Flag Day - June 14

Historic Maryland and U.S. Flags Display 

Family and Friends Day 

This picture is of Edwin Thomas Calvert on a tractor he built in 1942.

Hancock's Resolution is open for digital Walking Tours only October 18, 2020 and October 25, 2020 from 1pm to 4pm. COVID19 distancing rules are in place. All events are cancelled. All buildings are closed. Minimal staff will be available to answer questions.

This is a link for the WALKING TOUR 

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The gate will be open for onsite parking with a limited number of volunteers available to answer questions from 1:00 - 4:00 on Sundays with COVID19 distancing rules and restrictions in place.

Our WALKING TOUR  Information

1. The Hancock’s Resolution Walking tour has been designed to be followed from Marker number 1 to marker 9. 

2. Look below the opening photo of the Walking Tour. There are tabs. Select any tab and it will move you to the part of the tour that is of interest to you. You can use all of the tabs in any order or you can select only the tabs that you have an interest in.

3. Some areas in the tour have links to provide more in-depth information.

4. The Walking tour can be viewed on site or off site by using your cell phone, tablet or computer.  

Hancock’s Spring Cleaning - 2021 

These tasks must be done whether we open on not. Bill would love to have help doing these tasks. If you are interested in helping please contact Bill at 410-952-2798 to confirm a time to help.

Turn on pumps (Danny Nislein)

Main House

• Sweep
  • Floor
  • Walls for Cobwebs
• Clean Windows and wipe Windowsills and Window casings with damp cloth (inside and out)
• Dust & wipe mantel with damp cloth
• Dust Desk and Contents
• Dust Spinning Wheel
• Dust & wipe Bed with a damp cloth (you may have to remove some of the slats to wipe headboard)
• Dust / Clean Map in frame
• Vacuum floor

Main House Second Floor

• Sweep:
  • Floor
  • Steps
  • Window Cases
  • Cobwebs from wall and ceiling
• Vacuum
  • Floor
  • Steps
• Clean Windows (be careful of loose panes)

Cellar

• Rake dirt floor
• Remove Cobwebs
• Sweep Steps
• Remove Cobwebs from steps, stone walls and under steps wooden cover

Hyphen

• Sweep Floors
• Vacuum Floors
• Clean Window
• Clean Items in Hyphen (both sides): Yarn Winder, cabbage slicer, Garden Tools, Games

Organize items in Hyphen 

Kitchen

• Sweep Floor
• Wipe table and cabinet items with damp cloth
• Organizes table and cabinet items
• Vacuum floor
• Scrape whitewash and white stain from window glass
• Wash windows

Kitchen Second Floor

• Sweep Floor
• Sweep Steps
• Vacuum Floor and Steps

Summer Kitchen

• Scrape whitewash and white stain from window glass
• Wash windows
• Wipe window frames and sills with damp cloth
• Rake dirt floor

Milk House

• Remove items from shelves and floor to outside
• Dust shelves
• Wipe shelves with a damp cloth
• Dust Milk House items
• Return Milk House items to shelves and floor

Store

• Dust shelves
• Clean shelve and floor items with a damp cloth
• Clean cabinet shelves (two cabinets)
• Wash cabinet glass
• Return items to cabinet shelves
• Sweep walls and rafters to remove cobwebs and dust
• Sweep floor
• Scrape whitewash and white stain from windows
• Wash windows  

Morton Building

• Sweep floor
• Organize items on and under tables
• Organize items on desk
• Prepare Lawn Mower (Oil, Spark Plugs), Tracker (Battery, Oil, Tires, Engine) small and large Golf Cart (Batteries and Tires) for the season

Gardens

• Nancy

Trails

• Kevin

Old Well

• Open Old Well’s box.
• Sweep debris on inside platform into a dust pan being careful not to fall in or drop debris into the well
• Draw several buckets of water from the well to check the quality of the water.
• Close Old Well

Hand Pump

• Inspect hand pump’s inner leather parts (repair as needed)
• Remove one of the hand pump’s platform boards to access the hand pump tank’s valve used to empty the tank.
• Close hand pump tank’s valve (located at the base of the tank under the hand pump)

Bladder Tank: located in a chamber outside of the house fence. The chamber’s opening is covered by a large plywood circle

• Turn on power to the well (circuit breaker is located in the store)
• This will fill the bladder tank (well pump will shut off automatically when tank is full)
• After bladder tank is full: turn on valve to fill pump tank: (located in the same chamber)
• Close valve when pump tank is filled
• Cover chamber opening with the plywood circle

Closed for Easter Sunday April 4, 2021.

No Events are planned for April. 

The gates will be open for onsite parking with a limited number of volunteers available to answer questions from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. 

COVID-19 distancing and restrictions are in place.  

There will be a display of Photos showing previous April events and Historic Photos of Flowers and Plants at Hancock's from 1898.

Our WALKING TOUR  is available. Information on how to access the digital tour will be available at the gate.  

 Daffodils  Quince 

First Signs of Spring in 2021

Come take a walk through the gardens. 

Check out our wildlife

No Events are planned for May. 

The gates will be open for onsite parking with a limited number of volunteers available to answer questions from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. 

COVID-19 distancing and restrictions are in place.  

There will be a display of Photos showing previous May events and Hancock Family photos and history.

Our WALKING TOUR  is available. Information on how to access the digital tour will be available at the gate.  

Come take a walk through the gardens. 

Check out our wildlife

Proposed Mother's Day Tea with COVID-19 distancing and restrictions. Our opening will depend on the regulations in place.

“Mother’s Day Tea and Gingerbread” outdoors (weather permitting): Spring scents in the country air, at Historic Hancock’s Resolution, 2795 Bayside Beach Road, Pasadena, MD.  The setting is beautiful near the heirloom gardens and farmhouse;  From 1:00 – 4:00 or until the Tea and Gingerbread are gone.  Also Interpreting Historic Womens' Clothing with Dawn Schneider.

Proposed Open for Tours of House and Grounds with COVID-19 distancing and restrictions. Our opening will depend on the regulations in place.

Barn-Visitor Center - Previous Activity 

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Come back to this page often  to watch the Progress of our new

                         Visitors Center / Barn being built.

Check out our wildlife

One of the important things to remember about a farm is that there is always something to repair. This year as we reopen you may notice the new driveway. The roof has been repaired. There is a reforestation area started. The lavender that survived has been replanted and new plants have been added.

May 24; June 28;  July 12; July 19;  July 26; August 2;August 9;  August 16; August 30; September 6:     Park open for touring - no special program.

No Events are planned for June. 

The gates will be open for onsite parking with a limited number of volunteers available to answer questions from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. 

COVID-19 distancing and restrictions are in place.  

There will be a display of Photos showing previous June events and Lavender photos and history.

Our WALKING TOUR  is available. Information on how to access the digital tour will be available at the gate. 

Come take a walk through the gardens. 

Check out our wildlife

No Events are planned for August. 

The gates will be open for onsite parking with a limited number of volunteers available to answer questions from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. 

COVID-19 distancing and restrictions are in place.  

There will be a display of Photos showing previous August events and War of 1812 photos and history.

Our WALKING TOUR  is available. Information on how to access the digital tour will be available at the gate. 

Come take a walk through the gardens. 

Check out our wildlife

No Events are planned for October. 

The gates will be open for onsite parking with a limited number of volunteers available to answer questions from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. 

COVID-19 distancing and restrictions are in place.  

There will be a display of Photos showing previous October Fall Festival events and Pet Parade photos.

Our WALKING TOUR  is available. Information on how to access the digital tour will be available at the gate. 

Come take a walk through the gardens. 

Check out our wildlife

Proposed Opening Day with COVID-19 distancing and restrictions. Our opening date will depend on the regulations in place.

Proposed Surveying Then and Now with COVID-19 distancing and restrictions. Our opening will depend on the regulations in place.

Proposed American Pride Day with COVID-19 distancing and restrictions. Our opening will depend on the regulations in place.

Patriotic Program for all ages; Musket firing; historic flags; music; Interactive program exploring our National Symbols;