and the Nutcracker Prince. Guests will enjoy tea, cocoa, and an assortment of holiday treats and sweets. Following the performance, children […]

Join the Odenton Heritage Society for our Holiday Open House on Sunday, December 1, from 1 to 4 PM! Enjoy free tours of our museum and support our all-volunteer work by visiting our bake sale, featuring delicious homemade treats donated by our wonderful volunteers and members. All proceeds go directly to our preservation efforts. The OHS […]

Join Rachel Frazier, Director of Reference Services at the Maryland State Archives, for a hands-on workshop and learn how to research and navigate land records. This program will begin with a presentation about using Maryland’s online land records system. In the second half, you will dig into hands-on, pre-planned activities to experience land research first […]

Men of Irish heritage played crucial roles in fighting the American Revolution, siding with the patriots against the British Army in overwhelming numbers. In this evening program, the English-born but American-trained historian Richard Bell explores the Revolution from the perspective of the Irish and their descendants in America. Drawing on the latest scholarship, Bell reconstructs […]

HA donors, members, volunteers, and partners are invited to join us for our 2024 Annual Meeting and Preservation Awards! We are honored to welcome guest speaker Carol Quillen, the 10th President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. We will also celebrate several individuals who have served as dedicated stewards of historic […]

Join us at Historic Baldwin Hall, 1358 Millersville Rd, Millersville MD for a Holiday Craft Party to usher in the 2024 Holiday Season. The Severn Cross Roads Foundation will be hosting a craft night fundraiser on December 5, starting at 6:30 PM. Join us to make your very own lighted sea glass tree! All supplies […]

The Muddy Creek Artists Guild is excited to announce its 15th annual "Pop-Up" Holiday Art Show and Sale. The show will be held over two weekends, December 6-8 and December 13-15, 2024, at 179 Mitchells Chance Road, Edgewater, Md. 21037 (Main Street at South River Colony Shopping Center).  It's free and open to the public.​ The […]

Delight in the holiday spirit with a festive tour of the William Paca House! Bring family and friends to begin your holiday season traditions with us in our bedecked historic mansion.   You’ll be guided through this home of a Signer of the Declaration of Independence by your knowledgeable docent on a one-hour, candlelit tour. Enjoy […]

Join us for a new spin on our time-honored tradition. Create a beautiful wreath, centerpiece or both with elements from our gardens while enjoying a warm, house made mulled wine and cider, and some live music. A perfect evening to relax and help you prepare for the busy holiday season. Members: $60 for one wreath OR one centerpiece / […]

The Muddy Creek Artists Guild is excited to announce its 15th annual "Pop-Up" Holiday Art Show and Sale. The show will be held over two weekends, December 6-8 and December 13-15, 2024, at 179 Mitchells Chance Road, Edgewater, Md. 21037 (Main Street at South River Colony Shopping Center).  It's free and open to the public.​ The […]

As part of its 350th anniversary commemoration of its founding, the Parish of St. Francis Xavier in Newtown, St. Mary’s County, commissioned an archaeological search for its 1660s chapel. The Environmental Archaeology Lab found it and vidence of a previously unsuspected house for the Jesuit fathers and lay brothers. The chapel contrasts with that found […]

You are cordially invited to celebrate a colonial holiday with Historic Annapolis! Bring the entire family to welcome yuletide at the William Paca House and Hogshead Trades Museum. It’s the year 1774! Experience the holiday traditions, music, and stories of Christmases past. Spend a fun afternoon with us at this joyous celebration! Your Colonial Yuletide […]