Events

The Annapolis Maritime Museum holds its annual Winter Lecture Series over eight consecutive Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. from mid-January through early March. You will be challenged to question and to learn by engaging speakers on diverse topics including maritime history, local history, science, and maritime art. The 2023 series will be held in person […]

Have you ever wondered how an exhibition is created? Join Mary-Angela Hardwick, Vice President of Education and Interpretation at Historic Annapolis, as she shares the story behind the development of HA’s award-winning new permanent exhibition Annapolis: An American Story at the Museum of Historic Annapolis. Mary-Angela will take an in-depth look at some of the […]

Family Afloat: Two Years Sailing the World with Two Kids and Two Captains Jim Toomey, Humor Writer and Syndicated Cartoonist  The creator of the popular and syndicated cartoon, “Sherman’s Lagoon” takes his family on a two-year voyage to 32 countries and territories, and across an ocean. Toomey will present his travel memoir which is richly […]

Join Annapolis Green to “Continue the Conversation” on the day after the virtual Maryland Environmental Legislative Summit where the environmental community’s priority state legislation will be presented. Come learn what delegates and senators will be considering and how that will affect our environment from our special guest and speaker, Marisa Olszewski, Environmental Policy Manager at […]

Hammond-Harwood House Museum and the Maryland State Archives are co-hosting a project to collect and preserve Maryland’s diverse food traditions. Do you want to learn more about the Hunt and how you can participate? Join Food Historian and Recipe Hunt Chair, Joyce White, for a virtual presentation detailing the inspiration for the Hunt and ways […]

The Annapolis Maritime Museum holds its annual Winter Lecture Series over eight consecutive Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. from mid-January through early March. You will be challenged to question and to learn by engaging speakers on diverse topics including maritime history, local history, science, and maritime art. The 2023 series will be held in person […]

Maryland's maritime culture seems to permeate through many facets of our lives. Join us as we meet the African American men and women working the Chesapeake Bay waters today. A panel consisting of Imani Black, founder of Minorities in Aquaculture, Vince Leggett, founder of Blacks of the Chesapeake, and Captain Lamont Wright, one of the premier charter captains […]

On Sunday, February 5, the Odenton Heritage Society will celebrate Black History Month with a display about Sappington School, which welcomed Black grade school pupils during segregation from the early 1920s to the late 1940s.  Local support made possible Odenton’s first educational facility for African Americans.  When Anne Arundel County constructed a large, replacement school […]

What do clocks reveal? Join us in a lecture/demonstration with horologist Stephen Sieracki, the “Dysfunctional Clock Therapist,” as he explains some mysteries of three 18th and early 19th century clocks in the Hammond-Harwood House collection. See these clocks up close and learn about their distinctive features. What’s the clock in the little house?  Why does […]

Archaeology is a lot more than digging up old bones. This month we'll explore how archaeologists use objects after they're out of the ground to learn about the past through scientific observations, experiments, and critical thinking. Pre-registration is required.​ $8 for member children ages 6-12 $10.50 for non-member children ages 6-12

My Life in Print: 28 Years at the Bay Weekly Newspaper Sandra Olivetti Martin, Editor and Publisher of New Bay Books  Sandra Olivetti Martin will share her unique experience as a female publisher chronicling the stories and times of Chesapeake Country on the pages of her independent, family-owned news and feature weekly. Lectures are Wednesdays […]

Archaeology is a lot more than digging up old bones. This month we'll explore how archaeologists use objects after they're out of the ground to learn about the past through scientific observations, experiments, and critical thinking. Pre-registration is required.​ $8 for member children ages 6-12 $10.50 for non-member children ages 6-12