Caroline Hammond, born in slavery in 1844, gave the following account of her childhood escape in an interview with a writer identified as “Rogers” in 1938. She was then 94 […]
Read MoreCertificates of Freedom: Did a piece of paper really make Mary Matthews free? In Maryland’s antebellum period, African Americans who were legally free still had to fear being kidnapped […]
Read MoreHammond-Harwood House is beautifully decorated for the holiday season with stunning floral arrangements from the Federated Garden Clubs, swags and wreaths created by our volunteers, and candles that light the […]
Read MoreOn this Juneteenth, let’s recognize and celebrate Moses Williams, an early Black artist, and his influence on our perceptions of race and culture in America. As the maker of thousands […]
Read MoreGeorge Washington Remembered: An Enduring Legacy in American Decorative Arts The fifth annual Hammond-Harwood House Collectors’ Day on Saturday, November 13, 2021 focused on how the reverence for George Washington […]
Read MoreBy Joyce M. White, Hammond-Harwood House Trustee and Food Historian. Tablescape Overview This festive dining table exhibition displays the types of foods that may have been served at a Twelfth Night […]
Read MoreNovember 13, 2021 Theme: George Washington Remembered: An Enduring Legacy in American Decorative Arts Mini Christmas Pies Contains turkey, beef bacon, beef suet, bread, butter, eggs, lemon, fish sauce, […]
Read MoreJune 19 is Juneteenth, the celebration of emancipation as it reached the final enslaved African Americans in the Confederacy in 1865. It took more than two years for news of Lincoln’s […]
Read MoreOn a chilly day in late 2020 the Hammond-Harwood House Museum staff took a field trip to the historic Benson-Hammond House (fig. 1) in Linthicum, Maryland, headquarters of the Anne […]
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