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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...

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.

This was just the first out of three Read 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...

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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