• Living History on Pinkney Street: March to Revolution

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

    It’s the fall of 1775 and General George Washington now commands a revolutionary army. In the northern colonies, open conflict with the British Crown has begun—but what about here in […]

  • First Rhode Island Regiment – with Living Historian Antoine Watts

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

    Step back in time with living historian Antoine Watts and explore the legacy of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment. Formed in 1775, this groundbreaking regiment was the first in the Continental […]

  • Virtual Lecture – Major Developments in American Constitutional History

    The United States Constitution was ratified in 1789; however, the document’s meaning has not always been clear. This is because many debates over constitutional interpretation were settled during the Constitutional Convention. Sometimes our nation’s founders did not agree on constitutional meaning. Other ties, the Constitution’s ambiguity comes from our country facing contemporary issues that the founders […]

  • Virtual Lecture – Despicable Pirates, 3,000-Year-Old Oyster Shells & Cannibal Crabs! Tall Tales of Annapolis & the Chesapeake Bay

    Storyteller Jefferson Holland presents a delightful program of original tall tales and songs inspired by the people and places of the Bay, from the Native Americans who feasted on oysters along her shores to the modern-day sailors who ply her waters. Food/drink suggestion: Chesapeake oyster stew with Fordham Copperhead Ale The Historic Annapolis 2025 Virtual […]

  • A Conversation with Abby Phillip

    Maryland Hall 801 Chase Street, Annapolis, Maryland, United States

    Historic Annapolis, Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum, & Maryland Hall Present: Abby Phillip Join a conversation with Abby Phillip, CNN’s host of News Night, as she shares thoughts on her lived experience from her Maryland childhood to her noteworthy career as a journalist. The conversation will be led by WHUR radio news host Harold T. Fisher.  Event is FREE […]

  • Defenders of the Chesapeake: Maryland State Marines

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

    Step back to the turbulent days of 1775 and meet the newly formed Maryland State Marines as they recruit for the fight against Great Britain. Discover how Maryland prepared to defend […]

  • Virtual Lecture – North Slavery in Colonial America with Dr. Richard Bell

    North Slavery in Colonial America  We tend to think of slavery as a labor system that was confined to the American South. But it turns out that that’s not the full story. Slavery was also a fact of life in many northern colonies before the American Revolution. Northern slavery was never as widespread or as […]

  • Virtual Lecture – Book Talk with Dr. Richard Bell

    Virtual Event Zoom Virtual Lecture

    Dr. Richard Bell joins us for a hybrid in-person/virtual lecture as he celebrates his new book, The American Revolution and the Fate of the World. The in-person lecture is currently at capacity, but we invite you to join us via Zoom as we livestream Dr. Bell's book talk. When we think of the American Revolution, […]