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New Tours (and 'exhibits') at London Town this Fall

rodcofield@historiclondontown.org — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:30:35 +0100

Starting Labor Day Weekend, Historic London Town and Gardens will be offering two new tours every Saturday and Sunday in September: Three Families, Three Stories and Myths & Misconceptions.

Three Families, Three Stories explores the lifestyles of three different families from London Town's colonial history. To heighten your experience, you will be invited to dress in period clothing. The tour begins in the Lord Mayor's Tenement with the Midiates, a shipwright and his family.&nbRead More...

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...

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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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...

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...