Come join the inaugural session of our new program: History ‘Round the Hearth! In this program, you’ll learn the history behind a popular colonial food and try your hand at making it. This month we’ll make Bannocks, a common Scottish quick bread. Participants must be 8+; children under 16 must be accompanied by a paying adult.​ Ingredients: oat, wheat flour, baking soda, salt, buttermilk, oil, butter, raspberry jam​ Prices: Members: $13 Non-Members: $17

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: Hornbooks and Inkwells by Verla Kay Life in an eighteenth century one-room schoolhouse might be different from today, but like any other pair of siblings, brothers Peter and John Paul get up...

This presentation addresses the events that led to, and the outbreak of, the armed conflict known as the Revolutionary War. Starting with resistance to British colonial policies that Americans perceived as arbitrary and violations of their liberty, and efforts to seek a redress of grievances, the Colony of Massachusetts Bay was declared to be in a state of rebellion by the British government. As a provisional shadow government prepared for a potential war against the British military occupation, Lieutenant General Thomas Gage, commander in chief of his Majesty’s forces in...

What natural materials make for the best shelters? How do we know if plants need more water? How can we harness the power of nature to propel us into the future? This month we’ll carry out experiments to learn how the answers to many questions can be found by looking at the world around us. ​​ $8 for member children ages 6-12 $10.50 for non-member children ages 6-12​ Pre-registration is required.

What natural materials make for the best shelters? How do we know if plants need more water? How can we harness the power of nature to propel us into the future? This month we’ll carry out experiments to learn how the answers to many questions can be found by looking at the world around us. ​​ $8 for member children ages 6-12 $10.50 for non-member children ages 6-12​ Pre-registration is required.

Mystery Writer Deb Nicholson

The historic Rising Sun Inn, located at 1090 General's Hwy in Crownsville, Maryland, will be open for public touring on Sunday, April 16, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. with tours beginning on the top and bottom of the hour. Admission is $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for children 3 - 10, and children under 3 are free. See this unique pre-colonial farmhouse and 18th century tavern, located in central Anne Arundel County along the famed Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route, featuring period furnishing and artifacts as well as a one-of-a-kind...

Historic Annapolis, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is pleased to welcome Dr. Richard Kurin, Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large of the Smithsonian Institution, for a special presentation. Ever since the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the Smithsonian has become a national and international leader in responding to cultural crises caused by natural disaster and human conflict. It has worked with FEMA, cultural organizations, and local partners in the U.S. following hurricanes and flooding to save museum collections, as well as help survivors recover their family treasures. In Mali, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan,...