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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...

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...

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.