Preservation Month Event: General Stores

This May is Maryland Preservation Month! Join us Thursday, May 18th, from 12:00 – 1:30 pm, for this exciting and insightful virtual presentation. General stores were the heart of many communities across the county and were essential to rural life. In this online presentation, come explore stores of the past and learn about the restoration plans for the historic

Summer 2023 Internships Announced

Anne Arundel County Division of Cultural Resources in conjunction with The Lost Towns Project is offering two (2) unpaid internship positions in Laboratory Methods and Collections Management. Undergraduate and Graduate students are invited to apply, and must pursue academic credit through their institution. The internship will be based in Edgewater, MD with some travel required. Applications are due by April 17th,

Archaeology Month Events: April 2023

April is Maryland Archaeology Month! Here is how we are getting involved. Find more archaeology events across the state at marylandarcheologymonth.org. Archaeology Lab Open House (Maryland Day Weekend) Saturday & Sunday, April 1st & 2nd10:00 am – 4:00 pmFree and Open to the Public Anne Arundel County Archaeology Lab839 Londontown Road, Edgewater, MD Dig into

Lost Towns Project Awarded SHINE Grant from Maryland Humanities!

We are grateful to be one of 50 Maryland nonprofit organizations to receive $10,000 in general operating funding from Maryland Humanities’ SHINE Program (Strengthening the Humanities Investment in Nonprofits for Equity). As a very small volunteer-based non-profit, grant funding is critical to our ability to provide history and archaeology research and programming to our community.

African American Inventions, Artifacts, and Stories at the Glen Burnie Library

We’re switching things up at the Glen Burnie Library! After the successful collaboration for Native American Heritage Month, librarians and archaeologists teamed up once again for Black History Month. The exhibit highlights the numerous contributions by black inventors, and highlights the story of the Savoy family, tenant farmers from Crownsville. It will be up for