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Looking for ghost tours in Maryland? On Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during the month of October, Annapolis Tours® by Watermark® is partnering with Historic Annapolis to offer Special Historic Hauntings. 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. […]
Did you know that several of the Hammond-Harwood House’s former occupants are buried in St. Anne’s cemetery? On this cemetery tour, visitors will discover the fascinating lives of the men and women who called the Hammond-Harwood House home. Stories of love, tragedy, and insanity will be told in this 60-minute tour through the winding hills […]
Follow in the footsteps of the Marquis de Lafayette, America’s favorite fighting Frenchman. Led by Glenn Campbell, who just recently retired as HA’s Senior Historian, this walking tour traces the itinerary of General Lafayette’s 1824 visit to Annapolis, with a few asides to sites he knew from his earlier trips to Maryland’s capital city in […]
For 25 years, The Captain Avery Museum Oyster Festival has been a Community Celebration! It is always a great time; with lots of fresh oysters, music, fun, and games! From 12:30 to 5 PM on Saturday, October 15, the grounds and museum of Captain Avery Museum will be turned into a waterside extravaganza. In the […]
Follow in the footsteps of the Marquis de Lafayette, America’s favorite fighting Frenchman. Led by Glenn Campbell, who just recently retired as HA’s Senior Historian, this walking tour traces the itinerary of General Lafayette’s 1824 visit to Annapolis, with a few asides to sites he knew from his earlier trips to Maryland’s capital city in […]
Harvest Hootenanny is an annual festival held outside in the park at the Chesapeake Children's Museum. Family-friendly festivities including Activities, Music, Meet the Animals & More! Cost: $8 (museum admission included), FREE for CCM Members.
Join us for an evening of jazz in the museum gardens for an unforgettable celebration of George Gershwin. Experience some of the most beloved jazz standards of all time: “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “Embraceable You,” “I Got Rhythm,” and more! Elissa Edwards, soprano, is joined by the Miles O’Malley Trio for a heartwarming tribute […]
Join us for the Rising Sun Inn’s Historic Candlelight Ghost Stories Tour on October 14-15, 2022, at the Rising Sun Inn located at 1090 General’s Highway, Crownsville. Tours will be conducted between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., with the last tour starting at 9:30 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults, $5.00 for children ages 3 […]
Looking for ghost tours in Maryland? On Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during the month of October, Annapolis Tours® by Watermark® is partnering with Historic Annapolis to offer Special Historic Hauntings. 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. […]
During the month of October, join Historic Annapolis for this spirited seasonal tour of the William Paca House highlighting sickness, treatments, and mourning rituals of the past. You’ll be guided through the historic home on a special tour focusing on the treatment of diseases, the medical practices of the women of the era, the contributions of the enslaved, […]
The ship, the brigantine Peggy Stewart, sailed into infamy in 1774, a year when a sea of turbulence was in the colony of Maryland and especially here in Annapolis. Learn about this infamous Brigantine with author Dan E. Hobbs. His research and narrative of pre-Revolutionary history shares the turmoil found up and down the Atlantic […]
Get into the Halloween spirit exploring archival records that reveal some of the forgotten sides of Maryland’s history, from mysterious woods and crumbling ruins, to obscure remedies and strange stories.