And it was after a long searching that I found a carpenter’s tool chest which was a very useful prize to me, and much more valuable than a shipload of gold would have been at that time. – Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe, 1719 Tools for building and finishing a house were specific to the role…
This tour will look into the furniture collection at the Hammond-Harwood House including chairs, sideboards and desks/bookcases. The tour will highlight some of John Shaw’s finest pieces and discuss the world in which Shaw lived in late 18th century Annapolis. The tour will be led by Robert Biddle, Hammond-Harwood House Trustee and Docent Director.
Participants enjoy a 60-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’s novels. Following the tour, participants are encouraged to stay and discuss Jane Austen’s book Persuasion. The discussion…
St. Anne’s has almost always had a cemetery since its establishment in 1692. Under the planning of Governor Francis Nicholson, the church is placed on the second highest piece of land in Annapolis and has been the site of 3 churches with burial grounds. The land on which the St. Anne’s Cemetery is located was…
Participants enjoy a 60-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’s novels.
Fear of crime was a concern in early America as it is today. Limited light sources heightened residents’ worries – sometimes fostered by superstitious beliefs – of thieves, wayward travelers, and pranksters. Families shut themselves inside, barred the front door, and retreated to family life. Outside, the more disorderly element frequented taverns, carried on in…
This tour will look into the furniture collection at the Hammond-Harwood House including chairs, sideboards and desks/bookcases. The tour will highlight some of John Shaw’s finest pieces and discuss the world in which Shaw lived in late 18th century Annapolis. The tour will be led by Robert Biddle, Hammond-Harwood House Trustee and Docent Director.
Participants will enjoy a 60-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 the characters in Jane Austen novels.
Participants enjoy a 60-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’s novels.
