As our organization plans to revisit and revise our Interpretive Themes, we are planning a series of lunchtime seminars on the themes developed for recent Interpretive Plans in our area.

The second seminar in the series will be presented by Karen Theimer Brown, President and CEO of Historic Annapolis, on the themes in the Master Interpretive Plan for the Annapolis City Dock Area. The presentation will be virtual, via Zoom, on Tuesday, November 17, at Noon, and a Q-and-A session will follow the presentation. Please use the link below.

Topic: Chesapeake Crossroads Interpretive Themes Seminar by Karen Brown

Time: Nov 17, 2022 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting: Link

Please plan to attend the seminar! The presentation will also be recorded.

In a recent meeting, the Maryland Museums Association (MMA) discussed MMA’s major priority – the return of the State’s Museum Assistance Program (MAP).

The state’s Museum Assistance Program grants existed from FY98 to FY12 with a peak of $2.2M in FY07 — but some years as low as $40,000 and $127,000. The text of the statute is here.

Association members expect that advocacy for reinstating the MAP program will be a 3-5 year process that will start in the 2023 Session with the General Assembly (January – April), likely with a request for a study bill looking at museum funding, needs, COVID, changing audiences, and more. Association members have begun meeting with key legislators. Please watch for more information as it becomes available, thank you!

Wednesday, November 16

2:00-3:30 pm

Hammond-Harwood House

19 Maryland Ave, Annapolis

Participants will enjoy a 90-minute guided tour of the house that compares the customs and social graces of the Loockerman family, who lived in the Hammond-Harwood House in the early 19th century, with those of characters in Jane Austen novels.

Make it extra special with Tea and a Tour! Hammond- Harwood House is proud to partner with Reynold’s Tavern of Annapolis. Reynold’s Taverns offers an extensive afternoon tea menu – a perfect pairing to enjoy before or after the Jane Austen Tour. Tours and tea are booked separately. Price: $12, Members: $10.

Register for the Jane Austen Tour.

Thursday, November 17

3:00-3:30 pm

Historic London Town and Gardens

839 Londontown Road, Edgewater

London Town welcomes Anne Arundel County Public Library for AACPL Family Story Time!​

Families with young children enjoy a variety of stories, songs, rhymes, and movement activities. Build early literacy skills and enjoy the beautiful sound and sensory garden at historic London Town in Edgewater, MD.​ This program is free and no admission fee will be charged.

Saturday, November 19

10:00 am

Rising Sun Inn Historic Tavern and Museum

1090 General's Highway, Crownsville

Join Rising Sun Inn Historic Tavern and Museum and start your holiday season with a beautiful, fresh centerpiece. This centerpiece made to last with an evergreen base will take you right from Thanksgiving through to your Christmas or Holiday table.

​The price is $60.00 for one centerpiece. Register for Make Your Own Holiday Centerpiece.

Saturday, December 3 – Annual Odenton Christmas Tree Lighting – 5:00 PM

Odenton Marc Station (west side) Odenton Heritage Bank Building.

There will be refreshments, music, tree lighting, and Santa and Mrs. Santa’s arrival on the Odenton Volunteer Fire Company’s fire truck. Parents are encouraged to bring their children to visit with Santa and to meet your neighbors. 

Sunday, December 4 – OHS Open House and Christmas Bazaar -1 PM-4PM  

The Odenton Heritage Society will be celebrating the holiday season on Sunday, December 4, 2022 at our Christmas Open House Bazaar and Bake Sale. Please join us as we continue to celebrate Odenton’s 150^th Anniversary. There is much to learn and see about Odenton as you tour our museum.  On sale will be a variety of handmade items, baked goods, and Odenton history related items. There will also be a “Silent Auction”. The OHS Historical Center Museum presents more than 150 years of local history through objects, photographs, and Audio-Visual programs in our restored 1912 Colonial Revival two-story building located at 1367 Odenton Road. Hours are 1 PM-4 PM. Admission is free.

Thursday November 17, 2022 2:00 p.m. Building Successful Partnerships and Collaborations, Hosted by Maryland Humanities as part of their “Designing Culturally Inclusive Programming” Series. “This panel will provide strategies and best practices for partnering with local communities to develop programming that reflects their visions and values. Participants will learn specific techniques on how to create successful and long-lasting collaborations with diverse stakeholders.” Register for Building Successful Partnerships and Collaborations.

Thursday December 1, 2022 4:00 p.m. Decolonizing Organizations, Hosted by Maryland Humanities as part of their “Designing Culturally Inclusive Programming” Series. “This panel explores historical representation and interpretation in museums, festivals, and other kinds of cultural programming in order to examine issues of cultural appropriation and how to avoid exploitation of traditional communities. Strategies for how to decolonize historic sites will be discussed and examples of organizations that have successfully adopted decolonizing methods will serve as case studies.” Register for Decolonizing Organizations.

As part of Native American Heritage Month, a new Lost Towns Project exhibit is up at the Glen Burnie Regional Library! Titled "We Are Still Here," it is an introduction to the stories of Maryland's indigenous people from prehistory to the present. 

The exhibit was a collaboration between Anne Arundel County Cultural Resources Section, The Lost Towns Project, and the Glen Burnie Library. Archaeologist Drew Webster and archaeology intern Emily Lucie teamed up with librarians Mary Jane Williams and Lorelei Bidwell to create and install the exhibit.

Want to check it out? Visit the Glen Burnie library (1010 Eastway, Glen Burnie) in November or December of this year.

Forever Maryland in partnership with the Maryland Environmental Trust, a unit of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Maryland Department of Transportation, is now accepting applications for the Keep Maryland Beautiful grants program. 

Three different grants are being offered to help volunteer and nonprofit groups, communities, and land trusts support environmental education projects, litter removal, citizen stewardship, and solve natural resource issues in urban and rural areas. The deadline to apply for funding is Nov. 15, 2022. Awards will be announced in spring 2023.

Please contact Ellison Thompson, Keep Maryland Beautiful Grants Coordinator at ellison@forevermaryland.org or 443-640-1034 Ex. 1160 with any questions.

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