A Treasure(d) Chest of Drawers at Historic Annapolis
Happy Birthday to John Shaw! My name is Elizabeth Fox, and I’m pleased to introduce myself as the Curator at Historic Annapolis (HA). It’s been an incredibly busy yet wonderful year or so since my arrival in […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Vast Loss Of Time
I’ve written before (see especially “A Predictable Pattern”, November 26, 2020) about colonial Maryland’s last proprietary governor, Robert Eden, and his habitual mishandling of disagreements with the General Assembly’s Lower […]
Common Complaints
These days, when public complaints about politics, the media, and rising prices abound, turning back our attention 250 years ago reveals a time…when public complaints about politics, the media, and […]
The Meanest House In Town
A year after actress Nancy Hallam captivated an anonymous Annapolis gentleman (most likely Rev. Jonathan Boucher—see “In Praise of Artistic Genius”) with her dramatic skills and attractive appearance, she and […]
Down A Rabbit Hole
Sometimes a 250-year-old clipping from the Maryland Gazette sends me down a research rabbit hole. The welcome mat into this week’s warren was laid out by an advertisement placed in […]
Five Pounds Reward
A little more than a year ago, I mentioned two projects that told the stories of nine freedom seekers who tried to escape from bound servitude between 1728 and 1864. […]
Where’s My Package?
“I will leave no stone unturn’d to find out who keeps them from me…” Online shipment tracking has really spoiled us. Through the magic of the interwebs, we can order […]
Five Years Before Independence
250 years ago, on July 4, 1771, the American colonies were only five years away from declaring their independence from England. Annapolitans of the time had no way of knowing […]
Coming Soon: A Theater Near You
Several months ago, I wrote about actress Nancy Hallam (“In Praise of Artistic Genius,” September 10, 2020) and the rundown playhouse (“A Dramatic Scheme,” October 8, 2020) in which she […]
Cellar Secrets
This blog was originally posted on the Historic Annapolis website in March 2018. Between January and March 2018, the cellar of the James Brice House revealed new secrets brought to […]