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 […]
To Inoculate Or Not To Inoculate?
I’ve written before about the scourge of smallpox and the potential risks and rewards of getting inoculated against it in colonial Maryland. Annapolis’s weekly newspaper, the Maryland Gazette, reported any […]
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 […]
Earthshaking News
Fortunately, we don’t feel many earthquakes in Annapolis. When a magnitude 5.8 quake shook the city shortly before 2pm on August 23, 2011, my wife and I were three hours […]
2021 Preservation Award: Marcia Miller
Historic Annapolis is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Historic Annapolis Preservation Award. HA’s Preservation Award honors those who have connected the history and culture of our city […]
Lost And Found
Like every old city, Annapolis has suffered its share of devastating fires. In my last blog, I mentioned the 1704 blaze that destroyed Annapolis’s first State House. Today, the Museum […]
Built In The Year 1772
Visitors to Annapolis: An American Story, now open at the Museum of Historic Annapolis, get an up-close view of the original metal-clad wooden acorn which stood atop the Maryland State […]
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 […]
Nothing But A Dream
Across the ages, prim and proper elders have often asked some variation of this question: “What’s the deal with today’s young people?” This is commonly followed by the self-righteous assertion: […]
2021 Preservation Award: Grant Dehart
Historic Annapolis is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Historic Annapolis Preservation Award. HA’s Preservation Award honors those who have connected the history and culture of our city […]
2021 Preservation Award: Janice Hayes-Williams
Historic Annapolis is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Historic Annapolis Preservation Award. HA’s Preservation Award honors those who have connected the history and culture of our city […]
An Idea Of Equality
I’ve written before about William Eddis (see “Our Little Capital” from January 28, 2021), an Englishman who arrived in Annapolis in September 1769, three months after his patron, Governor Robert […]