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Revolutionary London Town 2010

rodcofield@historiclondontown.org — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:40:27 +0100

On Sunday, July 11, the beginnings of the American Revolution came to Historic London Town and Gardens. Over 200 visitors enjoyed live cannon fire by Ships Company, participated in militia drills, learned about hearth cooking, played colonial games, and toured the William Brown House while interacting with 1st-person interpreters. Additionally, Annapolis Ice Cream Company gave out free scoops of ice cream to our visitors. The demand was so much that Read More...

What's the Buzz - The Bees at London Town

rodcofield@historiclondontown.org — Sat, 01 May 2010 21:31:12 +0100

Ahhh, May is here and that means its time to check on the bees. On Saturday, May 1, Kai Richardson came to London Town to see how his hives (in our Woodland Garden) were doing. It was quite an experience for me to see the hives disassembled and then put back together. Below are some pictures of Kai workingRead More...

Leeks, Apples, and Junior Docents

rodcofield@historiclondontown.org — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:26:20 +0100

This past Saturday, April 17 (which was a great day for cooking), London Town's junior docents came out in force to cook and clean at the Lord Mayor's Tenement. We had a lot of fun, the food was good, and the visitors that came had a great time. Though I could write a bit more about the day, I'm going to let our guest blogger for this post, Perry (a Junior Docent), give her thoughts. (BTW - The next gathering is Saturday, May 15. So come out and see what our Junior DoceRead More...

Maryland Day 2010

rodcofield@historiclondontown.org — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:22:09 +0100

On Sunday, March 21 from 12:00 - 4:00 Historic London Town and Gardens celebrated Maryland's 276th birthday by opening its doors for the season with free admission.

Visitors had a chance to listen to Caldwell's 2nd Fife and Drum Corps (image below), tour the c1760 William Brown House (a National Historic Landmark), learn about children's games in the Lord Mayor's Tenement, and see what plants the weather has encouraged to bloom in our gardens.

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Marriage Union Receptions - Welcome

events@historiclondontown.org — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:10:50 +0100

Congratulations!

Welcome, same sex marriage unions.

Have your celebration reception at beautiful Historic London Town and Gardens. Many prime summer dates available including May 1 and May 8, 2010.

Check out our website www.historiclondontown.org

Phone Patsy 410 - 222- 1919 or email events@historiclondontown.org

London Town is Closed Due to Snow

education@historiclondontown.org — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:31:58 +0100

The storm over the last weekend dropped nearly 20 inches of snow at London Town. While the white blanket is beautiful, it has made navigating the site slippery and dangerous. Due to the icy conditions Historic London Town and Gardens will be closed until December 29th. Thank you for your interest and Happy Holidays!

London Town in Gingerbread

education@historiclondontown.org — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:56:34 +0100

London Town is a little more festive this year thanks to Mrs. Wentz and her fourth grade class at Bayside Elementary in Stevensville, MD who reconstructed London Town using gingerbread. With the assistance of David Perry the class made the gingerbread, baked it in the school ovens, measured and cut all pieces to scale, and with the assistance of parents constructed the William Brown House, the Carpenter Shop, the Rumney-West Ordinary, and the Lord Mayor's Tenement.

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Holiday Decorations at the William Brown House

curator@historiclondontown.org — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:36:56 +0100

The William Brown House is decorated for the Holidays with the preparations for a holiday party. Entertainment will include dancing in the tavern room, cards and games in the River Room, supper and desserts, and plenty of drinks. One guest will not be joining in the fun, however. Poor Mr. Black is laid low with an ague (perhaps the flu) and has taken to his bed. The doctor will soon come and bleed him if the other medicines he had left have had no effect.

Fish Cakes and Chestnuts Roasting...

rodcofield@historiclondontown.org — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:52:14 +0100

Visitors to our Native American Cooking demonstration today (Friday, November 27, 2009) avoided the shopping malls while learning about the various foodways the English colonists adopted from the local Woodland Indians during the colonial period. Young and old alike helped grind corn, cook (sweet) potatoes, roast chestnuts, and chop wood.

Three of our education docents, Elly, Carole, and Barbara, as well as two of our junior docents, Perry and Lexie, worked hard and gave our visitRead More...

History, Cannons, Mud, and Fun

rodcofield@historiclondontown.org — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:04:15 +0100

On Saturday and Sunday, October 31 and November 1, we had our annual Market and Trades Weekend. Though the weather didn't really cooperate, all who were involved (volunteers, staff, re-enactors, and visitors) thoroughly enjoyed the living history, cannon fire, bread baking, hearth cooking, and workshops offered throughout the weekend. Our next large living history day is our Revolutionary London Town event on Sunday, July 11, 2010 from 12:00 - 4:00.

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The Perfect Place for your special Event

events@historiclondontown.org — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:30:08 +0100

Last minute party. It's not too late, book your Holiday Event now.

Historic London Town and Gardens - the perfect place for your special occasion.

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Unique Event Site - London Town

events@historiclondontown.org — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:16:19 +0100

Best kept event venue secret in town - Historic London Town and Gardens in Edgewater, minutes from Annapolis.

Book your next event here. The Glass Pavilion Building over looking the gardens and South River accommodates 85 seated guests. Rental fee includes tables, chairs, kitchen, decks, gardens and on site parking. You should plan now for your office party, luncheon, meeting, anniversary/birthday party or even a winter wedding. Contact Patsy 410 - 222 - 1919 x203 or events@histoRead More...

Yellow Magnolias and More

gardens@historiclondontown.org — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:42:20 +0100

Every fall we make a trip to a NJ specialty nursery in search of new magnolia cultivars to offer at our fall plant sale. This year we brought home fifteen varieties including the native cultivars, M. virginiana 'Plena' and M. acuminata 'Skyland's Best', as well as a number of yellow-flowered hybrid forms. 'Elizabeth', 'Sunsation', 'Butterbowl' and 'Hattie Carthan' are some of the lovely cultivars that get their yellow "genes" from a Magnolia acuminata parent. MagnRead More...

Field trips are quickly filling up!

education@historiclondontown.org — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:31:20 +0100

School is about to begin in just a few short weeks. We are booking field trips for the Fall and Spring seasons. We are doing our best to accommodate each individual school and teacher's schedule and objectives. Please call soon to book your field trip!

All of our programs are hands-on, allowing kids to experience Maryland's colonial history, participate at one of Maryland's largest on-going archaeological excavations, learn about colonial foodways, explRead More...