Press Release: Historic Annapolis receives National Park Service Semiquincentennial grant for the James Brice House Restoration
For Immediate Release: September 26, 2025 Contact: Kaelynn BedsworthPhone: 443-221-6997Email: kaelynn.bedsworth@annapolis.org Annapolis, Maryland — Historic Annapolis (HA) is pleased to announce the award of a $750,000 federal grant by […]
A Message From Our President: “Death by a Thousand Cuts”
Date: Thursday, July 24, 2025 “Death by a thousand cuts” I would regularly hear these words from Bill Schmickle when he chaired the Historic Preservation Commission. A long-standing and respected […]
Advocacy Alert: HA’s Review of O-14-25 – Annapolis Ahead Comprehensive Plan 2040
Date: Thursday, July 24, 2025 Source: From VP of Preservation Rachel Robinson HA’s Review of O-14-25 HA’s opposition to the portion of O-14-25 relating to Chapter 21.56—Historic District, a change of height […]
A Message From Our President: What a Month!
Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT: What a month!This month we have been especially social, welcoming longtime friends while making new ones. The Paca Girlfriends Party earlier this month […]
Why Preservation? By Michael Day
Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Why Preservation? My first introduction to historic preservation came in 1976 when I was a young entrepreneur on Main Street in Annapolis. Just before the grand […]
Why Preservation? By Rachel Robinson
Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Why Preservation? May is Preservation Month, but for HA and so many other organizations nationally every day is preservation day! Here are some reasons why preservation matters to […]
A Message from our President – Preservation Month
Date: Monday, May 19, 2025 I love the month of May. One reason is that it is a time of growth. We grow flowers for our annual Mother’s Day plant sale; […]
PRESS RELEASE: Historic Annapolis presents the 51st Annual Plant Sale at the William Paca Garden
Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bobbi Collins, Marketing Specialist 410-626-1033 Historic Annapolis (HA) invites you to their […]
A Message from our President
This week Historic Annapolis filed an appeal of the Historic Preservation Commission’s (HPC) recent decision regarding the City’s Maritime Welcome Center (MWC). I would like to share some background about this action. […]
Historic Annapolis Files Appeal Challenging HPC Ruling On Maritime Welcome Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Annapolis, MD – – Historic Annapolis (HA) filed a legal appeal challenging the approval by the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) of the City’s plans for the Maritime […]
Welcome Home, Paca Canns!
Two rare 18th century silver drinking vessels (called “canns”), crafted for William Paca and Mary Chew Paca, were recently acquired by Historic Annapolis and the Maryland Center for History and […]
A Message From Our President
I’ve been a baseball mom for many years, and we’ve had some great coaches along the way. A favorite coach often said – “you either win or you learn.” The recent […]