It is hard to believe that summer is nearing a close and that schools will be in session soon, but we are gearing up for our fall School Tour Season! Call 410.222.1919 or email education@historiclondontown.org today to book your field trip! The season is filling up quickly so be sure to get your school booked as soon as you can.  All of our programs are hands on, allowing every student to participate at every activity. Call today to help bring history alive for your students!

The storm over the last weekend dropped nearly 20 inches of snow at London Town.  While the white blanket is beautiful, it has made navigating the site slippery and dangerous.  Due to the icy conditions Historic London Town and Gardens will be closed until December 29th.  Thank you for your interest and Happy Holidays!

London Town is a little more festive this year thanks to Mrs. Wentz and her fourth grade class at Bayside Elementary in Stevensville, MD who reconstructed London Town using gingerbread.  With the assistance of  David Perry the class made the gingerbread, baked it in the school ovens, measured and cut all pieces to scale, and with the assistance of parents constructed the William Brown House, the Carpenter Shop, the Rumney-West Ordinary, and the Lord Mayor's Tenement.

This project came about after the fourth grade's annual field trip to Historic London Town and Gardens.  Each year they select a site to reconstruct in gingerbread, this year it was London Town!  The students donated their work to us, and is on display in the Pavilion.  London Town volunteers marveled at the kids work at our Annual Holiday Party.  In fact, Frank Marzucco, director of Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks was so impressed with their work that he decided to feature the gingerbread town on the county's website www.aacounty.org/recparks . 

A special thank you to all the students, Mrs. Wentz, and Mr. Perry for all of their hard work and creativity! 

Students working on the Lord Mayors Tenement

Students working on the Rumeny-West Ordinary

Students working on the Carpenter Shop

Students working on the William Brown House

The finished town on display

 

School is about to begin in just a few short weeks.  We are booking field trips for the Fall and Spring seasons.  We are doing our best to accommodate each individual school and teacher's schedule and objectives.  Please call soon to book your field trip! 

All of our programs are hands-on, allowing kids to experience Maryland's colonial history, participate at one of Maryland's largest on-going archaeological excavations, learn about colonial foodways, explore the interdependence of plants and animals in our 8-acre Woodland Garden, and learn how we know what we know about the African Americans who lived and built London Town.