Events
Unless noted otherwise, all events and exhibitions are free with a museum admission charge of $4 adults; $3 senior citizens; children under 12 free. Free First Thursday of each month.
To register for MdHS programs, call 410-685-3750 ext 319, unless otherwise noted
Ongoing Programs
Sunday Brunch and Performance Series
“From the Chesapeake to the Courts of Europe: Baltimore Women Who Married Royalty (and some who lived to regret it…)”
Co-hosted by The Friends of the Garret-Jacobs Mansion Endowment Fund and the Maryland Historical Society
September 12 - The Duchess of Windsor at Maryland Historical Society
October 17 - Betsy Patterson Bonaparte at the Garrett-Jacobs Mansion
February 6 - The Caton Sisters at the Maryland Historical Society
March 6 - Mistress of Riverdale at the Garrett-Jacobs Mansion
Click here for registration and more information.
Family History Workshop Series
Join noted author and genealogist Robert Barnes for his series of workshops designed to introduce new family historians to techniques and allow seasoned researchers to find new resources.
October 2, 2010 — Immigration & Naturalization Records
Each session is held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and includes continental breakfast and boxed lunch. Each session is $50 MdHS Members/ $65 Non-members or you may purchase the series for $175 MdHS Members/ $200 Non-members. Advance registration required.
Francis Scott Key Lecture Series
Thursday, September 2 – In the Most Fashionable Taste: English silver in Colonial Maryland
JENNIFER FAULDS GOLDSBOROUGH, Professor of Decorative Arts and former Chief Curator, Maryland Historical Society
Thursday, October 7 – History of the United States Capitol with an evaluation of the Capitol Competition Drawings
WILLIAM C. ALLEN, Architectural Historian, Office of the Architect of the Capitol
Thursday, November 4 – With Whimsy and Artistry: Folk Art at the Maryland Historical Society
ALEXANDRA DEUTSCH, Chief Curator, Maryland Historical Society
This series of lectures will take place on the first Thursday of the month at 6:00 p.m.
Price of series per year is $150/person and $275/couple. Lectures are open to all members for $35 each.
September
Saturday, September 11, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Grandparents Day
Show your grandchildren the Maryland you remember! Take a special tour of the museum, featuring a peek at Tom Miller's view of Baltimore, life on the home front in World War II, and more, and share your stories of growing up as you go. Enjoy a light snack and take home a special picture frame made by you and your grandchildren.
FREE with admission, includes free parking for MdHS guests
Saturday, September 11, 18, and 25 and October 2, 9:00 a.m.-noon
Four Centuries in Four Saturdays
Explore Maryland’s past with lectures by historians Robert Brugger, author of Maryland: A Middle Temperament; Jean Baker, professor at Goucher College and co-author of Maryland: A History of Its People; Jean Russo, Associate General Editor of the Archives of Maryland Online; and Mary Jeske, co-editor of the Charles Carroll of Carrollton Papers, and behind-the-scenes tours of the Maryland Historical Society’s collections. Includes light breakfast.
Cost: $200/person; $175/MdHS member. $50/session. Reservations required.
Friday, September 17, 6:00 p.m. reception, 6:30 p.m. talk
Book Launch for Maritime Maryland: A History
Johns Hopkins University Press and MdHS will host a reception and talk by Dr. William Dudley on his new book, Maritime Maryland- A History, published by JHU Press in collaboration with MdHS and the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. MdHS museum exhibits Maryland’s Maritime Heritage: Fells Point to the World and Maryland’s National Treasures will be open for viewers until 8:30 pm. Copies of the book will be on sale at a discounted price.
Cost: $15 per person for non-members, $10 MdHS members and Friends of the JHU Press. Reservations preferred, but walk-ins welcome.
October
Wednesdays, October 6, 13, 20, and 27, 4:00 p.m.
Historic Sites Tour
Join the Francis Scott Key Society in
its fifth year for this rare opportunity
to step inside four historic sites.
October 6- Saint Mary’s Seminary and University
October 13- Lovely Lane Methodist Church
October 20- Mount Vernon Place Walking Tour
October 27- Ballestone Manor
Cost: $200 for series. $50 for single ticket.
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Tuesday, October 12 and Thursday, October 14, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Druid Hill Park History
Join the Friends of Druid Hill Park in a celebration of the rich history of Druid Hill Park on its 150th anniversary. Includes a talk and reception.
October 12 - Dr. David Terry, Director of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History, will speak on race relations in Druid Hill Park and Ed Johnson will discuss the history of the Rogers family and their influence on the history of Druid Hill and Baltimore at large.
October 14 - Author Anne Draddy will discuss her work, Druid Hill Park: The Heart of Historic Baltimore and Barry Kessler, former Director of the Baltimore City Life Museums, will speak on Jewish history in Druid Hill Park.
FREE! Part of Baltimore Free Fall.
Thursday, October 21, 5:30 pm reception, 6:00 pm talk
Authors and Artifacts Series: Waterfowling on the Chesapake, 1819-1936
Author C. John Sullivan will discuss a century of hunting on the Bay and its major tributaries- including decoys, gun clubs, sinkboxes, punt guns and other topics related to private and market waterfowling.
Cost: $15 non member, $10 members.
Reservations preferred, but walk-ins welcome.
November
Tuesday, November 2, 6:00 p.m. reception, 6:30 p.m. talk
Lecture: The Election of 1860
Did you know that Abraham Lincoln’s name was not on the ballot in nine southern states? Was this election the catalyst to the Civil War? Join us on election night for a fascinating talk on the impact of one of the most important elections in American history. Charles W. Mitchell, author of Maryland Voices of the Civil War, will discuss the history of the election and its effect on Maryland.
Cost: $15 per person; $10 for MdHS members. Reservations preferred, but walk-ins welcome
Wednesday, November 10, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Opening Reception for “Visions of Liberty”
“Visions of Liberty,” an exhibition exploring contemporary interpretations of liberty and patriotism, will open to the public on November 10, 2010. A joint project with the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, this installation was inspired by the current “Liberty” exhibition at AVAM and “Maryland’s National Treasures,” MdHS’s most recent installation of Revolutionary War-period paintings and documents.
Saturday, November 13, 2:00 p.m.
Betsy: The American Bonaparte Book Launch
Join author Helen Jean Burn for a talk on her new biography of Maryland’s own Elizabeth Paterson “Betsy” Bonaparte. Born in Baltimore to a wealthy family in 1785, Elizabeth Paterson shook local and Parisian society when she wed Jerome Bonaparte, brother of the Emperor Napoleon. Insisting on a better future for his brother, the emperor annulled the marriage, but not before it produced a son, Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte. Betsy's quest to win royal status for her son and grandsons consumed the remainder of her seventy-four years, decades that transformed her from the glamorous “belle of Baltimore” to a shrewd and successful business woman determined to protect her family.
Following the talk, meet Theater Hopkins’ own Betsy Bonaparte, presented by Molly Moores during a reception and book signing.
Cost: $20, $15 for MdHS members. Reservations required.
Saturday, November 20, 2:30 p.m.
Book Talk : The Journey Takers
Join MdHS and the Maryland Genealogical Society for a talk by author Leslie Huber on her new book The Journey Takers. The Journey Takers tells the Western European immigration story by following three immigrant families, from their lives in Europe and on the voyage across the ocean to their new homes in the United States. The book is based on thousands of hours of research in libraries and archives across the US and Europe and Ms. Huber’s travels through Germany, Sweden, and England and the US. The narrative is interwoven with Ms. Huber’s own research experiences, to inspire current and future genealogists to trace their own family histories. Ms. Huber will be available after the program for a book signing. For more information, see www.thejourneytakers.com
Cost: $10; free for MdHS and MGS members. Reservations preferred, but walk-ins welcome.
December
Thursday, December 2, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Monument Lighting Open House
Join MdHS for our annual holiday open house! Enjoy cookies, caroling, and cocoa at MdHS then watch the lighting of the Washington Monument in Mount Vernon Square.
FREE!
