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Reason over Passion
Missed the first posts on the Good Intent incident? Read them here: Entry 1: Good Intent…ions? Entry 2: The Tale of the Good Intent Thickens And now we continue our […]
Caring For Your Treasures: Introduction
On the weekends, I’ve taken to doing some spring cleaning, sorting, and maintenance around my home. Many of you may be doing the same, and wondering how best to care […]
Zoom with HA!
If you’re like us, you’re missing the William Paca House and Garden like crazy – we are looking forward to the day when we can welcome you back to wander […]
The Tale of the Good Intent Thickens
250 years ago, when William Paca and Stephen West published a pamphlet detailing the story of the ship Good Intent, they knew their hardline handling of its cargo of boycotted […]
Celebrating Nature
Happy Earth Day! While we are celebrating 50 years of the official holiday, people in Annapolis and across the globe were appreciating nature long before now. Here at the William […]
Inside the James Brice House: Plaster and Finish Restoration
Working remotely, I miss interacting with the people at the James Brice House who are enthusiastically, scientifically, and methodically restoring this architectural treasure. The craftsmen conducting the restoration love to […]
What’s In Bloom? – April 2020
The William Paca Garden is a such special place in the springtime. We are sorry you can’t come visit in person – so here’s a snippet of what’s in bloom […]
Good Intent…ions?
The Good Intent episode is forgotten today, but it was a really big deal in Annapolis 250 years ago. When the ship arrived, members of three county Committees charged with […]
The Curator’s Corner
Meet HA’s Curator of Collections, Robin Matty! Robin’s here to give you some tips and tricks to manage your own special heirlooms (now that you’ve got plenty of time to […]
Voices of Preservation
While our offices are closed and we are primarily working remotely, Historic Annapolis continues to work towards our mission to provide meaningful connections to the places that are of importance […]
Annapolis: The week of April 5, 1770
In these unsettled times, when there’s no limit to the volume of news produced daily for our consumption, it’s comforting to think of an era when news was published only […]
A Historian At Home
Like most other Historic Annapolis staff members and much of the world, Senior Historian Glenn Campbell is working from home these days. Glenn has degrees in History from the U.S. […]