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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Beginning this week (July 8, 2024), a team from EAC/Archaeology will be excavating in the front yard of Hammond-Harwood House. This will be archaeology in action – that is, the […]
In 1771 Hammond-Harwood House architect William Buckland arrived in Annapolis from Virginia after completing his indenture with George Mason for the completion of Gunston Hall. With this move, Buckland brought […]
Anyone who’s lived in an old house, or visited a historic site, or walked on a cobblestone city path is confronted with mysteries. Anyone who reads history, or who picks […]
On the occasion of the 250th anniversary Hammond-Harwood House has a personality all its own. To walk through its rooms or to contemplate its architecture is an experience of […]