Collection of FAQs
The Shop at Farthing’s Ordinary does not currently offer online orders. The Shop hours are listed here. If you have any questions for please contact the shopkeeper at 240-895-2088 or ginger.newman-askew@maryland.gov.
Snacks and beverages are sold in The Shop at Farthing’s Ordinary. Artisanal breads and sandwiches are sold at Enso Kitchen, located on the museum property, Monday through Friday. An extensive buffet is available most days in the Great Room at …
No. In order to keep the livestock healthy, we do not allow visitors to feed them.
Great question, but no. Maryland Dove was built from 2019 to 2022 at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Information on Maryland Dove and history of the original 1634 Dove can be found at www.MarylandDove.org.
No. Some are reconstructions—new buildings with the features of old ones, built on their original locations. The Brick Chapel (ca. 1667), Cordea’s Hope, Smith’s Ordinary, and the Print House are reconstructions. Other buildings at HSMC are recreations—new buildings built to …
The museum is open March through November. March through June, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. July through August, Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. September through November, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Visit Admission & Hours for more information. …
A 1 mile loop will take you from the Visitor Center to the Woodland Indian Hamlet, Town Center, Maryland Dove, The Shop at Farthing’s Ordinary, the Brick Chapel of 1667, and back to the Visitor Center. You may wish to …
Allow around four hours to visit the living history areas and the Visitor Center artifact exhibit. Add another hour to tour the St. John’s Site Museum.
Yes, you do need a ticket to visit the living history sites – the Maryland Dove, the Woodland Indian Hamlet, Town Center, and the Godiah Spray Tobacco Plantation. You may purchase tickets at the Visitor Center and The Shop at …
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Underground. When the colonial capital moved to Annapolis in 1695, the name remained. Some of the buildings that once stood here were dismantled and their parts re-used. Others were left to decay. Because the site of the city was farmed …
