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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...

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...

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...