Effective on Jan. 31, 2019, the Historic Annapolis Museum and Store located at 99 Main Street will close for renovations and will reopen with a new exhibit in 2020. The museum and store will temporarily relocate to its former home at 77 Main Street, where it will open in early February 2019. The Historic Annapolis [...]
Annapolis, Md. (Nov. 11, 2018) -- Historic Annapolis cordially invites you to celebrate the season in colonial style on Saturday, Dec. 15, from 3 - 6 p.m. Visit the William Paca House (186 Prince George St.) and Hogshead (43 Pinkney St.) for a variety of activities to observe the holidays with a touch of history. [...]
A crisp autumn evening is the perfect time to walk through one of the historic neighborhoods of Annapolis. The experience is even better when the doors to some of the homes are open and you are invited inside. Each year in early November, Historic Annapolis showcases privately-owned historic houses on its popular Annapolis by Candlelight [...]
Grow pumpkin Grow! Come meet Pumpkin Jack and learn about the lives of Jack-O-Lanterns while exploring how pumpkins grow throughout the year. We will visit Mr. Paca’s Garden to explore the changes to plants and trees in the fall and make leaf people to decorate our homes! Reservations encouraged. Cost: $8 per child for HA Members and Volunteers; $10 [...]
With over 30 years of experience and 14 years with Historic Annapolis as the former Director of Horticulture, Mollie Ridout will share her knowledge of gardening practices and historical and cultural landscape. Please join us for an informative lecture on late 17th century plant exploration in the Chesapeake region.
During the Month of October- Includes the Spooky Interior of a historic home. Exclusively available after hours to Annapolis Tours by Watermark's guides and guests. Step inside and discover a ghost story of your own! Looking for ghost tours in Maryland? This year instead of heading to the usual Haunted House full of unconvincing tricks, [...]
HA Happy Hour once again welcomes guests into the beautiful William Paca Garden after hours for delicious drinks, snacks, and fun. Calling all flappers and bootleggers! We’re taking you back to the Roaring Twenties: when the jazz was smooth and the gin was brewed in a bathtub. Visit the Paca Garden speakeasy parlor and sample [...]
(Annapolis, MD, May 22): Historic Annapolis is pleased to announce the return of the popular HA Tuesdays Happy Hours. This year's Happy Hours will all have a unique theme. On Tuesday, June 5, at the William Paca House and Garden, 186 Prince George Street, from 5pm-7pm, Historic Annapolis will present “Murder Most Floral: A Garden Party Murder [...]
View historic, nighttime Annapolis by candlelight while taking a walking tour of private homes which, this year, will focus on historic neighborhoods in the vicinity of Prince George and King George Streets.
