How did colonial Americans drink tea, and how did an uncommon beverage from the Far East become wildly popular in virtually every household in the 18th century? Come to Mount Clare to learn about tea rituals and customs which the Carrolls and their contemporaries would have been familiar with. Try your hand at mimicking them with tea from a company that was present in the 18th century, along with historically accurate biscuits and other refreshments that will be provided during the program. The event includes a discussion about 18th century tea customs and how it reached colonial America through Great Britain, as well as a tour of the house, specifically focusing on tea related items in each room. Participants bring their tea cup home! Bring your favorite history or tea enthusiast and come to Mount Clare Museum House for this special event.
Prepaid reservations required. To make reservations or for questions, email director@mtclare.org.
Admission:
B&O members and Annual Pass Holders: $12.00
Non-members: $20.00
Sponsored by Zion Church and The Baltimore Kickers, Christkindlmarkt brings a German food, drink, and gifts to Baltimore.
Shoppers can feast on authentic German foods and stock their pantries with imported holiday goodies including Stollen, Lebkuchen, Marzipan, and Advent calendars. Local craftspeople display their handmade snowflakes, Santas, jewelry, and floral arrangements along with commercial importers of smokers and steins. A model train garden is also part of the event. People can begin their holiday shopping, relax with a glass of Glühwein, and converse with a friend in a festive setting. Door prizes are awarded and guided tours of Zion Church are available. 1,724 people attended the market in 2010.
Each year, Zion serves a traditional sour beef dinner, complete with homemade potato dumplings, red cabbage, green beans, rolls, cake and coffee or tea. This dinner has been prepared for years by the Frauenverein, or ladies aid society, mostly without a recipe and dependent upon what they were taught by their mothers. Their mothers called it sauerbraten, but the German immigrants wanted to adopt the name to their new home and thus the name was translated to ‘sour beef’. The ladies work tirelessly for more than a week in preparation of this feast. “For the people that work on this dinner, it is a labor of love, it is perpetuating our heritage and our roots in the Baltimore community”, says Freddie Herbert, a Co-Chair of the dinner.
Join us at Mount Clare for tea time! Learn about the Civil War era, particularly slavery, and how enslaved children lived and adjusted to freedom after the war. Guests will enjoy hot chocolate, tea, and cookies and make a historic craft inspired by nineteenth-century childhood. Bring your mom, dad, grandparent or your friend and have fun with your favorite doll or stuffed animal.
Pre-paid reservations are required. Space is limited. Tour is included. Email director@mtclare.org for additional information.
Admission:
B&O Members and Mount Clare Annual Pass Holders: $5.00
Non-members: $10.00
Eat, engage with, and support Baltimore area museums and historic sites.
Help us fundraise for Baltimore history and heritage!
$3 – Hot Dog & Bag of Chips
$1 – Soda & Water
$5 – Beer
When America declared its independence, the ancient art of spinning became more common in the United States. Come learn about wool, fiber processing, and spin wool yourself on a drop spindle in the quaint setting of Mount Clare’s kitchen. The price includes a drop spindle you can take home, wool roving, and a tour of Mount Clare. This workshop is great for any beginners 12 and older with an interest in crafting, knitting, crocheting, and fibers.
Admission (includes drop spindle and roving):
B&O Members and Mount Clare Annual Pass Holders: $15
Non-Members: $25
Pre-registration is required. Email director@mtclare.org for more information.
B&O RAILROAD MUSEUM HONORS HERITAGE OF RAILROAD EMPLOYEES
Baltimore, MD – Railroading in America began in Baltimore at the B&O Railroad Company in 1828. What began as an experiment by a handful of Baltimore businessmen expanded into an industry that tripled its employee size by becoming a vital transportation railroad system in America.
Numerous Baltimore and Maryland residents were employees of the B&O Railroad. Both men and women from diverse ethnic backgrounds filled various positions along the B&O Railroad system. Some were shop workers who built the locomotives or rail cars that transported passengers or goods. Others were chefs or engineers who provided or improved service to its customers. The railroad heritage of these employees and the stories they told are still embedded in the memories of today’s generations. If you ask a Baltimore or Maryland resident today about their family heritage, there is a good chance that one of their relatives worked for the B&O.
On Saturday, May 19, the B&O Railroad Museum is requesting B&O Railroad employees or their relatives to share their railroad-related stories or memories. This special day honors their heritage where they can meet with the Museum’s collections staff and volunteers to show off their photographs or memorabilia of their past work experiences along the B&O system. Paper or digital materials like photographs or personal documents may be donated to the museum at the discretion of the Museum’s collections staff.
Former employees of the B&O Railroad (or one of its subsidiaries) who visit the museum on Saturday, May 19, 2018 will receive half off regular admission fees when employment proof (i.e. an employee ID card or a photograph) is presented upon entry.
Admission: $20 adults, $17 seniors (60+), $12 children (ages 2-12); 50% off rates with proof of B&O employment.
