2022 Preservation Awards

Annually, Historic Annapolis issues Preservation Awards to celebrate individuals, groups, or projects that exemplify dedication to historic preservation in Annapolis. This year, HA presented two awards – one to Governor Larry Hogan for his extraordinary support of Historic Annapolis throughout his eight-year tenure, and one to Jeff Brown of Lewis Contractors as the leading supervisor of the James Brice House restoration.

Under Governor Hogan’s leadership, the State of Maryland and HA have worked together to advance several initiatives to promote historic preservation, particularly the once-in-a-generation restoration of the James Brice House. The restored building will provide a setting for a layered interpretive experience, allowing HA to tell the full story of the people who built, lived in, and labored at the house. 

Jeff Brown has served as the site foreman for the James Brice House project since the 21st century restoration began in 2016. Under Mr. Brown’s careful watch, skilled craftsmen have unearthed original historic fabric and restored architectural features with precision and detail. Mr. Brown is also credited with crafting an innovative scaffolding technique that minimized direct impact to the building’s historic elements.

Congratulations to our awardees!

Photo (L to R): Jeff Brown of Lewis Contractors, HA Trustee Carroll Hynson, HA President & CEO Karen Brown, Governor Hogan, HA Chairman Jim Reid, HA Senior Vice President Michael Day. Photo courtesy of the Governor's Office.

HA's Gift To You - Reduced (or FREE) Admission to MOHA!

In the spirit of gratitude, admission at the Museum of Historic Annapolis is reduced through the end of the year! We invite you to bring your family and friends to experience Annapolis: An American Story this holiday season.

Museum of Historic Annapolis
99 Main Street | 410.990.4754
museum.annapolis.org

Upcoming Hours (through December 31):
Monday, December 26: 10 am - 2 pm
Friday, December 30: 10 am - 2 pm
Saturday, December 31: 10 am - 3 pm

Holiday Admission (through December 31):
$5 General Admission
FREE for Children 17 and under, HA Members, and SNAP/WIC recipients

Special Note: All HA properties will be closed on December 23, 24, 25, and January 1. The William Paca House and Garden will close for the winter on January 1, and will reopen on March 31. The Museum of Historic Annapolis will be open weekends through the winter.

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Hands-On History Day at the Museum of Historic Annapolis
Sunday, January 8

Visit the Museum of Historic Annapolis on the second Sunday of every month for Hands-On History Days. In January, join us to learn about the Civil Rights Movement.

Explore the Museum and and interact with community members who participated in protests during the Civil Rights Movement in Washington D.C. and Annapolis
Engage with an educator in our Curator’s Corner and view objects from the Civil Rights Movement
Create your own activist sign
Work together to craft blankets for our blanket drive service project
Read stories about the Civil Rights Movement with your family in our Anne Arundel County Public Library Book Nook.

The special Curator's Corner experience will be offered at 11 am.
Time: 10 am - 2 pm
Location: Museum of Historic Annapolis, 99 Main Street
Cost: $5 General Admission; $2.50 for Children (6-17); Free for Children under 6, HA Members and SNAP/WIC recipients
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Virtual Lecture - The Crowning Crime
Tuesday, January 17

The title is taken from a handbill published and distributed by an abolitionist organization included a poem that called the Trans-Atlantic slave trade the "Crowning Crime of Christendom." After the United States declared the importation of slaves illegal in 1808, the U.S. Navy was charged with the mission of enforcing the law. The U.S. Navy and British Royal Navy began patrolling the waters of the coast of West Africa to interdict ships carrying human cargo to the Western Hemisphere. The most productive period of anti-slaver operations came on the eve of the American Civil War when USS CONSTELLATION served as flagship for the seven-ship U.S. Africa Squadron 1859-1861. This presentation will examine the effectiveness of the Navy's efforts and highlight some of the results achieved until the outbreak of the Civil War, and the need for warships in American waters, brought an end to the Africa Squadron.

Advance registration required. This Virtual Lecture will be held on Zoom.
Time: 7 pm (ET)
Location: Zoom Virtual Lecture
Cost: $15 per household for General Admission; $10 per household for HA Members, Military, and HA Docents
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Virtual Lecture - The Newer World: The American Revolution and the Odyssey to Australia
Tuesday, January 24 

The loss of thirteen American colonies turned Britain’s empire upside down, shutting off a transatlantic passage that the British government had used to dump convicted criminals in the Chesapeake colonies in huge quantities before the war. In the wake of independence, that government urgently began to search for a site for a new penal colony somewhere else. After seven tries and seven failures elsewhere in its empire, the ministry eventually established a new penal colony near Botany Bay, New South Wales, in 1788. With those first 736 convicts and forced migrants came guards, supervisors, support staff and their families, seeding English settlement of Australia and turning that vast continent into the newest jewel in Britain’s imperial crown.

Advance registration required. This Virtual Lecture will be held on Zoom.
Time: 7 pm (ET)
Location: Zoom Virtual Lecture
Cost: $15 per household for General Admission; $10 per household for HA Members, Military, and HA Docents
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