Calendar of Events
January 2021
Virtual Lecture - Planting an Empire
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Planting an Empire is the only modern, comprehensive history of the Chesapeake colonies, but writing it wasn’t a simple task. While two colonies…Learn More »
Virtual Lecture - Gardens and Gardening in Early Annapolis
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
The William Paca House is famous for its reconstructed eighteenth-century garden. A place for leisure, experimentation, artistry, and the production…Learn More »
February 2021
Virtual Lecture - Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay: The Oyster Wars
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
The story of Chesapeake pirates and patriots begins with a land dispute and ends with the untimely death of an oyster dredger at the hands of the…Learn More »
Virtual Lecture - Chocolate Through Time
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
It’s time to speak of chocolate, a treasure and a love! Learn about the history of chocolate from its ancient beginnings in Meso-America through the…Learn More »
Virtual Lecture - The Legacy of Slavery in Maryland
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Christopher Haley will present “The Legacy of Slavery in Maryland,” including references to records and statistics the research program has unearthed…Learn More »
March 2021
Virtual Lecture - America's First Daughter: Patsy Jefferson
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Much of what we know about Thomas Jefferson is what his daughter Patsy Jefferson allowed us to know. Find out why that is when New York Times…Learn More »
April 2021
Virtual Lecture - Finding the Maryland 400: Maryland's First Heroes
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Owen Lourie chronicles the story of the Maryland 400, the soldiers from Maryland who saved George Washington's army at the Battle of Brooklyn in…Learn More »
Virtual Annapolis by Candlelight
Friday, April 23, 2021
A crisp evening is the perfect time to walk through a historic neighborhood in Annapolis. For the past 28 years, the experience has been made even…Learn More »
Virtual Lecture - FDR and the Sea
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a born collector. America’s 32nd president spent a lifetime collecting everything from stamps and coins to Hudson River…Learn More »