Event Category: September 2024

The Reconstruction Amendments: 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were passed after the Civil War to help African Americans achieve economic and political equality. The 13th Amendment abolished slavery, the 14th Amendment gave citizenship to all people born in the U.S., and the 15th Amendment gave Black males including formerly enslaved individuals the right to vote.… Continue reading Virtual Lecture – A More Perfect Union: The Reconstruction Amendments

Revel in a music-filled afternoon as we welcome special guests the Trident Brass Ensemble, the Naval Academy’s midshipmen jazz and swing band, to the Paca Garden! A variety of jazz and big band classics by these talented instrumentalists will accompany your exploration of the garden’s terraced landscape, formal parterres, naturalistic wilderness, and practical kitchen and… Continue reading Trident Brass Ensemble in the Paca Garden

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

This event is now sold out. Please join us on Saturday, October 19 for our Living History event on Pinkney Street, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the burning of the Peggy Stewart! 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… Continue reading SOLD OUT – Peggy Stewart House Tour: An Exclusive Opportunity!

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

Extended by popular demand! 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 through September. Take a stroll through our beautifully restored two-acre 18th century English garden. Your experienced docent will share… Continue reading Guided Paca Garden Tour

Extended by popular demand! 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 through September and October. Take a stroll through our beautifully restored two-acre 18th century English garden. Your experienced docent… Continue reading Guided Paca Garden Tour

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

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, craft/art project, and exploring in the Paca Garden. This Week’s Book: Where Are You… Continue reading Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime: Where Are You From?