Jan 30th is the Deadline - Tell Us Your Annapolis Love Story!

Historic Annapolis is celebrating love this February, and we are seeking the most Annapolitan love story around. Share with us your love story (in 2,000 characters or less), and how Annapolis has played a starring role in your romance. Learn more about the contest, rules, and voting process on our submission form. Submit your story before 11:59 pm tonight, Monday, January 30!

Learn More and Submit Your Love Story

Public voting will take place on the Historic Annapolis Facebook page from February 1 through 10, 2023.

The Virtual Lecture Series continues this Tuesday!

Have you ever wondered how an exhibition is created? Join Mary-Angela Hardwick, Vice President of Education and Interpretation at Historic Annapolis as she presents the behind-the-scenes look at the development of Annapolis: An American Story.

Mary-Angela will take an in-depth look at some of the family narratives, unique images, and rare and noteworthy objects featured in the museum at 99 Main Street. Discover how the Annapolis community came together to bring forth this remarkable exhibition which spotlights the diverse history of Annapolis and its powerful connections to our larger national story.

Advance registration required. Registration closes at 6:30 pm. Register Here

Are you a Historic Annapolis member? We are delighted to invite you to attend this lecture for FREE! Not a member? Learn about joining us here!

Date: Tuesday, January 31

Time: 7 pm (ET)

Location: Zoom Virtual Lecture

Cost: $15 per household for General Admission; $10 per household for Military; FREE for HA Members and Docents

Can't watch live? All virtual lectures are recorded, so still register! Registrants will receive a link to the recording of the lecture to watch at their convenience for a period of two weeks. Live closed captioning is available for all lectures.

Virtual Lecture - Encountering Hurricanes in Colonial British America

Tuesday, February 7

Hurricanes were a new phenomenon for Europeans when they arrived in the New World, but they quickly became a defining (and terrifying) feature of the life in colonial British America. This was especially the case for colonists who ventured to the Caribbean and the southeastern mainland coast. This lecture with Matt Mulcahy of Loyola University will explore the English encounter with hurricanes, their impact on the development of colonial societies, how colonists made sense of these events, and what accommodations they made in response to the storms over time. The focus will be on colonies like Jamaica, Barbados, and South Carolina, but will also consider early hurricanes in Maryland and Virginia.

Advance registration required. Register Here

Time: 7 pm (ET)

Location: Zoom Virtual Lecture

Cost: $15 per household for General Admission; $10 per household for Military; FREE for HA Members and Docents

Can't watch live? All virtual lectures are recorded, so still register! Registrants will receive a link to the recording of the lecture to watch at their convenience for a period of two weeks. Live closed captioning is available for all lectures.

Hands-On History Day: Annapolis Love Stories

Sunday, February 12

The second Sunday of every month is Hands-On History Day at the Museum of Historic Annapolis! Drop in any time between 10 am and 2 pm and enjoy special activities, included with Museum admission. In February, we'll celebrate Annapolis Love Stories.

• Explore the Museum and discover all the stories of love shared throughout Annapolis: An American Story.
• Engage with an educator in our Curator’s Corner and view a special artifact from our collection: dance cards from Carvel Hall.
• Kids can create their own heart craft and help us build a big heart with blocks!
• Share your own love story on our community board!
• Read stories about different kinds of love with your family in our Anne Arundel County Public Library Book Nook.

The special Curator's Corner experience will be offered at 11 am. Advance registration recommended, but not required. Register Here

Time: 10 am - 2 pm

Location: Museum of Historic Annapolis, 99 Main Street

Cost: $5 General Admission; FREE for Children 17 and under, HA Members, and SNAP/WIC

Virtual Lecture - Rise Up: Fight and Flight in Colonial American Slavery

Monday, February 13

In December 1752, Thomas Thistlewood, a white Jamaican planter, caught one of an enslaved man named Congo Sam, trying to run away. When Thistlewood challenged him, Congo Sam pulled a machete and ran at him. “I will kill you. I will kill you,” he shouted. Thistlewood screamed for help but none of his watching Black workers moved to intervene. This talk with Dr. Richard Bell examines the plantation management strategies that produced such violent resistance. It also reveals that extent of slave uprisings in British North America, using the 1739 Stono Rebellion in South Carolina as a case study, and explores the lives of those men and women who escaped slavery by disappearing into the forests and swamps of colonial America.

Advance registration required. Register Here

Time: 7 pm (ET)

Location: Zoom Virtual Lecture

Cost: $15 per household for General Admission; $10 per household for HA Members, Military, and HA Docents

Virtual Lecture - The Real First President of the United States

Tuesday, February 21

Dr. Glenn F. Williams joins us to explain and answer the question on whether Maryland's own John Hanson, as the first president of the United States under the Articles of Confederation, should or should not be considered the nation's "first president" rather than George Washington.

In addition, it will also present the argument why the federal holiday observed on the third Monday in February is not and should not be called "Presidents Day."

Advance registration required. Register Here

Time: 7 pm (ET)

Location: Zoom Virtual Lecture

Cost: $15 per household for General Admission; $10 per household for HA Members, Military, and HA Docents

Visit our Calendar of Events for more upcoming programs!