Event Category: February 2025

Join Frederick Douglass to learn about his escape from slavery and his rise to become one of the greatest Abolitionists in the 19th Century. Hear Mr. Douglass talk about his relationships with William Lloyd Garrison, Susan B Anthony, and Harriet Tubman, as well as Presidents Lincoln, Johnson, Grant and Haynes as he explores how these… Continue reading Virtual Lecture – Frederick Douglass Speaks on American Democracy

Learn all about Presidents’ Day with fun activities at the Museum of Historic Annapolis! All activities are included with admission. Make a patriotic craft! Explore the Museum with a scavenger hunt. Learn more about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln with a curated selection of children’s books in our Anne Arundel County Library Book Nook. Check… Continue reading Presidents’ Day at the Museum of Historic Annapolis

Celebrate Black History Month at the Museum of Historic Annapolis! Drop in on Saturday, February 8 for special family activities to commemorate the rich cultural heritage of the African Americans who have helped shape the nation.  Between 12 pm and 2 pm, meet a living historian portraying Lucy Smith, a free Black woman who sold… Continue reading Black History Month at the Museum of Historic Annapolis

Join us for a special Storytime as we welcome back local author Priscilla Cummings at the Museum of Historic Annapolis. Ms. Cummings will read aloud her book, Meet Chadwick and His Chesapeake Bay Friends.  Children will enjoy the rhyming story and colorful pictures in this introduction to Chadwick the Chesapeake Bay blue crab and his… Continue reading Super Saturday Storytime with Priscilla Cummings

Why did the English come to America? By 1592, a century after Columbus first claimed parts of America for the Spanish monarchy, the growing size and wealth of Spain’s overseas empire had begun to make other European powers jealous. In England, Queen Elizabeth I began soliciting plans from the country’s venture capitalists to claim some… Continue reading Virtual Lecture – Colonial Contact Points