We are launching a new series called Five Minute Histories. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, we’ll record a short video about a different historic place in Baltimore. Johns’ on-site production crew consists of his 14 year old daughter and 15 year old son, and we are continuing to honor Governor Hogan’s request to social distance.
In the days ahead, we’ll explore Civil Rights history, mercantile history, immigration history, religious history, and a whole lot more. Although we sorely wish we could be out and about with you in person, please stay safe and check us out online each day as we try to bring a new historic site to you.
Scroll down to see all the videos!
Friday, July 3, 2020: The Robert Long House
Wednesday, July 1, 2020: Fell’s Point in the Revolutionary War
Monday, June 29, 2020: Carroll Mansion
Friday, June 26, 2020: Franklin Square
Wednesday, June 24, 2020: Mount Clare
Monday, June 22, 2020: Graffiti Alley
Friday, June 19, 2020: The Patterson Park Pagoda
Wednesday, June 17, 2020: Dickeyville
Monday, June 15, 2020: Lithuanian Hall
Friday, June 12, 2020: The Erection and Restoration of JHU’s Maryland Hall [2020 Preservation Award]
Wednesday, June 10, 2020: Davidge Hall
Monday, June 8, 2020: George Peabody & the Making of American Philanthropy
Friday, June 5, 2020: Cylburn Mansion
Wednesday, June 3, 2020: Civil Rights Pioneer Juanita Jackson Mitchell
Monday, June 1, 2020: Enoch Pratt Free Library [2020 Preservation Award]
Friday, May 29, 2020: The Irish Railroad Workers Museum
Thursday, May 28, 2020: Historic Bath Houses & Comfort Stations
Wednesday, May 27, 2020: Legacy Businesses, Pt. 2, National Lumber & A.T. Jones
Tuesday, May 26, 2020: Legacy Businesses, Pt. 1, G. Krug & Hilgartner Stone
Friday, May 22, 2020: A Memorial Day Tribute to Armories
Thursday, May 21, 2020: Cast in Iron, Pt. 2, Baltimore Street
Wednesday, May 20, 2020: Cast in Iron, Pt. 1, The Sun & Wilkens Buildings
Tuesday, May 19, 2020: The Women of Bolton Hill’s Blue Plaque Program
Monday, May 18, 2020: Bolton Hill’s Blue Plaque Program
*Guest video! Friday, May 15, 2020: Lexington Street’s Historic Movie Theaters
Friday, May 15, 2020: Two Historic Movie Theaters, The Charles & The Senator
Thursday, May 14, 2020: Federal Hill in the Civil War
Wednesday, May 13, 2020: Federal Hill, Pt. 1
Tuesday, May 12, 2020: Winans’ Water Wheel
Monday, May 11, 2020: The Peale Museum
Friday, May 8, 2020: Lucretia Fisher’s Fell’s Point & Clifton Park’s Mothers Garden
Thursday, May 7, 2020: The Belvedere Hotel
Wednesday, May 6, 2020: John Eager Howard’s Mt. Vernon
Tuesday, May 5, 2020: The American Brewery Building
Monday, May 4, 2020: Thomas O’Neill & the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen
Friday, May 1, 2020: Symbols & Statuary on Fayette Street
Thursday, April 30, 2020: Looking Up Downtown on Calvert Street
Wednesday, April 29, 2020: Art & Architecture on Redwood Street
Tuesday, April 28, 2020: Gargoyles & Grotesques Part 2, South and Redwood
Monday, April 27, 2020: Gargoyles & Grotesques on Lexington Street
Friday, April 24, 2020: The Baltimore Bargain House
Thursday, April 23, 2020: The B&O Railroad in Baltimore
Wednesday, April 22, 2020: Two Sites at the Old Town Mall
Tuesday, April 21, 2020: The McKim Free School and the Old Town Friends’ Meetinghouse
Monday, April 20, 2020: Canton
Friday, April 17, 2020: The Hebrew Orphan Asylum
Thursday, April 16, 2020: Lillie Carroll Jackson
Wednesday, April 15, 2020: The Battle Monument
Tuesday, April 14, 2020: The Gardener’s Cottage and the Valve House of Clifton Park
Monday, April 13, 2020: Clifton Mansion
Friday, April 10, 2020: LGBTQ Heritage Part 2, Gertrude Stein and Harry Gladding
Thursday, April 9, 2020: LGBTQ Heritage Part 1, Mary Elizabeth Garrett
Wednesday, April 8, 2020: Baltimore’s Painted Screens
Tuesday, April 7, 2020: Patterson Park and the War of 1812
Monday, April 6, 2020: Historic Clubs on Pennsylvania Avenue
Friday, April 3, 2020: Off the Beaten Path in Druid Hill Park, Part 2
Thursday, April 2, 2020: Off the Beaten Path in Druid Hill Park, Part 1
Wednesday, April 1, 2020: Isaac Emerson and the Bromo Seltzer Tower
Tuesday, March 31, 2020: The Baltimore Museum of Industry
Monday, March 30, 2020: The Mercantile Trust and Deposit Co. Building
Friday, March 27, 2020: Union Baptist Church
Thursday, March 26, 2020: The Caulkers’ Houses
Wednesday, March 25, 2020: Art and Innovation in Station North
Tuesday, March 24, 2020: Sellers Mansion
Monday, March 23, 2020: The Hendler Creamery Building