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August 2019
Federal Hill Beyond the Views: Monumental City Tour
Baltimoreans celebrated atop Federal Hill when we ratified the U.S. Constitution. We fortified the hill to defend the city from the British in the War of 1812 and to make sure we stayed in the Union in the Civil War. We have even tunnelled under it! Join us on a tour of Federal Hill and the surrounding neighborhood to learn about this waterfront community’s rich history, including stops at one of the last wooden houses in the city, the oldest…
Find out more »September 2019
Historic Jonestown and the Shot Tower: Monumental City Tour
Anchored by the Phoenix Shot Tower, Historic Jonestown is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city and includes often overlooked landmarks. In addition to going inside the Shot Tower, on this tour you'll learn about the city’s oldest religious building (Friends Meeting House) and the third oldest synagogue in the country (Lloyd Street Synagogue), and the longest-lived signer of the Declaration of Independence, Charles Carroll. The Shot Tower, the tallest structure in the United States until 1846, stands out…
Find out more »Catacombs, 100-Year Vendors and History at Lexington Market
If you haven’t been to Lexington market in a while, or even if you’re a regular there, we hope you’ll join us on a tour of this iconic Baltimore place to learn about recent changes and plans for the future of the market. On the tour, we will talk with the owners of Faidley’s, Berger’s, Konstant’s Candy, and other vendors that have been in their stalls for 100 years or more. We will also go down and explore the catacombs under the marketplace, getting a first-hand look at these mysterious spaces that are normally closed to the public.
Find out more »Mount Vernon Place and the Washington Monument: Monumental City Tour
Mount Vernon began as a country estate for Revolutionary War hero John Eager Howard and grew to be the place to live for Baltimore's rich and famous in the mid-nineteenth century. The Garrett family, owners of the B&O Railroad, the Walters, founders of the Walters Art Museum, and the Thomases, owners of Mercantile Bank, are among the families that built handsome mansions along the four parks that surround the Washington Monument. The recent renovations to the two-hundred-year-old Washington Monument are…
Find out more »Rowhouses Near and Far: Historian Charlie Duff on his New Book “The North Atlantic Cities”
What do Amsterdam, London, Dublin, and Baltimore have in common? They are part of the great family of the world’s rowhouse cities, of course! Join historian Charlie Duff for an exploration of these and other row house cities and the debut of his newly released book, The North Atlantic Cities. If you’ve ever wondered why we have so many rowhouses in Baltimore as compared to pretty much nearly everywhere else, what it means to organize your city around them, or what led Baltimoreans two hundred years ago to start the ball rolling down this rowhouse path, this talk is for you. Mr. Duff will have copies of his book to purchase.
Find out more »Federal Hill Beyond the Views: Monumental City Tour
Baltimoreans celebrated atop Federal Hill when we ratified the U.S. Constitution. We fortified the hill to defend the city from the British in the War of 1812 and to make sure we stayed in the Union in the Civil War. We have even tunnelled under it! Join us on a tour of Federal Hill and the surrounding neighborhood to learn about this waterfront community’s rich history, including stops at one of the last wooden houses in the city, the oldest…
Find out more »Bmore Historic 2019
Save the date! Bmore Historic 2019 will take place at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, 1415 Key Highway on Friday, September 27, 2019. Registration will open this summer. Special thanks to our 2019 sponsors: the Dresher Center for the Humanities at UMBC and the Orser Center for the Study of Place, Community & Culture. What is Bmore Historic? Bmore Historic is a participant-led unconference for scholars, students, professionals and volunteers who care about public history, historic preservation and cultural heritage…
Find out more »Mount Vernon Place Plein Air Art Show at the Garrett-Jacobs Mansion
This summer, artists from the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association bring their easels to Mount Vernon Place to capture its magnificent history, landscape and architecture. These outdoor painters will work throughout the summer, and we hope you will stop by and watch them in progress. And we also hope you will join us on Sunday, September 29, 2019, at the Garrett-Jacobs Mansion for an exhibition and sale of the paintings. Get their early as the sale will begin sharply at 1:00 pm!
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