Black History Month lecture by Hammond-Harwood House director Barbara Goyette focusing on first-person accounts of life under slavery, daring escapes, and perseverance in the search for freedom. Let’s learn about Charles Ball. His narrative recounts how he was enslaved in Calvert County, fought in the War of 1812, was sold numerous times and separated from […]

Bringing Butterflies Home with Lynn Simarski will describe how she’s making her yard a haven for butterflies and other native life. Butterflies widely symbolize hope and rebirth. (We have a special treat as a companion to Lynn’s talk and photographs. We will have a book signing by painter, gardener, and author of Paint Like a […]

Join Julie Rose, director of Marietta House, and Joyce White, food historian, for a special tour that focuses on what daily life at Hammond-Harwood House was like for the enslaved women and children in the early 19th century. Through the lens of foodways, the tour will take you through the house showing the roles of […]

Annapolis Maritime Museum Winter Lecture Series Ospreys on the Patuxent Learn about the Chesapeake Bay’s iconic Osprey from avian ecologist Alex Pellegrini, who studies and bands these remarkable raptors across Maryland. Pellegrini will explore Osprey biology, conservation history, and reintroduction efforts, highlighting how this once-imperiled species became one of the region’s greatest wildlife success stories. […]

The Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park (AMM) invites maritime enthusiasts to its Volunteer Open House on Saturday, February 28th, from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, held at the Museum campus – 723 Second Street, Annapolis, MD 21403. The event offers an opportunity for the community to learn how volunteers play a vital role in advancing AMM’s mission to educate […]

Interested in starting your own kitchen garden this spring, and don't know where to start? Join us for a beginner-friendly workshop where step by step, we will walk through starting your own garden. You will also be reserving a London Town heirloom vegetable of your choosing for your own garden. Note: Plants will be available […]

Immerse yourself in the breathtaking beauty of early morning light along the Patuxent River. Learn skills for identifying birds by sight and sound, all while getting in your steps and breathing the fresh morning air. Novice and experienced birders are welcome on this 2-3 mile walk to explore the forests and wetlands in search of the […]

Towards a More Perfect Union: A Series on the U.S. Constitution In anticipation of America's 250th anniversary, we invite you to a continuing series of talks hosted by SERC archaeologist Jim Gibb, examining our country's often bumpy road towards freedom and self-determination. Article I: The U.S. Congress Saturday, March 7, 2-3pm ET The US Constitution, excepting […]

What elevates a regular old punch to the status of royalty... well wine of course! Span the colonial period with two wine-based punches: Captain Radcliffe's Punch and Regent's Punch. Cost: London Town Members, $26. Non-members, $34.

Join us for this Zoom talk by Hammond-Harwood House director Barbara Goyette as we look at courtship and marriage for Maryland women in the first half of the 19th century. Their diaries give us insight into how the influence of romanticism impacted the transactional features of marriage. In the years just beyond the European Regency […]

Towards a More Perfect Union: A Series on the U.S. Constitution In anticipation of America's 250th anniversary, we invite you to a continuing series of talks hosted by SERC archaeologist Jim Gibb, examining our country's often bumpy road towards freedom and self-determination. Article II: The President Saturday, April 4, 2-3pm Speaker: Dr. Jim Gibb, SERC Environmental Archaeology […]