Cutting dovetails for furniture- an 18th Century approach with Bob Van Dyke Contemporary furnituremakers tend to highlight the joinery used in their furniture and most people consider any "handwork" especially […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dress for the garden party and join us at an intimate evening of dance like none other! You'll soak in the natural beauty of the gardens as you sip on […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Join us for our annual Pumpkin Walk! Come celebrate the spooky season with games, crafts, snacks, storytelling, face painting and a costume parade around the mansion. This event will also […]
In 1825 Mrs. Frances Loockerman decided to create a very special boxwood garden behind her mansion on Maryland Avenue. The romantic "box walk" was planted in the shape of a […]
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 […]