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  • Maryland History and Culture Collaborative

    Maryland History and Culture Collaborative October 21st, 10am | Virtual You are invited to join us for the 2025 meeting of the Maryland History and Culture Collaborative. An immense amount of important and fascinating cultural heritage work is happening across the state. This fall's meeting will focus on the powerful connections between history and the […]

  • Virtual Lecture – Major Developments in American Constitutional History: Part II

    The United States Constitution was ratified in 1789; however, the document’s meaning has not always been clear. This is because many debates over constitutional interpretation were settled during the Constitutional Convention. Sometimes our nation’s founders did not agree on constitutional meaning. Other ties, the Constitution’s ambiguity comes from our country facing contemporary issues that the […]

  • Homeschool Day: Colonial Construction-Elementary Students

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

    Step back in time and explore the science and engineering behind colonial homes! This immersive homeschool program invites students to discover how grand homes like the William Paca House were designed and built. Through hands-on activities and guided exploration, participants will learn the basics of construction and design in the 1700s. Students will build mini […]

  • Homeschool Day: Colonial Construction-Middle & High School Students

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

    Step back in time and explore the science and engineering behind colonial homes! This immersive homeschool program invites students to discover how grand homes like the William Paca House were designed and built. Through hands-on activities and guided exploration, participants will learn the basics of construction and design in the 1700s. Students will build mini […]

  • Special Historic Hauntings with Watermark Tours

    During the month of October, we’re partnering with Watermark Tours to offer Special Historic Hauntings Tours on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 pm. Our spirited guide will lead you through the dark alleys, spooky side streets, and lesser-known haunted sites of the old and creaky town of Annapolis. Hear from real diary entries and newspaper […]

  • Pumpkin Walk

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

    Join us for our annual Pumpkin Walk! Come celebrate the spooky season with games, crafts, snacks, storytelling, face painting, and a costume parade around the mansion. This event will also feature a brief tour of the mansion to introduce children to colonial superstitions and the special architecture of the Hammond-Harwood House. Wear your best costume […]

  • Halloween Critter Crawl

    Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary 1361 Wrighton Rd, Lothian, MD, United States

    Join Jug Bay staff and volunteers for our annual Halloween Critter Crawl. Walk down a lantern lit trail through the forest to see different animal and insect displays, and enjoy campfires, s’mores, hayrides, spooky sounds, and nature crafts. Family friendly. Please bring your headlamp or flashlight, and wear your costume if you have one. Entrance […]

  • Spooky Crafts & Spirited Cocktails

    Chesapeake Arts Center 194 Hammonds Ln, Brooklyn Park, MD, United States

    Join us Friday, October 24 and celebrate this Halloween season with Spooky Crafts & Spirited Cocktails—a night of creativity, nostalgia, and chills! 21+ only  Sip on hauntingly delicious cocktails as you craft your way through a lineup of frightfully fun projects. Stitch up a Boo Banner felt pennant, sculpt Wicked Wearables from polymer clay, let the wind whisper through […]

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  • Special Historic Hauntings with Watermark Tours

    During the month of October, we’re partnering with Watermark Tours to offer Special Historic Hauntings Tours on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 pm. Our spirited guide will lead you through the dark alleys, spooky side streets, and lesser-known haunted sites of the old and creaky town of Annapolis. Hear from real diary entries and newspaper […]

  • Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime: “Trick or Treat on Scary Street” by Lance Bass

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

    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. […]

  • Corsets and Contraband: African American Women’s Labor in the Fight for Freedom

    Hogshead 43 Pinkney Street, Annapolis, MD

    Stop by Hogshead Trades Museum for a special program highlighting the courageous contributions of African American women during the Civil War. Meet living historians and hear the compelling stories of three extraordinary women: Lucy Ann Walker – The Clothesline Spy Mary Bowser – The Confederate White House Black Dispatcher Mary Louvestre – The Ironclad Informant […]

  • Fall Fun Day at the Benson-Hammond House – Live Music

    The Benson-Hammond House 7101 Aviation Blvd, Linthicum Heights, MD

    Come on out and enjoy live music, drink some cider, play some yard games, and check out the Benson-Hammond House together. The Appalachian style music of The Overtones will be playing on the porch for our Pickin' on the Porch series!!! There will be face painting, and a mini-pumpkin giveaway for our first three dozen […]