During the Revolutionary War, James Brice served as Captain of the Annapolis city militia and County Lieutenant of the Anne Arundel County militia, positions that earned him the honorary title “Colonel.” But James wasn’t the only Colonel in the Brice family; his brother Edmund, an artist by training, was named a Lieutenant Colonel by Congress […]
Join Jobie Hill, Preservation Architect and Founding Director of Saving Slave Houses, for her presentation, Bearing Witness to Our Ancestors' Legacies, featuring work her organization is doing at Pharsalia Plantation in Nelson County, Virginia. The exploration of the intersections between the built environment, history, humanities, descendant engagement, community, and storytelling has revealed new insights about […]
Join us at the Museum of Historic Annapolis and ‘remember the yesterdays’ of African American entertainment and community in Baltimore and surrounding Maryland counties. Meet Baltimore author, journalist, and musician Rosa “Rambling Rose” Pryor-Trusty as she shares stories and images from her book, African American Community, History & Entertainment in Maryland. In this presentation, she […]
Join us at the Museum of Historic Annapolis for a special event with the author behind some of your favorite American Girl® stories! Valerie Tripp, beloved writer of companion novels […]
Join us at the Museum of Historic Annapolis for a special event with the author behind some of your favorite American Girl® stories! Valerie Tripp, beloved writer of companion novels […]
Before Jonas and Anne Catharine Hoof Green, there was William and Dinah Nuthead, Maryland's first printing duo. William Nuthead was the first printer in Maryland and the first to operate a press in Virginia, establishing his business in St. Mary's City in 1685 after being barred from printing in Virginia by the colonial government. Following […]
HA donors, members, volunteers, and partners are invited to join us for our 2026 Annual Meeting and Preservation Awards! We are honored to welcome guest speaker Janet Marie Smith, Co-Founder and Chair of Canopy Team and Executive Vice President of Planning at Development at the Los Angeles Dodgers. We will also celebrate several dedicated stewards […]
Step into the world of colonial luxury with food historian Joyce White in this engaging lecture exploring the remarkable imported foods that defined status and refinement in Annapolis during the […]
