• Tailoring the Revolution

    Hogshead Trades Museum 43 Pinkney St, Annapolis, MD, United States

    It's the Summer of 1776.  Independence has just been declared, and the Revolutionary War is in full swing.  As the Continental Army tries to fill its ranks, people question: “How […]

  • Camp Followers of the Revolutionary War

    Hogshead Trades Museum 43 Pinkney St, Annapolis, MD, United States

    Meet Camp Followers from the Revolutionary War! Visit Hogshead Trades Museum and learn from living history interpreters about the vital roles women played during the fight for independence: cooks, laundresses, nurses, and more. Discover how their labor and resourcefulness helped sustain the army and shape the course of the war.  This is a drop-in style […]

  • Living History on Pinkney Street: First Maryland Regiment – Marching off to War

    Hogshead Trades Museum 43 Pinkney St, Annapolis, MD, United States

    Drop by Pinkney Street to meet the First Maryland Regiment and learn about their fateful campaign to New York in the early days of the Revolutionary War. 1776: The die is cast.... the Maryland Brigade has received orders to march for New York, where the British await and are prepared for battle. But so are […]

  • Women’s Equality Day: Remember the Ladies

    Hogshead Trades Museum 43 Pinkney St, Annapolis, MD, United States

    Hello! What about the ladies? Join us at Hogshead Trades Museum to celebrate 250 years of Revolutionary women for Women's Equality Day. Meet Annapolis tradeswomen as they discuss women’s roles […]

  • Loyalist Ladies of Annapolis

    Hogshead Trades Museum 43 Pinkney St, Annapolis, MD, United States

    Stop by Hogshead Trades Museum and meet two prominent Annapolis ladies, Mrs. Dulaney and Mrs. Calvert (portrayed by Kerry McClure and Gema Gonzalez), who are saying farewell to one another—and […]

  • What’s Brewing: Mrs. Howard’s Coffeehouse

    Hogshead Trades Museum 43 Pinkney St, Annapolis, MD, United States

    Stop by the Hogshead Trades Museum and meet Mary Howard, proprietress of the Maryland Coffeehouse! Discover how colonial coffeehouses in Annapolis stirred the spirit of liberty. They were bustling gathering […]

  • Chime After Chime: How a Clock Knows the Time

    Hogshead Trades Museum 43 Pinkney St, Annapolis, MD, United States

    How does a clock know what hour to strike? Join our resident clockmaker, Stephen Sieracki, for a hands-on exploration of the mechanisms that allow clocks to count, track, and announce […]

  • What’s Brewing: Mrs. Howard’s Coffeehouse

    Hogshead Trades Museum 43 Pinkney St, Annapolis, MD, United States

    Stop by the Hogshead Trades Museum and meet Mary Howard, proprietress of the Maryland Coffeehouse! Discover how colonial coffeehouses in Annapolis stirred the spirit of liberty. They were bustling gathering […]

  • Chime After Chime: How a Clock Knows the Time

    Hogshead Trades Museum 43 Pinkney St, Annapolis, MD, United States

    How does a clock know what hour to strike? Join our resident clockmaker, Stephen Sieracki, for a hands-on exploration of the mechanisms that allow clocks to count, track, and announce the passing hours. Participants will have the opportunity to handle authentic clock parts and assist in assembling a working striking mechanism from a grandfather clock. […]