2026 Calendar of Events 

March 14, 2026
Opening Day at the Benson-Hammond House
11 am – 3 pm. 
“Fifty Years of Saving History: A Bicentennial Legacy & Preserving Cemeteries”

Special guests Tina Simmons, Tim Feist and John Acree

 

Contact: Jan Sharik Baker (410-768-9518)


March 21, 2026

Kuethe Library

10 am – 2 pm

In commemoration of Maryland Day, the Kuethe Library will be offering free research assistance.

Contact: Becky Morris (443-837-8196)


March 21, 2026

The Benson-Hammond House

Also in commemoration of Maryland Day, the Benson-Hammond House will live stream a virtual presentation about Maryland history.

Contact: Jan Sharik Baker (410-768-9518)

March 28, 2026
Celebrating Maryland Day at the Benson-Hammond House
11 am – 3 pm.
“The Early Families of Our County”
Special guest Paul Walden, President of the First Families of Maryland Heritage Society
Contact: Jan Sharik Baker (410-768-9518)

 

 

 

April 11, 2026
Spring Gardening at the Benson-Hammond House
11 am – 3 pm
Contact: Jan Sharik Baker (410-768-9518)

 


April 25, 2026

National DNA Day at the Benson-Hammond House
11 am – 3 pm

Special guests Tom McCarriar and Kathy Korin
Contact: Jan Sharik Baker (410-768-9518)


May 2, 2026
Spring Book Sale
Glen Burnie Improvement Association and Kuethe Library
9 am – 3 pm
Contact: Becky Morris (443-837-8196)

   

May 9, 2026

Annual Spring Craft Fair and Flea Market at the Benson-Hammond House 

8 am – 3 pm
Contact: Jan Sharik Baker (410-768-9518)


May 23, 2026

Remembering Anne Arundel County Beaches at the Benson-Hammond House

11 am – 3 pm
Contact: Jan Sharik Baker (410-768-9518)


June 13, 2026
Third Annual Summer Fest at the Benson-Hammond House 

Vendors, live music, house tours and more!
10 am – 3 pm
Contact: Jan Sharik Baker (410-768-9518)


June 27, 2026

America’s 250th Birthday at the Benson-Hammond House
11 am – 3 pm
Contact: Jan Sharik Baker (410-768-9518)


July 11, 2026

Continuing the Celebration of our Nation’s 250th Birthday at the Benson-Hammond House
11 am – 3 pm
Contact: Jan Sharik Baker (410-768-9518)


July 25, 2026

National Thread the Needle Day at the Benson-Hammond House 
11 am – 3 pm
Contact: Jan Sharik Baker (410-768-9518)

 

August 2, 2026
(Sunday) Free State Daylily Sale at the Benson-Hammond House
12 noon – 3 pm


August 8, 2026

National Watermelon Day at the Benson-Hammond House
11 am – 3 pm
Contact: Jan Sharik Baker (410-768-9518) 


August 22, 2026

Summer Days on the Farm at the Benson-Hammond House
11 am – 3 pm
Contact: Jan Sharik Baker (410-768-9518)


September 12, 2026

Maryland Connections to the War Between the States at the Benson-Hammond House
Meet representatives from various heritage societies. Live music by The Overtones.
11 am – 3 pm
Contact: Jan Sharik Baker (410-768-9518)


September 26, 2026
Fourth Annual Members and Friends Appreciation Day at the Benson-Hammond House

Food, Fun and music! Special guest musicians Brian Tenney and Rusty Hinshaw.
11 am – 3 pm
Contact: Jan Sharik Baker (410-768-9518) 

October 3, 2026
Fall Book Sale at the Kuethe Library and Glen Burnie Improvement Association
9 am – 3 pm

Contact: Becky Morris (443-837-8196)

 

October 10, 2026
Honoring Maryland’s Indigenous Peoples at the Benson-Hammond House
11 am – 3 pm
Contact: Jan Sharik Baker (410-768-9518)

 

October 24, 2026
Fall Days at the Benson-Hammond House – Live Music
11 am – 3 pm
Contact: Jan Sharik Baker (410-768-9518)


November 7, 2026

Early Christmas Fall Flea Market and Craft Fair at the Benson-Hammond House
8 am – 3 pm

November 21, 2026
Thanksgiving Traditions at the Benson-Hammond House (note this is week three)
11 am – 3 pm
Contact: Jan Sharik Baker (410-768-9518)

December 5 and 6, 2026 
Holiday Open House Weekend at the Benson-Hammond House 

“No Place Like the Farm for the Holidays”
Sat 11 am – 4 pm
Sun 12 pm – 4 pm
Contact: Jan Sharik Baker (410-768-9518)