Celebrate Maryland Day with Historic Annapolis! On Saturday, visit the William Paca House & Garden and then encounter living historians on Pinkney Street as they bring Hogshead to life. Explore the Waterfront Warehouse and the Museum of Historic Annapolis and discover diverse stories and amazing objects that represent over 400 years of our shared history. Admission […]
Historic Annapolis warmly welcomes homeschoolers to join us for a special day of hands-on learning. Step back in time at Hogshead Trades Museum, a unique dwelling on historic Pinkney Street, […]
Step back into the past and explore the vital role of sewing and laundry in the daily life of a colonial household. Discover how women and girls kept their families clothed, warm, and respectable. Learn about "plain sewing" the making and mending essential garments, bedding, and linens. Experience a period-accurate laundry demonstration. See how clothes […]
Join Drew Shuptar-Rayvis, citizen of the Pocomoke Indian Nation, to honor the sacrifices and contributions of Algonkian peoples during the American Revolution. Learn about Algonkian and Iroquoian material culture, trade, and daily life. Explore the difficult choices between patriotism, loyalty, and neutrality as Native communities struggled to protect their ways of life. Analyze the destruction […]
Meet living historian Daniel Sieh to explore the lives of Asian people in the American colonies in the 1700's and discover some of the under told stories of the American Revolution. Through documents, activities, and objects, Daniel shares how global trade connected the lives of sailors, soldiers, traders, and enslaved people from Asia as they […]
Step onto Pinkney Street and meet soldiers, camp followers, and musicians and experience the Revolutionary War through living history. Learn how African Americans served on both sides of the conflict […]
Marylanders organized a rapid-response militia to defend liberty during the early days of the American Revolution. Known as the Maryland Flying Camp, this force was more than a military unit; it was a civilian experience that transformed daily life in 1776. Stop by Pinkney Street to meet living historians and experience how Marylanders lived, worked, […]
It’s the spring of 1776 and the American Revolution is underway. British occupation of several colonies, combined with Congress’s non-importation policy on British goods, makes essential supplies increasingly scarce for tradespeople. […]
Save the date for a one-of-a-kind 4th of July Celebration in 2026 at the William Paca House & Garden, Hogshead, Waterfront Warehouse and the Museum of Historic Annapolis! More information and […]
