Tag: Hammond-Harwood House
Brown bag lunch tours at Hammond Harwood House every Tuesday
The Hammond-Harwood House in downtown Annapolis is pleased to announce the launch of Brown Bag Lunch Tours this spring. There will be a tour at 12:30pm lasting 20 minutes on Tuesdays. After the tour, participants are encouraged to enjoy their lunches in our gardens. Tours will be on a different topic every week ranging from decorative […]
Holiday candelight stroll with Hammond-Harwood tour
The holidays will soon be here and Watermark is making it easy to plan fun activities for families and couples. Annapolis Tours℠ by Watermark® is thrilled to announce its Holiday Candlelight Stroll will return for the 2014 holiday season. A Colonial period-dressed guide leads guests through the historic district by candlelight and shares the origin […]
Exec. Director of Hammond-Harwood House to retire
[do action=”schuh”/] The Hammond-Harwood House Board of Trustees, in the heart of historic Annapolis, announces the retirement of Carter Lively, Executive Director for the past 15 years. Carter has served longer than any other house museum executive director in Annapolis. He is from Portsmouth, Virginia and studied history at James Madison University. Before coming to […]
Mitchell Gallery to host lecture series on architecture in Annapolis
[do action=”schuh”/] The Mitchell Gallery at St. John’s College will present a lecture series on Annapolis architecture from the 18th through 21st centuries. Led by local historians, architects, and scholars, the series addresses the question of how to “read” buildings by identifying style, design, and historical context. The lectures will be held in the Conversation Room […]
Annapolis secret garden tour (June 7-8, 2014)
Enjoy this once-a-year opportunity to explore a selection of handpicked private gardens in Annapolis. Hidden away from public view, the gardens provide helpful insights to gardeners of all skill levels and to individuals who appreciate the simple, elegant beauties of nature. A new selection of gardens is selected each year in the fundraiser to benefit […]
Maryland Day celebrations abound
Maryland Day marks the formal founding of the colony of Maryland, when settlers from England celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving on St. Clement’s Island in what is now St. Mary’s County, Maryland. The Maryland settlement was authorized under a charter granted on June 20, 1632 by Charles I of England to Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron […]
A Ghostly Tour Of Annapolis
Tonight, Annapolis Tours invited my daughter and me along on one of their special October Historic Hauntings Ghost Walks to learn a little bit about the folks that lived (and died) in Annapolis in centuries past. The tours are offered from April through October with the October tours adding an interior visit to the William […]
Maryland Day Celebrations Abound
Maryland Day commemorates the formal founding of the colony of Maryland, when the newly-arrived colonists erected a cross on St. Clement’s Island, offered prayers (perhaps by saying Mass), and took “possession of this Country for our Saviour and for our soveraigne Lord the King of England.” In 1916, the Maryland General Assembly authorized Maryland Day […]
Secret Garden Tours
Annapolis In Bloom The 10th anniversary of the Secret Garden Tour of the Hammond-Harwood House will be celebrated the weekend of June 5 and 6, from 1 to 5 p.m. each day, rain or shine. Last year 14 gardens were on the tour, which focused on the Murray Hill section of Annapolis. This year the […]
