Events

Events Search and Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Today

  • A young women in colonial dress sews a flag

    4th of July Celebration

    William Paca House & Garden 186 Prince George St, Annapolis, MD, United States +3 more

    Join Historic Annapolis for our Fourth of July Festival! Experience a full day of history, celebration, and family-friendly fun as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence!  One ticket gives you access […]

  • Living historian Sean Lowman dressed as a colonial tailor

    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 […]

  • A portrait of Dr. Richard Bell

    Virtual Lecture – A House Divided: The Tilghman Family and the American Revolution

    Virtual Event Zoom Virtual Lecture

    This talk explores the story of Colonel Tench Tilghman—George Washington’s most trusted aide-de-camp—and his complicated ties to a family torn between loyalty to the Crown and the cause of independence. Discover how General George Washington himself navigated relationships with the Tilghmans—father, uncle, and brothers—on both sides of the war, and what their story reveals about unity, conflict, and […]

  • A person holding and reading a book

    Historic Annapolis Book Club

    Historic Annapolis Book Club
    Museum of Historic Annapolis 99 Main Street, Annapolis, MD, United States

    The Historic Annapolis Book Club invites you to explore the past through the power of storytelling. Each month, club members gather at the Museum of Historic Annapolis to discuss works of historical fiction and nonfiction — books that bring history to life in meaningful and memorable ways. Led by Historic Annapolis staff member Christina Chaffman, […]

  • A photo of living historians depicting camp followers during the Revolutionary War

    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, […]

  • Book cover for When the Declaration of Independence Was News

    Virtual Lecture – When the Declaration of Independence Was News

    Virtual Event Zoom Virtual Lecture

    Publishing for the 250th anniversary of the United States, Dr. Emily Sneff’s latest book, When the Declaration of Independence Was News, focuses on the nation’s founding document at the moment of its creation in 1776, before anyone knew what the legacy of the Declaration would be or if the United States would win the war […]

  • A person holding and reading a book

    Historic Annapolis Book Club

    Historic Annapolis Book Club
    Museum of Historic Annapolis 99 Main Street, Annapolis, MD, United States

    The Historic Annapolis Book Club invites you to explore the past through the power of storytelling. Each month, club members gather at the Museum of Historic Annapolis to discuss works […]

  • Women living historians in colonial-era clothing

    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 […]

  • Charlotte Small in colonial clothing

    Call the Midwife: Charlotte Small, a Colonial-Era Annapolis Midwife

    Museum of Historic Annapolis 99 Main Street, Annapolis, MD, United States

    Curious about midwifery and herbal medicine in colonial Annapolis? Come meet Charlotte Small at the Museum of Historic Annapolis and discover her daily life and the vital roles she played […]

  • Charlotte Small in colonial clothing

    Call the Midwife: Charlotte Small, a Colonial-Era Annapolis Midwife

    Museum of Historic Annapolis 99 Main Street, Annapolis, MD, United States

    Curious about midwifery and herbal medicine in colonial Annapolis? Come meet Charlotte Small at the Museum of Historic Annapolis and discover her daily life and the vital roles she played […]

  • The Painter's Fire book cover

    Virtual Lecture – The Painter’s Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution

    Virtual Event Zoom Virtual Lecture

    The war that we now call the American Revolution was not only fought in the colonies by soldiers with muskets and bayonets. On both sides of the Atlantic, artists also played an integral role in forging revolutionary ideals. Discover with Dr. Zara Anishanslin the inspiring stories and intertwined lives of three largely forgotten Patriot artists: […]