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An Updated Brochure For Visitors Interested in Heritage

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by Carol Benson

Visitors to Annapolis and Anne Arundel County seeking the latest information about local history and heritage attractions, take note! Four Rivers Heritage Area has updated its visitor brochure, with addresses, hours, websites, and a map. Download the brochure here: Four Rivers Brochure for download. Brochures are available at the Visit Annapolis Visitors Center, 26 West Street, and at the heritage attractions, or request your copy by mail by contacting our office at [email protected]. Of course, if you prefer digital information, click here to further explore the website: https://chesapeakecrossroads.org/our-attractions/...

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Upcoming Cemetery Symposium is Funded in Part by a Four Rivers Mini-Grant

News, Whats new
by Carol Benson

Four Rivers is pleased to share the announcement from Anne Arundel County Trust for Preservation (ACT) that on June 8, they will host a half-day symposium about cemeteries in the heritage area, in cooperation with Anne Arundel County’s Cultural Resources Division, and funded in part by a Mini-Grant from Four Rivers. Entitled "Resurrecting Histories: Cemeteries of the Four Rivers Heritage Area," the program consists of presentations and interactive discussions exploring the history, genealogy, and care of the more than 500 historic cemeteries in Anne Arundel County, focusing primarily on cemeteries located in...

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Four Rivers Shares Workshop Resources About Accessibility

News, Partner Resources
by Carol Benson

On Thursday, January 17, Four Rivers presented a workshop entitled, "Improving the Visitor Experience for Visitors with Physical Disabilities," which took place at the Annapolis Maritime Museum in Eastport. The speakers at the workshop included Marian Vessels, former Director of the Mid-Atlantic ADA Center; Caleb Berkemeier, Training Specialist at the Mid-Atlantic ADA Center; and Meredith Peruzzi, Manager and Curator at the Gallaudet University Museum. The speakers shared a number of resources that will be useful to the staff at local heritage museums and attractions. They include: Website of the Mid-Atlantic ADA center:...

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MHAA FY2020 Grant Round is Now Open

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by Carol Benson

Each year, the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority provides dollar-for-dollar matching project grants to non-profit organizations and governments for capital and non-capital projects located within a certified Maryland heritage areas (which includes the Four Rivers Heritage Area)....

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Four Rivers Heritage Area Announces Honorees For Fifteenth Annual Heritage Awards

Heritage Awards
by Carol Benson

Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town and South County, will hold its Fifteenth Annual Heritage Awards on Thursday, November 8, 2018, at Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis. These awards recognize individuals, organizations, partnerships, programs and products that contribute significantly to the community by interpreting, promoting, preserving, researching and/or supporting our historical legacy....

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Take a Virtual Tour of the USNA Cemetery with Jim Cheevers

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by Carol Benson

After the private burial rites of Senator John McCain in the Naval Academy Cemetery on September 2, many of us who have never visited the cemetery wondered what it is like, and what we would see if we visited. The U.S. Naval Academy Museum's former Senior Curator and Historian, Mr. Jim Cheevers, who has recently retired, gave a video tour of the Naval Academy Cemetery on Hospital Point in October 2016.  This film is just under one hour: https://www.usna.edu/Cemetery/Virtual_Tour.php...

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