Calendar of Events

Stroll into Summer Reading! Join us in July at the Paca Garden for a StoryWalk. You and your little ones can enjoy the successive pages from a children’s story along a path in the picturesque Paca Garden. Read with us Grand Joy by Kim C. Lee and K. Denise Hendershot. This book is a lovely… Continue reading StoryWalk Stroll in the Paca Garden

In 1974, Historic Annapolis opened the newly reconstructed Paca Garden to the public. We’re pleased to celebrate 50 years of our beloved Paca Garden with special guided garden tours on Friday mornings throughout the summer. Take a stroll through our beautifully restored two-acre 18th century English garden. Your experienced docent will share its history from… Continue reading Guided Paca Garden Tour

Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime is a fun hour full of reading and activities in the William Paca Garden, a secret treasure in the Historic District of Annapolis. Each program is designed for little ones, 3-7 years, with a book reading, song, and craft/art project. This Week’s Book: Rosa’s Sunflower Experiment by Jessica Spanyol Rosa’s group… Continue reading Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime: Rosa’s Sunflower Experiment

In 1974, Historic Annapolis opened the newly reconstructed Paca Garden to the public. We’re pleased to celebrate 50 years of our beloved Paca Garden with special guided garden tours on Friday mornings throughout the summer. Take a stroll through our beautifully restored two-acre 18th century English garden. Your experienced docent will share its history from… Continue reading Guided Paca Garden Tour

Meet the Civil War First Maryland Volunteer Infantry Regiment on Pinkney Street! Learn about their efforts in August and September of 1862 to replace troops lost at the battle of Front Royal, as well as reintegrate the prisoners to be exchanged and paroled at Camp Parole.   Advance registration recommended. Accessing the building at Hogshead requires… Continue reading Living History on Pinkney Street: Civil War First Maryland Volunteer Infantry

In 1974, Historic Annapolis opened the newly reconstructed Paca Garden to the public. We’re pleased to celebrate 50 years of our beloved Paca Garden with special guided garden tours on Friday mornings throughout the summer. Take a stroll through our beautifully restored two-acre 18th century English garden. Your experienced docent will share its history from… Continue reading Guided Paca Garden Tour

This tour is currently sold out. We will also be offering this tour on Saturday, September 28 and Saturday, October 12. Join Historic Annapolis for a rare opportunity to tour the privately-owned Peggy Stewart House! In October 1774, the people of Annapolis discovered that the brigantine, the Peggy Stewart, contained contraband tea that violated the… Continue reading SOLD OUT – Peggy Stewart House Tour

Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime is a fun hour full of reading and activities in the William Paca Garden, a secret treasure in the Historic District of Annapolis. Each program is designed for little ones, 3-7 years, with a book reading, song, and craft/art project. This Week’s Book: Home Is… by Hannah Barnaby and Frann Preston… Continue reading Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime: Home Is…

In 1974, Historic Annapolis opened the newly reconstructed Paca Garden to the public. We’re pleased to celebrate 50 years of our beloved Paca Garden with special guided garden tours on Friday mornings throughout the summer. Take a stroll through our beautifully restored two-acre 18th century English garden. Your experienced docent will share its history from… Continue reading Guided Paca Garden Tour

In 1776, the First Maryland Regiment soldiers made their way from Annapolis to New York for what became a rousing defeat for patriot troops. Some women likely accompanied these soldiers to support the regiment….but what about the women who stayed at home in Annapolis?    Members of the First Maryland Regiment will tell of the… Continue reading Hogshead Living History: The Ladies Left Behind

In 1974, Historic Annapolis opened the newly reconstructed Paca Garden to the public. We’re pleased to celebrate 50 years of our beloved Paca Garden with special guided garden tours on Friday mornings throughout the summer. Take a stroll through our beautifully restored two-acre 18th century English garden. Your experienced docent will share its history from… Continue reading Guided Paca Garden Tour

Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime is a fun hour full of reading and activities in the William Paca Garden, a secret treasure in the Historic District of Annapolis. Each program is designed for little ones, 3-7 years, with a book reading, song, and craft/art project. This Week’s Book: The Truth About Grandparents by Elina Ellis We’re… Continue reading Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime: The Truth About Grandparents

Bring a friend and join us on the tented terrace of the Paca Garden for a presentation featuring food historian Joyce White’s new book Cooking Maryland’s Way: Voices of a Diverse Cuisine. This book is a companion to Maryland’s Way, The Hammond-Harwood House Cookbook, published in 1963. Author Joyce M. White will share her inspiration… Continue reading Book Talk – Cooking Maryland’s Way: Voices of a Diverse Cuisine with Joyce M. White

Join us at the Willam Paca House for an evening with horologist and author Robert Frishman, who will present a lecture on the life and works of the 18th century clockmaker, Edward Duffield. Edward Duffield was far more than a leather-apron clockmaker in Philadelphia. A close friend of Benjamin Franklin, Duffield was an active civic… Continue reading Edward Duffield: Colonial Philadelphia Clockmaker, Citizen, and Gentleman

Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime is a fun hour full of reading and activities in the William Paca Garden, a secret treasure in the Historic District of Annapolis. Each program is designed for little ones, 3-7 years, with a book reading, song, and craft/art project, plus time to explore the Paca Garden following the story hour.… Continue reading Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime: Where Are You From?

Join Historic Annapolis at the 11th annual Blazers . Bourbon . Cigars!  Connect with a wide network of influential community members – the region’s top business leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals, and visionaries representing our diverse community – in the picturesque William Paca Garden. While you network, enjoy bourbon, whiskey, and other fine liquor tastings, premium cigars,… Continue reading Blazers . Bourbon . Cigars

Join Historic Annapolis for a rare opportunity to tour the privately-owned Peggy Stewart House! In October 1774, the people of Annapolis discovered that the brigantine, the Peggy Stewart, contained contraband tea that violated the colonists’ non-importation resolution. In response to public outrage, ship owner Anthony Stewart was forced to burn the Peggy Stewart with the tea… Continue reading Peggy Stewart House Tour: An Exclusive Opportunity!

Spooky season is here! Join us for this special Paint Night at the William Paca House and Garden. Sip a glass of wine (or cider) as our instructor guides you step-by-step in the creation of your own seasonal painting masterpiece. All levels welcome, no experience required! Admission fee includes guided instruction, canvas, and use of… Continue reading Spooky Sip & Paint

Join Historic Annapolis for a rare opportunity to tour the privately-owned Peggy Stewart House! In October 1774, the people of Annapolis discovered that the brigantine, the Peggy Stewart, contained contraband tea that violated the colonists’ non-importation resolution. In response to public outrage, ship owner Anthony Stewart was forced to burn the Peggy Stewart with the tea… Continue reading Peggy Stewart House Tour: An Exclusive Opportunity!

  Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime is a fun hour full of reading and activities in the William Paca Garden, a secret treasure in the Historic District of Annapolis. Each program is designed for little ones, 3-7 years, with a book reading, song, and craft/art project, plus time to explore the Paca Garden following the story… Continue reading Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime: The Halloween Tree

In October of 1774, the people of Annapolis discovered that the brigantine, the Peggy Stewart, contained contraband tea that violated the colonists’ non-importation resolution.  In response to public outrage, ship owner Anthony Stewart was forced to burn the Peggy Stewart with the tea onboard down to the waterline with sails and colors still flying! The burning… Continue reading 250th Anniversary of the Burning of the Peggy Stewart

Discover the secrets of chocolate at this seasonal in-person lecture with food historian Joyce White. Learn how to read chocolate labels to make more informed decisions before purchasing either mass-produced or artisanal varieties. Participants will learn about cacao, the fruit from which chocolate is made and how cacao was processed from the pre-industrial days to… Continue reading Unwrapping Chocolate’s Secrets: A Guided Chocolate Tasting with Joyce White

Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime is a fun hour full of reading and activities in the William Paca Garden, a secret treasure in the Historic District of Annapolis. Each program is designed for little ones, 3-7 years, with a book reading, song, and craft/art project. This Week’s Book: Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson Vroom-Vroom,… Continue reading Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime: Room on the Broom

Stroll with us on a guided walking tour along some of the most historic streets in Annapolis and explore and admire an array of its most notable and elegant architectural styles.   We’ll take a close look at architectural treasures, some well-known and others you might not have recognized before, that are all part of our… Continue reading Architectural Styles of Annapolis Walking Tour

Come meet the United States Colored Troops (USCT), Union Army regiments during the U.S. Civil War that were primarily comprised of African Americans. Volunteer members of Company B  will share their in-depth understanding of the Civil War era through performing demonstrations of camp life, military service and general values of the Black Civil War soldier.… Continue reading Hogshead Living History: U.S. Colored Troops in the Civil War

Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime is a fun hour full of reading and activities in the William Paca Garden, a secret treasure in the Historic District of Annapolis. Each program is designed for little ones, 3-7 years, with a book reading, song, and craft/art project. This Week’s Book: American Holidays: Veterans Day by Connor Dayton While… Continue reading Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime: Veterans Day

Tours offered at 11 am – 12:30 pm and 2 pm – 3:30 pm Follow in the footsteps of the Marquis de Lafayette, America’s favorite fighting Frenchman! Led by Glenn Campbell, retired Historic Annapolis Senior Historian, this walking tour traces the itinerary of General Lafayette’s 1824 visit to Annapolis, with a few asides to sites… Continue reading Lafayette’s Annapolis Walking Tour

At the invitation of Congress and President Monroe, the Frenchman/American General Lafayette toured America for more than a year, 1824-25.  A young confidant of General Washington and one of the few surviving heroes of the American Revolution, the then-aged Frenchman traveled to all 24 of the current states and was greeted by massive public celebrations –… Continue reading Virtual Lecture – Lafayette’s Musical Reception: Annapolis, 1824

Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime is a fun hour full of reading and activities in the William Paca Garden, a secret treasure in the Historic District of Annapolis. Each program is designed for little ones, 3-7 years, with a book reading, song, and craft/art project. This Week’s Book: Thanksgiving in the Woods by Phyllis Alsdorf Gobble-gobble,… Continue reading Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime: Thanksgiving in the Woods

Save the Date to celebrate a colonial holiday with Historic Annapolis! Bring the entire family to welcome yuletide at the William Paca House and Hogshead. More information coming soon!

Join us at historic Reynolds Tavern for a festive holiday tea celebrating the return of everyone’s favorite Frenchman: The Marquis de Lafayette! Observe tea customs of the Federal period from our costumed historic interpreters as you enjoy Afternoon Tea*. Learn about Lafayette’s visit to Annapolis on his 1824 Tour of America and his legacy as… Continue reading Marquis de Lafayette Holiday Tea

Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime is a fun hour full of reading and activities in the William Paca Garden, a secret treasure in the Historic District of Annapolis. Each program is designed for little ones, 3-7 years, with a book reading, song, and craft/art project. This Week’s Book: Bear Stays Up For Christmas by Karma Wilson &… Continue reading Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime: Bear Stays Up For Christmas