Bringing History To You!
Check out the HA Blog, where the staff at Historic Annapolis offers you behind-the-scenes peeks, in-depth historical information, and highlights from our programs and people.
A Dramatic Scheme
Last month, I wrote about actress Nancy Hallam, who caught the eye of an Annapolis gentleman (most likely Rev. Jonathan Boucher, rector of St. Anne’s Church) at a 1770 performance […]
James Brice House Restoration Updates: Summer 2020
A Woodwork Workshop September 2020 Lewis Contractors is working to refinish and prep all of the woodwork trim to reinstall throughout the Brice House. They’ve taken over the old kitchen […]
What’s The Story?
It is for a gentleman to whom I have done (as the Saying is) Ninety-nine good Turns…” I sometimes come across a notice in the Maryland Gazette that leaves me […]
Agreeable to the Association
In September 1770, more than a year into a partial economic shutdown, many Annapolitans were weary but still committed to seeing it through to an acceptable outcome. In the summer […]
In Praise of Artistic Genius
The anonymous gentleman was smitten. He had just attended the American Company’s performance of Shakespeare’s Cymbeline, King of Britain, and he simply had to share his enthusiastic admiration of one […]
A Tree Grows in the Paca Garden – Part 4
Native to southeastern North America, the pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is the only tree in the custard apple family (Annonaceae) that grows in the U.S. The once-tropical pawpaw has been evolving […]
Melted Majesty
These days, most news stories about public statues consider them as objects of destructive rather than constructive acts, but 250 years ago, subscribers to the Maryland Gazette read about the […]
Warm Zeal in the Cause of Liberty
For the past few weeks, I’ve been looking at the dispute between Annapolis merchants Williams and Company and the local Committee of Inspection that played out on the pages of […]
First Notorious Offenders
In today’s technologically advanced and politically divided world, virtual skirmishes, battles, and full-blown wars play out in real time across our social media platforms. Response times between combatants are often […]
Take the Beam Out of Thine Own Eye
When the local Committee of Inspection published a harsh report against Williams and Company in the July 26, 1770 Maryland Gazette, the members must have known they would hear back […]
Such Despicable Characters
My June 11th blog introduced merchant Thomas Williams and his partners as new players to watch in the real-life drama of Annapolis 250 years ago. Back in 1770, Williams and […]
What’s In Bloom? – July 2020
There’s nothing like visiting the William Paca Garden in the summer. This 2-acre oasis in the heart of downtown Annapolis does not disappoint in July! Pretty white Mandevillas in pots […]