Upcoming in March

Please plan on joining us on March 23 for the first event of 2024 at the Benson-Hammond House as we work to celebrate Anne Arundel County’s rich agricultural heritage and our unique local history. 

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AACHS 2024 Calendar of Events

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Application for vendor space at the Spring Flea Market and Craft Fair.

 

 

The Benson-Hammond House

The historic Benson-Hammond farmhouse museum is open for tours on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month from March through November (closed May 25 for the Memorial Day holiday).

Please join us for a tour of the house and learn about its unique role in local history from the members of our docent team. More details are available on Facebook,YouTube and Instagram.

Kuethe Library

The Historical Society’s Kuethe Library in Glen Burnie is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday – Saturday. Our expert (well … really good!) historians and genealogists are ready to help with all your queries. Hope to see you soon!
 

The Shoppe at Jones Station

The Historical Society’s Shoppe at Jones Station is the perfect place to shop for antiques, hand-crafted arts, second-hand items and more. The Shoppe is located in Severna Park at Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard and Jones Station Road.

 

Celebrating Our Rich History

For over 50 years the non-profit* Ann Arrundell County Historical Society has pursued a mission of collecting, preserving and sharing the rich history of this area. Its collections of books, photographs, documents and artifacts, now numbering in the thousands, attract scores of visitors each year and fulfill the vision of the founders: to encourage and inspire present and future generations to preserve and share our County’s heritage.

The society is custodian of the historic Benson-Hammond House, built circa 1820, which is on the National Registry of Historic Places and is the last standing farmhouse on the large tract of land that became Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI) airport. The rooms of the house display antique artifacts of farm life, furniture, textiles and more. Find out more about the Benson-Hammond House.

And no, the spelling our society is not in error. In 1650, the Maryland Colony named its third county after the wife of Lord Baltimore. The colony’s records of that time show the name as Ann Arrundell. Over time, the name evolved to Anne Arundel county. Find out more about Lady Ann.

* The Ann Arrundell County Historical Society is a 501 (c) (3) organization