In 1776, the First Maryland Regiment soldiers made their way from Annapolis to New York for what became a rousing defeat for patriot troops. Some women likely accompanied these soldiers to support the regiment….but what about the women who stayed at home in Annapolis?    Members of the First Maryland Regiment will tell of the […]

Explore Annapolis’s fascinating maritime history and the Chesapeake Bay ecology on this guided two-hour cruise aboard the historic Skipjack Wilma Lee. Learn about the city’s fabled boat building industry, the dramatic history and future of the Chesapeake Bay Waterman and oyster harvesting plus facts about local points of interest like Carr’s and Elktonia Beach, Eastport and […]

Explore Annapolis’s fascinating maritime history and the Chesapeake Bay ecology on this guided two-hour cruise aboard the historic Skipjack Wilma Lee. Learn about the city’s fabled boat building industry, the dramatic history and future of the Chesapeake Bay Waterman and oyster harvesting plus facts about local points of interest like Carr’s and Elktonia Beach, Eastport and […]

Enjoy an exclusive evening in our beautiful woodland gardens. Create a floral arrangement to brighten your home and enjoy a sangria before sunset. Two drink tickets included (beer, wine, sangria). Registration $30 members/$37 non-members, 21+, pre-registration required.

The Tides & Tunes Summer Concert Series welcomes TWO bands to close out the summer with Area 301 and All You Need band! The Tides & Tunes Summer Concert Series located at the Museum’s waterfront McNasby campus (723 Second St., Annapolis) offers 11 weeks of popular music–from rock to folk to blues–with the incomparable backdrop […]

In 1974, Historic Annapolis opened the newly reconstructed Paca Garden to the public. We’re pleased to celebrate 50 years of our beloved Paca Garden with special guided garden tours on Friday mornings throughout the summer. Take a stroll through our beautifully restored two-acre 18th century English garden. Your experienced docent will share its history from […]

Nothing goes to waste in the colonial era. Join us for a living history weekend and learn how to take something we often toss in the garbage today and turn it into a useful ingredient which will be used in a future program. Included with admission, no pre-registration required.

Nothing goes to waste in the colonial era. Join us for a living history weekend and learn how to take something we often toss in the garbage today and turn it into a useful ingredient which will be used in a future program. Included with admission, no pre-registration required.

Join us to celebrate the lives and contributions of African and African American people of London Town. On this walking tour, you will learn how people who had been taken from their homes built lives here as the town grew and then declined, how they held onto what was most important to them, and how […]

The Odenton Heritage Society will unveil a display about A.D. Riden & Co., a family-owned business that sold lumber and building material during the first half of the 20th century. The Home Depot of its day, Riden and its chosen location in Woodwardville, a village south of Odenton now listed on the National Register of […]

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, craft/art project, and exploring in the Paca Garden. This Week’s Book: The Truth About […]

This lecture with University of Maryland historian Richard Bell examines varieties of resistance to the Transatlantic Slave Trade within Africa, before any African captives ever boarded the great prison hulks that would carry them across the Atlantic. It then pivots to explore the ways that captives—working sometimes individually, sometimes collectively—fought slavery on the Middle Passage […]