Annapolis, MD -- Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town and South County is sponsoring the fourth annual Maryland Day Celebration in Anne Arundel County from Friday, March 25, 2011 through Sunday, March 27.
Throughout the weekend, historical and cultural institutions in Annapolis and southern Anne Arundel County will open their doors to the public offering special tours, events, and programming for $1.00 or less. Maryland Day Celebration 2011 will include historic sites not usually open to the public, special programs developed for Maryland Day, costumed re-enactors, exhibits, and family activities. Events will occur throughout Annapolis and southern Anne Arundel County on a rolling basis throughout the weekend. Additionally, area businesses and restaurants are offering special packages and deals to commemorate the weekend.
A special activity this year is the “Taste of Four Rivers” cookbook. Each participating site will distribute one or more collectible recipes to visitors for this make-your-own cookbook activity (sites that are participating are indicated by a diamond symbol, below). At least fourteen sites will have recipes, each of which reflects the site’s unique history or a special connection to local flavors.
For the second year in a row, the entire weekend will be filled with events, activities, and special opportunities to experience our area’s heritage with an emphasis on fun for the whole family. Maryland Day Celebration 2011 is a collaborative event sponsored by Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town & South County. Activities for this weekend-long celebration include a free “Heritage Stride” family tour of historic downtown Annapolis, sponsored by sponsored by Annapolis Tours® by Watermark®, and a free African American History Walk through Annapolis with historian Janice Hayes-Williams; both tours take place on the morning of Saturday, March 26.
Maryland Day Celebration activities at participating historic and cultural institutions in Annapolis and Southern Anne Arundel County are offered for one dollar or FREE. A full listing of the weekend’s activities is available on the event website, http://www.marylandday.org/, and in a printed Program of Events, available at visitor centers and participating sites.
The list of participating sites includes:
◊ Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Conference & Visitors Bureau
Annapolis Maritime Museum with the Coast Guard Auxiliary
Banneker-Douglass Museum
◊ Captain Salem Avery Museum
◊ Charles Carroll House
◊ Chesapeake Bay Foundation
◊ Chesapeake Children’s Museum
City of Annapolis
◊ Deale Area Historical Society at the Herrington Harbour North Historic Village
Galesville Heritage Museum
◊ Historic Annapolis Museum
◊ Historic London Town and Gardens
◊ Hogshead (Historic Annapolis Foundation)
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
◊ Maryland State House
The Sands House
◊ Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
◊ United States Naval Academy Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center
Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center
◊ William Paca House & Garden
◊ Wimsey Cove Framing & Art
Participating businesses include:
The Inn at Herrington Harbour
Historic Inns of Annapolis
The Taylor House
Reynolds Tavern
Ram’s Head Tavern
The Boatyard Bar & Grill
List of Events
Friday, March 25
Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Conference & Visitors Bureau (http://www.visitannapolis.org)/
26 West Street & City Dock, Annapolis, 410-280-0445, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
AAACCVB Visitors Center is located at 26 West Street and at the City Dock Information Booth, Annapolis. Stop in and ask for your FREE History Explorers Guide (an $8.00 value!). Don't forget to get a copy of our "Sunshine Fruit Salad" recipe to add to your “Taste of Maryland Day” recipe collection. Our trained Volunteer Information Specialists can help you plan activities for your Maryland Day Celebration weekend adventures. We can help guide your itinerary and offer suggestions for restaurants, hotels, and other activities to fill out your day. Free, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation (http://www.cbf.org)/
Philip Merrill Environmental Center, 6 Herndon Ave, Annapolis, 410-268-8816, 3:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Save the Bay by removing invasive species! At 3:30, come to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's headquarters, the Philip Merrill Environmental Center - the world's first LEED-certified Platinum Green Building, to help us take out English Ivy and other non-native species hindering our local ecosystem. Immediately afterward (4:30), join a brief presentation on the State of the Bay and learn what else you can do to help improve the Chesapeake. Work gloves provided, or bring your favorite pair. Maximum attendance: 25. To RSVP, contact Adam Wickline at 443-482-2034.
Chesapeake Children's Museum (http://www.theccm.org)/
25 Silopanna Road, Annapolis, 410-990-1993, School groups only, by appointment
Catch the remarkable history of black watermen on the Chesapeake Bay - from slave to sailmaker or stevedore or steamship crewmember with our "Sharecropping the Sea" workshop. We will step back in time to walk along the water's edge and learn "first hand" what life might have been like for an Annapolis waterman. Before and after the Emancipation Proclamation, the bay provided a means for African American families to rise to financial independence. The workshop includes a re-enactor, meeting live native animals, crafts, games, and assembling seafood recipes to make a Maryland Day cook book. More recipes can be collected at other Maryland Day sites. Admission is only $1 per person. A note about School groups: we are able to schedule one hour workshops on Friday, March 25 (minimum 10 students). Students are $1 each; no charge for chaperons.
Maryland State House (http://www.msa.md.gov)/
100 State Circle, Annapolis, 410-974-3400, Open 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Guided tours are available at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. Special curator-led tours will be offered at noon.
When you walk through the doors of the Maryland State House for its Maryland Day open house you'll learn the latest about ongoing investigations in the Old Senate Chamber and get to take a sneak peek at the restoration of the Victorian Old House of Delegates Chamber! Also on display will be the USS Maryland silver service, a unique and intricately decorated set depicting Maryland's hospitable and fruitful history as the "The land of pleasant living." Join curators and museum interpreters for a special tour at noon each day. Regularly scheduled tours will also run throughout the weekend (see times, below).
The beautiful Maryland State House is the oldest state capitol still in continuous legislative use and is the only state house to have ever served as the nation's capitol. The Continental Congress met in the Old Senate Chamber from November 26, 1783, to August 13, 1784. During that time, George Washington came before Congress to resign his commission as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and the Treaty of Paris was ratified, marking the official end of the Revolutionary War. The State House Visitor Center is a program of the Maryland State Archives.
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (http://www.serc.si.edu)/
647 Contees Wharf Road, Edgewater, 443-482-2200, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Take in the breathtaking scenery with a short hike to the beautiful Contee Farm property. We’ll learn about the history of the land from the early Native Americans through Colonial times and up to the present and the research conducted by SERC scientists. Wear comfortable walking shoes, mildly strenuous walk, 1.5 miles, $1 per person. Preregistration is required by calling (443) 482-2300. Suggested for children 10+.
United States Naval Academy, Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center (http://www.navyonline.com)/
Inside Gate 1, 52 King George St., Annapolis, 410-293-8687, Tour Times: Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.; Sunday, 12:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Stop by the Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center, open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and pick up your FREE booklet on John Paul Jones at the Information Desk. The United States Naval Academy is the undergraduate college of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. Guided walking tours of the Academy are provided daily. Certified guides inform visitors about the history and architecture of the Academy and the lives of the midshipmen. Please mention that you are visiting for Maryland Day and receive a special discounted tour rate! All proceeds from the sale of tours and merchandise in the Naval Academy Gift Shop benefit Brigade of Midshipmen activities.
Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center (http://www.whbateslegacycenter.org)/
1101 Smithville Street, Annapolis, 410-263-1860, Open for tours 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.; Special video presentation at 11 a.m., 12 p.m., and 1 p.m.
Experience the remarkable histories of African Americans in Anne Arundel County through the exhibits and special video presentation at the Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center. Through a partnership with the Northern Arundel Cultural Preservation Society (NACPS), the exhibition's author, "Trails, Tracks, Tarmac," details a history of African American lives in Northern Anne Arundel County from 1850 to the present is currently on display through artifacts, land deeds, manumission documents, 26 documentary story quilts, and more. You will come face to face with the experiences of the North County high school students - who traveled from distances of over 20 miles to attend school - from the beginning of Bates High School in 1933 until 1966. Bates Legacy Center docents and representatives of NACPS will be available to lead exhibition tours. The film, "Bringing Back Bates", that highlights Bates High School in Anne Arundel County's educational, cultural and social development, will be shown at 11 am, Noon and 1 pm.
The Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center is an integral part of the Wiley H. Bates Heritage Park, which includes 71 senior apartments, a Senior Day Center, a Boys and Girls Club and sports fields with walking trails. This former high school for all African Americans in Anne Arundel County from 1933 to 1966 was placed on the National Registry of Historic Places in 1996. Following renovation, it was re-opened to the public in 2006. The Legacy Center's critical mission is to preserve and display historical materials that tell the Bates school and community story. It also provides alumni and community groups with a rich historic setting for meetings and other gatherings.
Saturday, March 26
African American History Walk, with Historian Janice Hayes-Williams
Meets at the steps of Asbury United Methodist Church, 87 West Street, Annapolis, 10 a.m.; walk continues to 11:30 a.m.
Celebrate Maryland's unique African American heritage with a walking tour of Annapolis with historian Janice Hayes-Williams. This FREE tour begins at the steps of the Asbury United Methodist Church, the first African American meeting house in Annapolis. From there visit the old 4th ward, where Pearl Bailey once called home, and the Stanton Community Center - formerly the Stanton Colored School. You'll also visit the State House grounds, where Maryland legislators abolished slavery in 1864, and view monuments to Supreme Court justices Roger Taney and Thurgood Marshall. Ms. Hayes-Williams will share the rich history behind many of the historic homes in Annapolis, including homes of John Ridout, William Butler, Annapolis’ first African American Alderman, the home of Jonas Green, the Maynard-Burgess House and the Charles Carroll House, where many slaves and indentured servants lived and worked. The tour ends at the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial at the City Dock to reflect on the shared history of our ancestors and to read the memorial's Story Wall. The tour will last 1 1/2 hours; wear comfortable shoes and bring water.
Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Conference & Visitors Bureau (http://www.visitannapolis.org)/
26 West Street & City Dock, Annapolis, 410-280-0445, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
AAACCVB Visitors Center is located at 26 West Street and at the City Dock Information Booth, Annapolis. Stop in and ask for your FREE History Explorers Guide (an $8.00 value!). Don't forget to get a copy of our "Sunshine Fruit Salad" recipe to add to your “Taste of Four Rivers” recipe collection. Our trained Volunteer Information Specialists can help you plan activities for your Maryland Day Celebration weekend adventures. We can help guide your itinerary and offer suggestions for restaurants, hotels, and other activities to fill out your day. Free, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Annapolis Maritime Museum with the Coast Guard Auxiliary (http://www.amaritime.org)/
Annapolis Maritime Museum Campus, 723 Second Street & Creek View Drive, Back Creek, Eastport, 410-295-0104, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Paddle your way down to “Paddlefest” at the Annapolis Maritime Museum! Join the U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary at this event promoting both safety and fun on the water for canoers, kayakers, and rowers. There will be safety and equipment exhibitors inside the museum, vessel safety checks outside (from 11 am to 2 pm), and flare demonstration and disposal on the docks. This is a free event! Exhibitors include the U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, West Marine boating supplies, and more. Don't forget to visit Cap'n Herbie Sadler Park and the meditation garden alongside the museum. Please visit http://www.annapoliscgaux.org/ for more information on what to bring for your FREE boat safety check!
Banneker-Douglass Museum (http://www.bdmuseum.com)/
84 Franklin St., Annapolis, 410-216-6180, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Discover the legacy of African Americans living and working in Maryland such as Benjamin Banneker, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Matthew Henson, and Thurgood Marshall. Through the museum's interactive exhibits and activities, the whole family can learn how these individuals changed the lives of fellow Marylanders as well as people throughout the United States. Kids will enjoy hands on activities, crafts, and games that celebrate Maryland's history and help them discover the deep and rich roots of Maryland's African American heritage.
The Charles Carroll House (http://www.charlescarrollhouse.com)/
107 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, 410-269-1737, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
There's something for everyone at the Charles Carroll House on Maryland Day! Adults will enjoy the history exhibit "The Carroll Family: Faith, Family and Fortune," which will be installed for the event. This collection of Carroll letters and portraits gives a picture of a growing and powerful family in the early days of the Maryland colony. Kids can’t resist our scavenger hunt through the gardens and cemetery (weather permitting) and the chance to color the Carroll Family coat of arms or do a crossword puzzle. Free tours of the House! We look forward to seeing you.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation (http://www.cbf.org)/
Philip Merrill Environmental Center, 6 Herndon Ave, Annapolis, 410-268-8816, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Explore the wonders of the Chesapeake Bay! From 9:00 to 11:00, we will have an open house at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation headquarters, the Philip Merrill Environmental Center. There you can see firsthand the world's first LEED-certified Platinum Green Building and learn about ways you can help us Save the Bay! Bring a blank t-shirt to make your own fish print fashion at our fish print station. At 11:00, we will hear a speaker discuss the State of the Bay. Afterward, we will take a short nature walk in our woods to Inspiration Point on Black Walnut Creek and observe some of the Bay's wonderful wildlife.
Chesapeake Children's Museum (http://www.theccm.org)/
25 Silopanna Road, Annapolis, 410-990-1993, 10:30 am and 2:00 pm
Catch the remarkable history of black watermen on the Chesapeake Bay - from slave to sailmaker or stevedore or steamship crewmember with our "Sharecropping the Sea" workshop. We will step back in time to walk along the water's edge and learn "first hand" what life might have been like for an Annapolis waterman. Before and after the Emancipation Proclamation, the bay provided a means for African American families to rise to financial independence. The workshop includes a re-enactor, meeting live native animals, crafts, games, and assembling seafood recipes to make a Maryland Day cook book. More recipes can be collected at other Maryland Day sites. Admission is only $1 per person. School groups: we are able to schedule one hour workshops on Friday, March 25 (minimum 10 students). Students are $1 each; no charge for chaperones.
City of Annapolis: See “House Hunters Workshop,” below
Galesville Heritage Museum (http://www.galesvilleheritagesociety.org)/
988 Main Street, Galesville, 410-867-9499, 1:30 and 3:30 pm
Meet "George Fox," the 17th century founder of the Religious Society of Friends (also known as Quakers) at the Galesville Heritage Museum. Through his writings, and those who came after him, you will learn about the Quaker movement from the first West River Quaker meeting, to the impact of slavery and then to the declining influence of the Quakers by 1785 when the Yearly Meetings moved to Baltimore. Afterwards, join us on a guided tour of the historic Quaker Burying Ground located at the intersection of Galesville's Main Street and Muddy Creek Road (Route 468).
In April 1672 George Fox opened the first General Meeting of Friends in Maryland. This represented the birth of Quakerism in Maryland and was the beginning of the West River Yearly Meetings. The annual meetings continued to be held in Galesville until 1785. The many attendees to the four-day long events pitched their tents along what became known as Tenthouse Creek. Most of the land in the Galesville area was owned by wealthy Quakers who would lay the foundation for the village and the framework that followed.
Heritage Stride with Watermark (http://www.watermarkcruises.com)/
Meet at the City Dock near the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial, Annapolis, 410-263-5357, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Start off your day with our FREE Annapolis Heritage Stride" for FAMILY FUN! A one-mile stride through downtown Annapolis with games and prizes, sponsored by Annapolis Tours® by Watermark®. Play our family treasure hunt to find the little known hidden gems of Annapolis! Come in costume (think Maryland, think history) and join in the fun! There is no advance registration required, but if you plan to bring a group let us know so we can be prepared: call the Watermark office at 410-263-5357. Starts at City Dock and ends at the entrance to the State House.
Historic Annapolis Museum (Historic Annapolis Foundation) (http://www.annapolis.org)/
99 Main Street, Annapolis, 410-267-6656, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
On display for the first time ever the "Painters and Patriots Summer Camp Quilt!" This beautiful quilt was created from artwork produced by Historic Annapolis' 2010 summer campers. See an exhibit and slide show of the campers' adventures that provided the inspiration for this quilt. Everyone can try their hand at designing their own quilt square to take home. Free!
At 2:00, come dressed as your favorite painter or patriot to a reading of one of the books the summer campers enjoyed. Meet the quilter, drop off your fabric for the 10th anniversary Four Rivers Heritage Area quilt, and enjoy a light reception.
Huzza! Outside the Historic Annapolis Museum, re-enactment groups portraying British Marines and Maryland Continental sailors will be gathered to share tales of 18th-century military life. Weather dependent.
Hogshead (Historic Annapolis Foundation) (http://www.annapolis.org)/
43 Pinkney Street, Annapolis, Open 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
The Hogshead is open for the season! Step back in time and meet folks from Maryland's colonial frontier and enjoy hands-on activities as you get a glimpse of life on the frontier for yourself. Free!
House Hunters Workshop: Exploring Your Home's History in Annapolis City Hall (http://www.annapolis.gov)/
City Council Chambers at Annapolis City Hall, 160 Duke of Gloucester St., Annapolis, 410-263-7961, 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
The City of Annapolis is an exciting and beautiful place to live and work. One of its biggest attractions to residents, tourists, and businesses is its interesting history of buildings representing more than three hundred years of American architecture. Join historian Jean Russo in an introduction to the techniques and sources for researching the history of your older or historic property. Whether your property is located in the Colonial Annapolis Historic District or is a nineteenth - or early twentieth-century building in Eastport, West Annapolis, Murray Hill, or Parole, you will learn what records can be used to research properties in Anne Arundel County. Also, learn more about the benefits and responsibilities associated with historic designation from Lisa Craig, Chief of Historic Preservation with the City of Annapolis. All participants will receive a copy of the Building History Manual, produced by the Historic Annapolis Foundation and Building in the Fourth Century: the Annapolis Historic District Design Manual published by the Annapolis Historic Preservation Commission. This event is free to the public, but reservations are requested. Call 410-263-7961 or email histpres@annapolis.gov
Maryland State House (http://www.msa.md.gov)/
100 State Circle, Annapolis, 410-974-3400, Open 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Guided tours are available at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m.. Special curator-led tours will be offered at noon.
When you walk through the doors of the Maryland State House for its Maryland Day open house you'll learn the latest about ongoing investigations in the Old Senate Chamber and get to take a sneak peek at the restoration of the Victorian Old House of Delegates Chamber! Also on display will be the USS Maryland silver service, a unique and intricately decorated set depicting Maryland's hospitable and fruitful history as the "The land of pleasant living." Join curators and museum interpreters for a special tour at noon each day. Regularly scheduled tours will also run throughout the weekend.
The beautiful Maryland State House is the oldest state capitol still in continuous legislative use and is the only state house to have ever served as the nation's capitol. The Continental Congress met in the Old Senate Chamber from November 26, 1783, to August 13, 1784. During that time, George Washington came before Congress to resign his commission as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and the Treaty of Paris was ratified, marking the official end of the Revolutionary War. The State House Visitor Center is a program of the Maryland State Archives.
The Sands House (http://www.sandshouse.org)/
130 Prince George St., Annapolis, 410-263-8924, 12 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Discover what life was like in a home occupied by the same family for 240 years. Sands descendant Ann Jensen will be on hand to answer questions about the house and the family's life in Annapolis. Learn what archaeological discoveries reveal about earlier residents and Native Americans who occupied the site. Other objects commemorate daily life, as well as the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War. A scavenger hunt will be offered for the kids!
United States Naval Academy, Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center (www,navyonline.com)
Inside Gate 1, 52 King George St., Annapolis, 410-293-8687, Tour Times: Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.; Sunday, 12:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Stop by the Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center, open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and pick up your FREE booklet on John Paul Jones at the Information Desk. The United States Naval Academy is the undergraduate college of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. Guided walking tours of the Academy are provided daily. Certified guides inform visitors about the history and architecture of the Academy and the lives of the midshipmen. Please mention that you are visiting for Maryland Day and receive a special discounted tour rate! All proceeds from the sale of tours and merchandise in the Naval Academy Gift Shop benefit Brigade of Midshipmen activities.
Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center (http://www.whbateslegacycenter.org)/
1101 Smithville Street, Annapolis, 410-263-1860, Open for tours 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.; Special video presentation at 11 a.m., 12 p.m., and 1 p.m.
Experience the remarkable histories of African Americans in Anne Arundel County through the exhibits and special video presentation at the Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center. Through a partnership with the Northern Arundel Cultural Preservation Society (NACPS), the exhibition's author, "Trails, Tracks, Tarmac," details a history of African American lives in Northern Anne Arundel County from 1850 to the present is currently on display through artifacts, land deeds, manumission documents, 26 documentary story quilts, and more. You will come face to face with the experiences of the North County high school students - who traveled from distances of over 20 miles to attend school - from the beginning of Bates High School in 1933 until 1966. Bates Legacy Center docents and representatives of NACPS will be available to lead exhibition tours. The film, "Bringing Back Bates", that highlights Bates High School in Anne Arundel County's educational, cultural and social development, will be shown at 11 am, Noon and 1 pm.
The Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center is an integral part of the Wiley H. Bates Heritage Park, which includes 71 senior apartments, a Senior Day Center, a Boys and Girls Club and sports fields with walking trails. This former high school for all African Americans in Anne Arundel County from 1933 to 1966 was placed on the National Registry of Historic Places in 1996. Following renovation, it was re-opened to the public in 2006. The Legacy Center's critical mission is to preserve and display historical materials that tell the Bates school and community story. It also provides alumni and community groups with a rich historic setting for meetings and other gatherings.
William Paca House and Garden (Historic Annapolis Foundation) (http://www.annapolis.org)/
186 Prince George Street, Annapolis, 410-267-7619, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Tour the 18th century home of patriot William Paca and his family with a Historic Annapolis docent. Explore the beautiful, recreated 18th-century, two-acre pleasure garden of the Paca family on your own. House tours are an hour in length, start on the half-hour, with the last tour starting at 3:30. Maximum number of people per tour is 15. $1.00 admission
Wimsey Cove Framing & Art (http://www.marylandframing.com)/
3141 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater, 410-956-7278, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Attend a Historic Maps and Maryland Cartography lecture with an expert cartographer! From 11 am to 1 pm, an expert will be in our store to discuss and answer questions about the Hopkins Atlas of Anne Arundel County, the Martenet Map of Anne Arundel County, and other maps and atlases - primarily of the late 19th century - of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, and Maryland. High-quality reproductions of the maps will be available for a special Maryland Day discount. Speakers will also be available during the preceding Saturdays in March to discuss historic world maps, charts, and bird’s eye views.
Sunday, March 27
Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Conference & Visitors Bureau (http://www.visitannapolis.org)/
26 West Street & City Dock, Annapolis, 410-280-0445, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
AAACCVB Visitors Center is located at 26 West Street and at the City Dock Information Booth, Annapolis. Stop in and ask for your FREE History Explorers Guide (an $8.00 value!). Don't forget to get a copy of our "Sunshine Fruit Salad" recipe to add to your “Taste of Maryland Day” recipe collection. Our trained Volunteer Information Specialists can help you plan activities for your Maryland Day Celebration weekend adventures. We can help guide your itinerary and offer suggestions for restaurants, hotels, and other activities to fill out your day. Free, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Captain Salem Avery Museum (http://www.shadysidemuseum.org)/
1418 East West Shady Side Road, Shady Side, 410-867-4486, 1:15, 2:15, and 3:15 p.m.
Step back to the 1860s and visit the Captain Salem Avery Museum for a tour and tea tasting! You will visit the home of Captain Salem Avery, a buy boat captain who worked the Chesapeake Bay during the mid nineteenth century, then gather in the original kitchen to partake in tea and refreshments from that period. Please call 410-867-4486 to make a reservation for your preferred tour time. Space is limited. Tours are offered at 1:15, 2:15, and 3:15.
The Charles Carroll House (http://www.charlescarrollhouse.com)/
107 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, 410-269-1737, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
There's something for everyone at the Charles Carroll House on Maryland Day! Adults will enjoy the history exhibit "The Carroll Family: Faith, Family and Fortune," which will be installed for the event. This collection of Carroll letters and portraits gives a picture of a growing and powerful family in the early days of the Maryland colony. Kids can't resist our scavenger hunt through the gardens and cemetery (weather permitting) and the chance to color the Carroll Family coat of arms or do a crossword puzzle. Free tours of the House! We look forward to seeing you.
Chesapeake Children's Museum (http://www.theccm.org)/
25 Silopanna Road, Annapolis, 410-990-1993, 2:00 pm
Catch the remarkable history of black watermen on the Chesapeake Bay - from slave to sailmaker or stevedore or steamship crewmember with our "Sharecropping the Sea" workshop. We will step back in time to walk along the water's edge and learn "first hand" what life might have been like for an Annapolis waterman. Before and after the Emancipation Proclamation, the bay provided a means for African American families to rise to financial independence. The workshop includes a re-enactor, meeting live native animals, crafts, games, and assembling seafood recipes to make a Maryland Day cook book. More recipes can be collected at other Maryland Day sites. Admission is only $1 per person. A note about School groups: we are able to schedule one hour workshops on Friday, March 25 (minimum 10 students). Students are $1 each; no charge for chaperones.
Deale Area Historical Society (http://www.dahs.us)/
Deale Area Historical Society at the Historic Village, Herrington Harbour North Marina, 389 Deale Rd. (Rt. 256), Tracys Landing, 410-867-4911, 12:00-5:00 p.m.
Experience a day in the early 1900's. Visit our hard-working housewives, farmers, watermen, and students as they perform their daily activities. Take a turn at the butter churn or the ice cream maker, talk with a tobacco farmer, learn to fish with a pound net, observe our housewives crocheting and candle wicking, or attend a Beneficial Society meeting. Children, write with slates or pen and ink at the one room school, and play historic games with our young scholars. Refreshments by Herrington on the Bay Catering. Free.
Historic London Town and Gardens (http://www.historiclondontown.org)/
839 Londontown Road, Edgewater, 410-222-1919, 12:00 - 4:30p.m.
Live the past at Historic London Town and Gardens' first open Sunday for 2011 in celebration of Maryland Day. Admission for the day will be $1 for anyone 7 and older. We will have costumed interpreters on site helping visitors learn about London Town's (and Maryland's) past. Activities will include living history, hearth cooking, colonial games, as well as access to our 8 acres of woodland and ornamental gardens and our ca. 1760 William Brown House (A National Historic Landmark).
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts (http://www.marylandhall.org)/
801 Chase Street, Annapolis, (410) 263-5544, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Explore all that Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts has to offer at ArtFest. From performances to art demonstrations; hands-on projects to gallery events, this free event will be an exciting afternoon full of fun and creativity for children and adults. Activities, demonstrations and performances will feature Maryland Hall instructors, students, Artists-in-Residence, Resident Companies and Community Partners. On display in the galleries will be a group exhibition by the Annapolis Watercolor Club and a solo exhibit by AIR Phil Gurlik. The day will also include Maryland trivia, a mural project all visitors can participate in, as well as an exhibit on Annapolis history in watercolor. For more information and to view a schedule of events for the day, visit http://www.marylandhall.org/.
Maryland State House (http://www.msa.md.gov)/
100 State Circle, Annapolis, 410-974-3400, Open 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Guided tours are available at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m.. Special curator-led tours will be offered at noon.
When you walk through the doors of the Maryland State House for its Maryland Day open house you'll learn the latest about ongoing investigations in the Old Senate Chamber and get to take a sneak peek at the restoration of the Victorian Old House of Delegates Chamber! Also on display will be the USS Maryland silver service, a unique and intricately decorated set depicting Maryland's hospitable and fruitful history as the "The land of pleasant living." Join curators and museum interpreters for a special tour at noon each day. Regularly scheduled tours will also run throughout the weekend.
The beautiful Maryland State House is the oldest state capitol still in continuous legislative use and is the only state house to have ever served as the nation's capitol. The Continental Congress met in the Old Senate Chamber from November 26, 1783, to August 13, 1784. During that time, George Washington came before Congress to resign his commission as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and the Treaty of Paris was ratified, marking the official end of the Revolutionary War. The State House Visitor Center is a program of the Maryland State Archives.
United States Naval Academy, Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center (http://www.navyonline.com)/
Inside Gate 1, 52 King George St., Annapolis, 410-293-8687, Tour Times: Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.; Sunday, 12:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Stop by the Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center, open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and pick up your FREE booklet on John Paul Jones at the Information Desk. The United States Naval Academy is the undergraduate college of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. Guided walking tours of the Academy are provided daily. Certified guides inform visitors about the history and architecture of the Academy and the lives of the midshipmen. Please mention that you are visiting for Maryland Day and receive a special discounted tour rate! All proceeds from the sale of tours and merchandise in the Naval Academy Gift Shop benefit Brigade of Midshipmen activities.
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