February, 2015:  Closed to the public for over a decade, the 1919 headquarters of the Maryland Historical Society will re-open for a short time as the venue of the Mesmeric Revelations! of Edgar Allan Poe theater project. Whether you recall the Enoch Pratt House from a childhood field trip to the Maryland Historical Society or honor it as the 19th century home of one of Baltimore's most influential philanthropists, we promise you have never known it as presented by Mesmeric Revelations! Click here for more.

Star-Spangled Banner Manuscript Visits George Washington's Mount Vernon

In celebration of the bicentennial of the National Anthem, the Maryland Historical Society and George Washington’s Mount Vernon joined forces for an event of historic proportions. In October, the original handwritten manuscript of the "Star-Spangled Banner" lyrics, written by Francis Scott Key, went on loan to George Washington’s estate, marking its first and only visit to the state of Virginia. Click here for the full article.