Silhouettes were commonly created to remember loved ones when portraits were too pricey for the average person. Kids will learn the history of silhouettes and how an enslaved boy named Moses Williams from Baltimore developed a talent for "shadow art" and went...
Ticket Price: $5
Hear the compelling stories of enslaved women and the ways in which they fled or attempted to flee bondage during and after the Revolutionary War.
Ticket Price: Free
Discover how a simple tree became the symbol of a revolution.
Ticket Price: Free
In this book lecture you will discover the extraordinary journey of Elizabeth, once enslaved by the Townsend Family of Oyster Bay, NY. Follow her escape with British forces, her heartbreaking re-enslavement in Manhattan and Charleston, and her...
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Explore what herbs were grown in colonial Maryland and how they were used in recipes, household products, and as medicine.
Ticket Price: $15 per person
Stop by Darnall’s Chance Historic Site & Museum and listen to The Tribe Band. Bring your own brown bag lunch or picnic basket.
Learn the importance of turtles to Maryland's ecosystem and their use in the colonial period as a food source. Children will also learn how reptiles were used as powerful political symbols of independence.
Ticket Price: $5
Stop by Darnall’s Chance Historic Site & Museum and listen to Linwood Taylor. Bring your own brown bag lunch or picnic basket.
Ticket Price: Free
This lecture explores the often-overlooked contributions of African American soldiers in the Continental Army and reframes the narrative of the Revolutionary War by emphasizing the courage, sacrifice, and significance of African American citizen-soldiers in shaping America’s first...
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Students will explore the fascinating history of printmaking in the 18th century and its influence on the American Revolution.
Ticket Price: $10/student
Students will discover the origins of the American flag, from its inception at the dawn of the revolution to the many changes since, and learn about key figures who shaped the symbol of our nation.
Ticket Price: $5/child
In the decade leading up to American independence, white women took on crucial roles in a series of boycotts, petitions, and protests that allowed them to assert themselves as political actors as never before.
Ticket Price: Free
