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A Tree Grows in the Paca Garden, Part 5
Most people think of bald cypress (Taxodiumdistichum – Zones 5-11) growing in the hot, humid alligator swamps of the coastal Southeastern United States, often festooned with Spanish moss, but its […]
A Slow News Cycle
Some news cycles are lighter than others, and that was just as true 250 years ago as it is today. Of course, some 21st-century media work to a never-ending, 24/7 […]
Just A Few Queries
I’ve written before (see my November 5, 2020, November 26, 2020, and January 14, 2021 blog entries) about Governor Robert Eden’s ham-handed approach to dealing with uncooperative legislators 250 years […]
James Brice House Restoration Updates: Winter 2021
The Best Laid Plans January 2021 As with any restoration project, new discoveries may require a change of course. After completing repairs to the roof structure, it was carefully lowered […]
Our Little Capital
William Eddis arrived in Annapolis in September 1769, three months after his patron, Governor Robert Eden. The Englishman quickly adjusted to his new environment and got up to speed on […]
Off To A Rough Start
It would be a wonderful world if old problems simply disappeared with the start of a new year, but that’s not the real world that we inhabit. Nor was it […]
Rising Joys
Christmas Eve 2020 is a fitting day to look back to a Christmas poem published in the Maryland Gazette 250 years ago. The verses penned by “P. K_N___DY” (perhaps a […]
A Bicentennial Request for Recipes
Held within Historic Annapolis’s collection is a booklet, Maryland Recipes: in honor of the Bicentennial, printed by BGE (yes, the electrical company) in 1976. This booklet was among countless items […]
Liberty is what we are all contending for…
Two months had passed since a group of Baltimore merchants called for a meeting in Annapolis to consider whether Maryland should continue enforcing a strict boycott of certain British imports […]
Caring For Your Treasures: Holiday Edition
Many people choose to decorate their homes this time of year, and occasionally objects get inadvertently damaged. Here are some quick tips to help protect your objects during this holiday […]
Zoom for the Holidays
It’s unfortunate that we are here, anticipating another Zoom holiday – but whatever Zoom holiday you may be celebrating this season, brighten your meetings and happy hours with a new […]
A Predictable Pattern
Maryland’s last proprietary governor, Robert Eden, was nothing if not predictable. Early in his administration, he established a pattern of proroguing the General Assembly (suspending the legislature without officially dissolving […]