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Fall Events This Week: October 17-October 23

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This Fall, we are celebrating heritage throughout the Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area! Read on to see what is happening this week. Click on the event title for more information. Special Tour – Spirits of the Past: Disease, Death, and Mourning Date: Monday, October 17Time: 3:30-4:30 pmLocation: William Paca House and Garden,186 Prince George Street, AnnapolisHost Organization: Historic Annapolis During the month of October, join Historic Annapolis for this spirited seasonal tour of the William Paca House highlighting sickness, treatments, and mourning rituals of the past. You’ll be guided through the historic home on a special tour focusing...

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Fall Events This Week: October 10-October 16

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by Hope Stewart

This Fall, we are celebrating heritage throughout the Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area! Read on to see what is happening this week. Click on the event title for more information. Indigenous People’s Day Date: Monday, October 10Time: 4:00-5:00 pmLocation: Chesapeake Children’s Museum, 25 Silopanna Road, Annapolis Host Organization: Chesapeake Children’s Museum Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day with CCM! Honor the cultures and histories of the Native American people through crafts, cooking & stories. Ages 4+. Tickets are $10.00 per person. Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime: “Lil’ Navy Sailor” Date: Tuesday, October 11Time: Program, 10 - 11 am; Garden Time,...

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Fall Events This Week: October 3-October 9

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This Fall, we are celebrating heritage throughout the Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area! Read on to see what is happening this week. Click on the event title for more information. Virtual Lecture – Yorktown and the French Alliance Date: Tuesday, October 4Time: 7:00 pmLocation: Online Host Organization: Historic Annapolis The Siege of Yorktown in October 1781 was a decisive win for George Washington’s Continental Army. Yet it was also a triumph for the unlikely wartime alliance forged between patriot revolutionaries and the French King Louis XVI. University of Maryland historian Dr. Richard Bell explores...

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Fall Events This Week: September 26-October 2

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by Hope Stewart

Click on the event title for more information. September Sunsets Fall Concert Series: Loose Ties Date: Thursday, September 29Time: 6:00-8:00 pm Location: Annapolis Maritime Museum Park Campus 7300 Edgewood Road, AnnapolisHost Organization: Annapolis Maritime Museum The fun of the Annapolis Maritime Museum’s summer concert series will continue this fall at their Park Campus (located at 7300 Edgewood Rd in Annapolis). Join them on Thursdays in September from 6 to 8 p.m. for music by the Bay! Concerts are free; however, donations are gratefully accepted. Beer and wine are available for purchase. Beverage sales...

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Annapolis Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival Returns This Saturday

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by Hope Stewart

The Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival will return to City Dock for the 32nd year on Saturday, September 24, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The festival is for all ages to celebrate the perseverance, education and cultural heritage of Africans, African Americans and Caribbean people of African descent. Admission is free.  The event will take place at City Dock and Susan Campbell Park. For this event, there will be no parking on Dock Street and no parking at Donner Lot beginning Saturday morning at 7 a.m. and for the duration...

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Fall Events This Week: September 19-25

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by Hope Stewart

September 22 is the first day of autumn! Fall is for heritage, so read on to see the events that are happening in the Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area this week. Click on the event title for more information. Mr. Paca's Garden Storytime: "Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story" Date: Tuesday, September 20Time: Program, 10 – 11 am; Garden Time, 11 – 11:30 amLocation: William Paca House and Garden, 186 Prince George Street, AnnapolisHost Organization: Historic Annapolis Join Historic Annapolis on select Tuesday mornings for storytime and fun activities in the William Paca Garden, a secret...

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Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks Celebrates Reopening of Historic Hot Sox Field in Galesville

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Historic Hot Sox Field at Wilson Park will have a grand reopening on Saturday, September 10th, 2022. Over the last year, the historic field and park has received several updates and amenities including new playing field with irrigation, new grandstand for audience seating, new dugouts for teams, improvements to the entrance and parking, and a custom timber pavilion named in honor of former Maryland House Speaker Michael E. Busch who supported this and other projects in Galesville.  This one-of-a-kind site highlights the significant contribution of Henry Wilson, a formerly enslaved person,...

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Learn More about Freetown — View the “Story Project” Video Featuring Tony Spencer

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by Hope Stewart

One of our favorite “Story Project” videos features Tony Spencer. Tony Spencer was born and educated in Anne Arundel County. A renowned performing and vocal recording artist, composer, poet, model and storyteller, Tony was surprised to discover the impact his great great grandfather, James Spencer, had in founding a safe haven for African-Americans in our community.  This is Tony’s story of discovering his family’s ties to Freetown and the significance that it has in our history and the heritage of our area. Learn more about Tony Spencer, below, and then...

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Take the Miller History Fund Survey

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by Hope Stewart

Our friends at the Maryland Center for History and Culture need your help! If you are part of an organization working in the public history sector, please take the Miller History Fund Survey to help provide them with an assessment of the program to ensure it is meeting the needs of stewards and making a real impact on our sector. The Thomas V. “Mike” Miller Jr. History Fund provides support for projects at historical organizations throughout the state of Maryland. The goal is to build the long-term capacity and resiliency of...

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Art Exhibition at City Hall, “The Other Side of the Curb”

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by Hope Stewart

Art Exhibition at City Hall, “The OtherSide of the Curb,” a Community Program Funded by the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth and Victim Services with Reception from 4 to 6 p.m. on Monday, June 13, 2022 The Annapolis Police Department (APD), in partnership with VisionWorkshops, completed a youth photography and writing program funded by the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth and Victim Services (GOCPYVS). The program, entitled, “The Other Side of the Curb,” helps build trust and positive relationships between law enforcement and the community in Annapolis. The pilot program expands APD’s community policing efforts and engagement...

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