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James Brice House Restoration: Fall 2022
Champions of Preservation December 2022 HA was pleased to present Preservation Awards to two individuals who have supported the extraordinary restoration at the Brice House for the past 8 years […]
James Brice House Restoration: Summer 2022
Rebuilding Rome (Or Just A Wall) July 2022 11,000 bricks have arrived on site, and thus begins the careful deconstruction of the west wall of the west wing at the […]
To Inoculate Or Not To Inoculate?
I’ve written before about the scourge of smallpox and the potential risks and rewards of getting inoculated against it in colonial Maryland. Annapolis’s weekly newspaper, the Maryland Gazette, reported any […]
War And Peace
Through the past three months, we’ve witnessed the war in Ukraine through news reports and social media feeds viewed on our living room TVs, laptop computers, or mobile phones, often […]
A 1772 Road Trip
We often take our modern transportation technology and infrastructure for granted. Our nationwide network of highways, bridges, and tunnels makes it easy to drive a gas-powered, electric, or hybrid car […]
Earthshaking News
Fortunately, we don’t feel many earthquakes in Annapolis. When a magnitude 5.8 quake shook the city shortly before 2pm on August 23, 2011, my wife and I were three hours […]
James Brice House Restoration Updates: Spring 2022
The Holy Graining April 2022 The paint and plaster conservation team made an incredible discovery this month! As they worked to remove the modern paint going up the stairs from […]
2021 Preservation Award: Marcia Miller
Historic Annapolis is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Historic Annapolis Preservation Award. HA’s Preservation Award honors those who have connected the history and culture of our city […]
Lost And Found
Like every old city, Annapolis has suffered its share of devastating fires. In my last blog, I mentioned the 1704 blaze that destroyed Annapolis’s first State House. Today, the Museum […]
Built In The Year 1772
Visitors to Annapolis: An American Story, now open at the Museum of Historic Annapolis, get an up-close view of the original metal-clad wooden acorn which stood atop the Maryland State […]
Luck Of The Draw
According to recent articles in the Capital Gazette newspaper, the City of Annapolis and a group of companies called Annapolis Mobility and Resilience Partners (AMRP) will soon start work on […]
Nothing But A Dream
Across the ages, prim and proper elders have often asked some variation of this question: “What’s the deal with today’s young people?” This is commonly followed by the self-righteous assertion: […]