Historic London Town & Gardens: 50th Anniversary Post: 5 Decades Of School Programs

Press release from Historic London Town & Gardens:

August 1, 2021

In celebration of 50 years at Historic London Town & Gardens, we wanted to share photos from our school field trip programs over the decades. See someone you recognize? Let us know! Email us at londontown@historiclondontown.org.

These photos from school tours in 1977 inside the c.1760 William Brown House, a National Historic Landmark.

In the early 2000s, archaeologists with the Anne Arundel County Archaeology Lab and Lost Towns Project led an excavation at the 18th century Rumney-West tavern site. The tavern is gone but stood between the William Brown House and the Carpenter Shop during the colonial period. Students sit under a large tent checking out artifacts discovered from below the tavern’s cellar.

While the pandemic shifted the way we conduct educational programs, it didn’t stop them! This past spring, we partnered with Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks on a series of Nature Escape programs in the gardens.

Although our field trip programs have been impacted by the pandemic, there are still many ways to learn with London Town. Options include virtual field trips and a virtual tour of the William Brown House, monthly Homeschool Days, traveling trunks, and more! See all of the options at https://www.historiclondontown.org/learn.

This press release was produced by Historic London Town & Gardens. The views expressed here are the author’s own.