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London Town
Jul 14, 20202 min read
Lost Lives of London Town: The Fire-Eaters
The Lost Lives of London Town series remembers the lives of Africans and African-Americans enslaved in the London Town area. We'll share...
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London Town
Jul 11, 20201 min read
A Sin and A Secret: The Addictive Pleasures of Sugar in the Colonial Mid-Atlantic
Welcome back to another "A Sin and A Secret." Mix yourself a drink based on a colonial recipe and then curl with a completely true,...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jul 10, 20203 min read
Botanist's Lens: Poison Ivy
Powerful and Potent, Poison Ivy's Defense Mechanism: Urishol "Leaves of three, let them be." Any camping trip, wilderness trek or working...
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London Town
Jul 7, 20202 min read
Lost Lives of London Town: Love Attempts to Overcome All
The Lost Lives of London Town series remembers the lives of Africans and African-Americans enslaved in the London Town area. We'll share...
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London Town
Jul 6, 20205 min read
ICYMI: Fabric Dyeing in the 18th Century and Dyeing with Tumeric
Originally published last April, we're bringing this post back in celebration of the upcoming program Children's Tie-Dye Tote Bag...
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London Town
Jul 4, 20201 min read
A Sin and A Secret: Women and Taverns in Colonial Maryland
Welcome back to another "A Sin and A Secret." Mix yourself a drink based on a colonial recipe and then curl with a completely true,...
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London Town
Jul 3, 20201 min read
What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?
Last year, Joel Cook performed Frederick Douglass' powerful 1852 speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" in the historic...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jul 3, 20202 min read
Botanist's Lens: Five Senses, Five Herbs - Infinite Connections!
Gardens that connect beyond the mind have true healing properties. A stroll through a garden without the touch, smell, taste, sound, and...
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London Town
Jun 30, 20202 min read
Lost Lives of London Town: Sam
The Lost Lives of London Town series remembers the lives of Africans and African-Americans enslaved in the London Town area. We'll share...
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London Town
Jun 29, 20201 min read
Object Highlight: Colonial Shaving Set
In the 18th Century, men were expected to be clean shaven and wear their hair long, in a que (ponytail or braid), or don a wig.
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London Town
Jun 27, 20201 min read
A Sin and A Secret: Tobacco Culture of the 18th Century
Welcome back to another "A Sin and A Secret." Mix yourself a drink based on a colonial recipe and then curl with a completely true,...
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Meenal Harankhedkar, Director of Horticulture
Jun 26, 20202 min read
Botanist's Lens: Happy Hyrdrangeas
Hydra Happy "Hydra" in Hydrangea is derived from "Hydros," which in Greek refers to water (and "Angeoin," which refers to the fruit...
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Rod Cofield, Executive Director
Jun 25, 20202 min read
Tavern Tales: An Election Entertainment
This week’s #TavernTales post uses William Hogarth’s print, An Election Entertainment, to explore the connection between taverns and...
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London Town
Jun 24, 20202 min read
Build a Pollinator Hotel
It's National Pollinator Week! Let's Celebrate Bees and Other Pollinators To celebrate National Pollinator Week, we’re bringing back a...
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London Town
Jun 23, 20202 min read
Lost Lives of London Town: James Henry Dorsey
The Lost Lives of London Town series remembers the lives of Africans and African-Americans enslaved in the London Town area. We'll share...
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London Town
Jun 22, 20202 min read
Object Highlight: Tea Caddy
Let's spill the tea on tea caddies in this object highlight video! Each video is fast, fun, and informative.
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London Town
Jun 20, 20201 min read
A Sin and A Secret: Gaming the Law
Welcome back to another "A Sin and A Secret." Mix yourself a drink based on a colonial recipe and then curl with a completely true,...
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London Town
Jun 19, 20201 min read
Juneteenth: From Sierra Leone to London Town
With today, Friday, June 19th being Juneteenth, we wanted to reshare this lecture from Dr. Herbert Brewer about his research into the...
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London Town
Jun 19, 20202 min read
Botanist's Lens: X's and Y's of the Plant World
Flower to fruit, fruit to seeds, seed to seedling... the reproduction cycle in plants is simple enough and obvious. But what about the...
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Rod Cofield, Executive Director
Jun 18, 20202 min read
Tavern Tales: Village Tavern
Last week’s post focused on taverns as centers as news. This week’s post continues the theme of communication by talking about taverns as...
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