You are invited to join in a very special program about “64 Years of Civil Rights History” on Monday, November 25 at the Graduate Hotel. The event includes some dramatic interpretation, live music, the “Pip and Zastrow” video, and oral histories from community members who took part in Civil Rights events. Lunch will be provided […]

Delight in the holiday spirit with a festive tour of the William Paca House! Bring family and friends to begin your holiday season traditions with us in our bedecked historic mansion.   You’ll be guided through this home of a Signer of the Declaration of Independence by your knowledgeable docent on a one-hour, candlelit tour. […]

Join the Odenton Heritage Society for our Holiday Open House on Sunday, December 1, from 1 to 4 PM! Enjoy free tours of our museum and support our all-volunteer work by visiting our bake sale, featuring delicious homemade treats donated by our wonderful volunteers and members. All proceeds go directly to our preservation efforts. The OHS […]

The National Ballet Company returns in December for their delightful, family-friendly performance of The Nutcracker. The audience will be treated to a two-act, mini ballet featuring the Sugar Plum Fairy, Clara, the Mouse King, and the Nutcracker Prince. Guests will enjoy tea, cocoa, and an assortment of holiday treats and sweets. Following the performance, children […]

Join Rachel Frazier, Director of Reference Services at the Maryland State Archives, for a hands-on workshop and learn how to research and navigate land records. This program will begin with a presentation about using Maryland’s online land records system. In the second half, you will dig into hands-on, pre-planned activities to experience land research first […]

Men of Irish heritage played crucial roles in fighting the American Revolution, siding with the patriots against the British Army in overwhelming numbers. In this evening program, the English-born but American-trained historian Richard Bell explores the Revolution from the perspective of the Irish and their descendants in America. Drawing on the latest scholarship, Bell reconstructs […]

HA donors, members, volunteers, and partners are invited to join us for our 2024 Annual Meeting and Preservation Awards! We are honored to welcome guest speaker Carol Quillen, the 10th President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. We will also celebrate several individuals who have served as dedicated stewards of historic […]

Join us at Historic Baldwin Hall, 1358 Millersville Rd, Millersville MD for a Holiday Craft Party to usher in the 2024 Holiday Season. The Severn Cross Roads Foundation will be hosting a craft night fundraiser on December 5, starting at 6:30 PM. Join us to make your very own lighted sea glass tree! All supplies […]

The Muddy Creek Artists Guild is excited to announce its 15th annual “Pop-Up” Holiday Art Show and Sale. The show will be held over two weekends, December 6-8 and December 13-15, 2024, at 179 Mitchells Chance Road, Edgewater, Md. 21037 (Main Street at South River Colony Shopping Center).  It’s free and open to the public.​ The […]

Delight in the holiday spirit with a festive tour of the William Paca House! Bring family and friends to begin your holiday season traditions with us in our bedecked historic mansion.   You’ll be guided through this home of a Signer of the Declaration of Independence by your knowledgeable docent on a one-hour, candlelit tour. Enjoy […]

Join us for a new spin on our time-honored tradition. Create a beautiful wreath, centerpiece or both with elements from our gardens while enjoying a warm, house made mulled wine and cider, and some live music. A perfect evening to relax and help you prepare for the busy holiday season. Members: $60 for one wreath OR one centerpiece / […]

The Muddy Creek Artists Guild is excited to announce its 15th annual “Pop-Up” Holiday Art Show and Sale. The show will be held over two weekends, December 6-8 and December 13-15, 2024, at 179 Mitchells Chance Road, Edgewater, Md. 21037 (Main Street at South River Colony Shopping Center).  It’s free and open to the public.​ The […]

You are cordially invited to celebrate a colonial holiday with Historic Annapolis! Bring the entire family to welcome yuletide at the William Paca House and Hogshead Trades Museum. It’s the year 1774! Experience the holiday traditions, music, and stories of Christmases past. Spend a fun afternoon with us at this joyous celebration! Your Colonial Yuletide […]

As part of its 350th anniversary commemoration of its founding, the Parish of St. Francis Xavier in Newtown, St. Mary’s County, commissioned an archaeological search for its 1660s chapel. The Environmental Archaeology Lab found it and vidence of a previously unsuspected house for the Jesuit fathers and lay brothers. The chapel contrasts with that found […]

The Muddy Creek Artists Guild is excited to announce its 15th annual “Pop-Up” Holiday Art Show and Sale. The show will be held over two weekends, December 6-8 and December 13-15, 2024, at 179 Mitchells Chance Road, Edgewater, Md. 21037 (Main Street at South River Colony Shopping Center).  It’s free and open to the public.​ The […]

Delight in the holiday spirit with a festive tour of the William Paca House! Bring family and friends to begin your holiday season traditions with us in our bedecked historic mansion.   You’ll be guided through this home of a Signer of the Declaration of Independence by your knowledgeable docent on a one-hour, candlelit tour. Enjoy […]

The National Ballet Company returns in December for their delightful, family-friendly performance of The Nutcracker. The audience will be treated to a two-act, mini ballet featuring the Sugar Plum Fairy, Clara, the Mouse King, and the Nutcracker Prince. Guests will enjoy tea, cocoa, and an assortment of holiday treats and sweets. Following the performance, children […]

Delight in the holiday spirit with a festive tour of the William Paca House! Bring family and friends to begin your holiday season traditions with us in our bedecked historic mansion.   You’ll be guided through this home of a Signer of the Declaration of Independence by your knowledgeable docent on a one-hour, candlelit tour. Enjoy […]

The Marquis de Lafayette made quite an impression on the women of Maryland during his many trips to the state. Henrietta Ogle, Elizabeth Cairnes Poe, and Eliza Ridgely were just a few of those women. Join Dr. Amy Rosenkrans to learn about the impact that “America’s Favorite Fighting Frenchman” had on the female population of Maryland. […]

Participants will enjoy a guided tour of the house that compares the customs and social graces of the Loockerman family, who lived in the Hammond-Harwood House in the early 19th century, with those of characters in Jane Austen novels. Book Club discussion on Sense and Sensibility will follow. Tea will be served. Price: $12 per […]

Join us for an important discussion as thought leaders from across Maryland present a comprehensive exploration of the history and current state of juvenile justice reform, focusing on its profound impact on Black youth throughout the state. Moderated by BDTM & Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture Executive Director Chanel C. Johnson, this […]

Explore the life and times of the first ordained African American priest in the American South. Professor Lawrence Jackson will describe the life and works of William Levington, the founder of the St. James First African Protestant Episcopal Church in Baltimore in 1824. The church, now known as St. James in Lafayette Square, recently celebrated […]

It’s never too early or too late to get your holiday crafting on! Join the Friends of the Rising Sun Inn for our Make-your-Own Series: Holiday Paint and Sip on Thursday, December 12th at 6pm. Admission includes supplies, instructions, paint coach & refreshments! Cost is $40 per person or $70 for two painters. Join us […]

The Muddy Creek Artists Guild is excited to announce its 15th annual “Pop-Up” Holiday Art Show and Sale. The show will be held over two weekends, December 6-8 and December 13-15, 2024, at 179 Mitchells Chance Road, Edgewater, Md. 21037 (Main Street at South River Colony Shopping Center).  It’s free and open to the public.​ The […]

Celebrate with us the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s 1824-25 tour of the United States! Throughout the weekend, we’ll be offering special activities and events to mark this momentous anniversary. At the Museum of Historic Annapolis from Friday, December 13 through Sunday, December 15, you can immerse yourself in the highlights of Lafayette’s […]

Enjoy live music, dancing, hors d’oeuvres, and spirits to celebrate the holiday season. Participate in the optional wine pull fundraiser. $25 per person

Join us for our annual Kwanzaa Celebration featuring local vendors, cultural food, a special performance by Ni Dembaya African Drum & Dance Ensemble, and the Sacred Spaces artmaking workshop! The workshop, led by artist Jabari Jefferson, offers community members the opportunity to actively engage in the art-making process for our upcoming exhibit, Sacred Spaces.

The Muddy Creek Artists Guild is excited to announce its 15th annual “Pop-Up” Holiday Art Show and Sale. The show will be held over two weekends, December 6-8 and December 13-15, 2024, at 179 Mitchells Chance Road, Edgewater, Md. 21037 (Main Street at South River Colony Shopping Center).  It’s free and open to the public.​ The […]

Celebrate with us the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s 1824-25 tour of the United States! Throughout the weekend, we’ll be offering special activities and events to mark this momentous anniversary. Join us for a special Storytime (offered at 11 am and 1 pm) as we read A Spy Called James: The True Story […]

The Muddy Creek Artists Guild is excited to announce its 15th annual “Pop-Up” Holiday Art Show and Sale. The show will be held over two weekends, December 6-8 and December 13-15, 2024, at 179 Mitchells Chance Road, Edgewater, Md. 21037 (Main Street at South River Colony Shopping Center).  It’s free and open to the public.​ The […]

Join the Friends of the Rising Sun Inn for a holiday edition of our Tavern Talk & Tea Series, Colonial Maryland Holiday Traditions on Sunday, December 15, 2024, at 2PM at the Rising Sun Inn located at 1090 General’s Highway, Crownsville. The Rising Sun Inn, with a history spanning four centuries, has witnessed both public […]

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. This Week’s Book: Bear Stays Up For Christmas by Karma Wilson & […]

Please join SERC for the second annual reading of “A Christmas Carol” in the atmospheric front parlor of the decorated historic Woodlawn house.  The reading is done by local actors who volunteer their time for this no-cost event.  The reading will be held 6-7:30 pm on both 12/17 & 12/18.  Woodlawn will open at 5pm to allow viewing […]

One Last Toast! Celebrate Annapolis Green’s Legacy Since the first Green Drinks at the Rockfish (now Blackwall Hitch) in 2006, Annapolis Green has hosted almost 160 of these gatherings bringing the community together face-to-face, and nothing beats that in-person connection! Their goal was always to support local businesses that were on the path to sustainability. […]

Please join SERC for the second annual reading of “A Christmas Carol” in the atmospheric front parlor of the decorated historic Woodlawn house.  The reading is done by local actors who volunteer their time for this no-cost event.  The reading will be held 6-7:30 pm on both 12/17 & 12/18.  Woodlawn will open at 5pm to allow viewing […]

Hammond-Harwood House Association invites you to attend a candlelight open house to view the rooms decked with Colonial Williamsburg-style holiday decor created by local garden clubs. Enjoy oysters and bubbly! Meet the architect of the house, William Buckland — listen to period music performed by Peter Brice — and have your new “Cooking Maryland’s Way” book signed by author Joyce […]

Delight in the holiday spirit with a festive tour of the William Paca House! Bring family and friends to begin your holiday season traditions with us in our bedecked historic mansion.   You’ll be guided through this home of a Signer of the Declaration of Independence by your knowledgeable docent on a one-hour, candlelit tour. Enjoy […]

Delight in the holiday spirit with a festive tour of the William Paca House! Bring family and friends to begin your holiday season traditions with us in our bedecked historic mansion.   You’ll be guided through this home of a Signer of the Declaration of Independence by your knowledgeable docent on a one-hour, candlelit tour. Enjoy […]

Get ready for an exciting hands-on STEM adventure! Join the Chesapeake Children’s Museum to tackle the challenge of cleaning dirty water and discover how young innovators can help protect our planet. Perfect for families of children ages 5-10!