Historical Societies Near Me in Nanjemoy, md

The Old Jail Museum

41625 Courthouse Drive, Leonardtown, MD

About Us

This building is the sixth jail in St. Mary’s County and the second on this current site. The first two were in St. Mary’s City, built in... Read More

Darnall's Chance House Museum

14800 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD

History:

Darnall's Chance was built between 1741-1742 by James Wardrop, a Scottish immigrant, who amassed a fortune as a merchant and entrepreneur in the bustling... Read More

Riversdale, a National Historic Landmark, is a restored, five-part, stucco-covered brick plantation home built between 1801 and 1807. Construction of this elegant manor house was begun by Henri... Read More

Billingsley House

6900 Green Landing Road, Upper Marlboro, MD

Billingsley House Museum is a brick Tidewater Colonial plantation house that sits on 430 acres overlooking the confluence of the Patuxent River and the Western Branch. The house and land were... Read More

National Museum Of Health And Medicine

2500 Linden Lane, Silver Spring, MD

The National Museum of Health and Medicine was established during the Civil War as the Army Medical Museum, a center for the collection of specimens for research in military medicine and... Read More

Dennis And Phillip Ratner Museum

10001 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD

The Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum has been established with one purpose in mind: to foster love of the Bible through the graphic arts. The Museum is a walk through the Hebrew Bible via... Read More

Jefferson Patterson Park And Museum

10515 Mackall Road, Saint Leonard, MD

Mission Statement:

Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum connects people to the past through history and archaeology and supports the preservation of Maryland's cultural... Read More

National Capital Trolley Museum

1313 Bonifant Road, Colesville, MD

Mission:

The National Capital Trolley Museum preserves and interprets the heritage of electric and interurban railways of Washington, DC and environs for the benefit... Read More

American Friends of the Ghetto Fighter's Museum

16501 Shady Grove Road, Gaithersburg, MD

Mission:

The American Friends of the Ghetto Fighter's Museum has a dual mission: to promote and support The Ghetto Fighters' Museum and The Yad Layeled Children's... Read More

Calvert Marine Museum

14200 Solomons Island Road, Solomons, MD

Mission Statement:

The Calvert Marine Museum is a public, non-profit, educational, regionally oriented museum dedicated to the collection, preservation, research, and... Read More

Patuxent River Naval Air Museum

22156 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park, MD

Mission
Our Mission is to preserve, interpret and teach an understanding of the extraordinary research, development, test and evaluation activities underlying the ongoing... Read More

Sandy Spring Museum

17901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring, MD

About Us:

The Sandy Spring Museum was established in 1980 as the community was experiencing a rapid change in population and personality. A rural setting of farms,... Read More

Captain Avery Museum

1418 East West Shady Side Road, Shady Side, MD

Our Mission
We preserve Shady Side's maritime and recreational history and are stewards of our natural environment.

Our Vision
We are a vital... Read More

African Art Museum Of Maryland

11711 East Market Place, Fulton, MD

Mission Statement

The African Art Museum of Maryland is dedicated to collecting, exhibiting and preserving the art of Africa. Futher, the Museum is dedicated to... Read More

Captain Salem Avery House Museum

1418 East West Shady Side Road, Shady Side, MD

Mission
The Shady Side Rural Heritage Society operates a museum complex located at the historic Captain Salem Avery House in Shady Side - a watermen's community on... Read More

National Cryptologic Museum

8290 Colony Seven Road, Annapolis Junction, MD

The National Cryptologic Museum is the National Security Agency's principal gateway to the public. It shares the Nation's, as well as NSA's, cryptologic legacy and place in world history.... Read More

Banneker-Douglass Museum

84 Franklin Street, Annapolis, MD

Mission Statement:

As the State of Maryland’s official museum of African American heritage, the Banneker-Douglass Museum serves to document, interpret, and promote the... Read More

Annapolis Maritime Museum

723 Second Street, Annapolis, MD

Focus & Impact

The Annapolis Maritime Museum educates youth and adults about the Annapolis area's rich maritime heritage and the ecology of the Chesapeake Bay through... Read More

Point Lookout State Park

11175 Point Lookout Road, Scotland, MD

This park's peaceful surroundings on a peninsula between the Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River in St. Mary's County belie its history as the location of a camp which imprisoned as many as... Read More

Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum

300 Oella Avenue, Catonsville, MD