History and Research
Want to know more about the history of London Town? Dig deeper into each period (colonial, almshouse and modern) and learn more about different facets of our site.
William Brown House Virtual Tour
Explore the c.1760 William Brown House, a National Historic Landmark
People of London Town
Explore the colonial residents of London Town.
Middle Passage UNESCO Site of Memory
Historic London Town and Gardens joins more than thirty other sites in the United States as a “Site of Memory” associated with the UNESCO Slave Route Project.
Digital Maryland
This project is a collaborative, statewide digitization program of the Maryland State Library Resource Center and Enoch Pratt Free Library. Its mission is to facilitate the digitization and digital exhibition of the historical and cultural documents, images, audio and video held by Maryland institutions. Historic London Town and Gardens has a collection of digitized images and manuscripts from the archives. If you choose to use any of these records for your work, please let us know!
Joan Cass Beck Collections
This library is a collaborative effort between the Anne Arundel County Public Library, Historic London Town and Gardens, and the Anne Arundel County Lost Towns Project. The collection includes materials dealing with archaeology, material culture, costumes, foodways, and colonial history. All of the books are reference books and therefore may not be check out, but you can come and enjoy the beautiful setting of London Town and do your research!
