This Indigenous Peoples Day, we can recognize that Maryland’s celebrated cuisine began long before European settlement. Indigenous peoples—including the Piscataway, Nanticoke, Pocomoke, Choptank, Assateague, and other communities—developed foodways deeply connected […]
I would never have considered this question before I moved to Annapolis from Texas. Where I’m from, we have a lot of state pride (who can forget the Alamo?), but […]
The Hammond-Harwood House is happy to announce our upcoming exhibition “Sons of Liberty: Patriots and Firebrands.” The 1765 Stamp Act catapulted the colonial crusade for independence from Great Britain. This […]
Hammond-Harwood House architect William Buckland was born on August 14, 1734, making this Friday his 292nd birthday. Buckland spent his childhood in Oxford, England, and then apprenticed with his uncle […]
Silversmith John Inch lived in Annapolis and at one time had his home and shop near the city dock. The punch bowl he made in 1743 was a prize to […]
As I write, almost everyone is seeking air conditioned or shady spaces while we are in the thick of high temperatures and humidity–typical Maryland weather for July and August. How […]
I was going through some family linens a couple of weekends ago and re-discovered some exquisite embroidery from the early part of the 20th century. This led me to resurrecting […]
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Was there an oven in the kitchen at Hammond-Harwood House when it was built in the 1770s? This is a question frequently asked by visitors to the museum, and […]
The Hammond-Harwood House is pleased to share the news of our latest accession to the collection: an eight dollar bill printed on August 14, 1776, by a member of Maryland’s […]