2021 Museum Newsletter
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2022 First Responders Appreciation Day
First Responders Appreciation Day took place on Saturday, May 21, 2022 from 11 am – 1 pm. Museum visitors stopped by for a tour of the Essex Museum and met some of our favorite First Responders and their vehicles: Baltimore County Police Department, Maryland Transportation Authority Police with armored vehicle and K-9 unit, Essex Volunteer … Read more
2022 Purple Saturday
Purple Saturday! August 27, 2022, 11 am to 1 pm Please join us for our FREE Purple Saturday Open House featuring a special appearance by Baltimore Ravens Super Fan CAPTAIN DEE-FENSE!! He will meet fans and take pictures! Also we will have Museum tours, kids’ activities and more! Our gift shop will be open and … Read more
Christmas at the Museum, 2022
2022 Essex Community Tree Lighting Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, 5 – 7 pm Please join us for this fun family event featuring a fire truck parade for Santa’s arrival, special gifts for the kids, photos with Santa, a DJ, snacks and more. This event is always FREE for the community, and last year we had … Read more
2021 Essex Community Tree Lighting
The Essex community joined us on Saturday, December 4, 2021 for some holiday cheer as we lit our 25-foot Norway Spruce! We had appearances by Santa and fire trucks with gifts for the kids, Museum tours and more! Santa Sponsors: Cliffs Hi-Tech Cliffs Direct Effect Essex Day Festival Frostee Tree Farm/Paul Stiffler Medstar Health Del. … Read more
1979 Flooding at Bay Drive in Bowleys Quarters
Flooding at Bay Drive on Middle River in Bowleys Quarters Baltimore, Maryland Septermber 6th, 1979-0906 WMAR-TV (Television Station: Baltimore, Md.) https://archive.org/details/WMAR-RAW-001-007
Fire at the Essex Diner; Maryland 1980 Revitalization Project
Fire at the Essex Diner, Essex 1980 Revitalization Project Excerpted from https://archive.org/details/WMAR-RAW-001-007 News Storage: September 3-6, 1979 by WMAR-TV (Television Station: Baltimore, Md.) University of Baltimore collection
2021 Ghost Hunts
Essex Museum Paranormal Preview Night Friday, October 22, 2021 Join us at the Essex Museum for our Paranormal Preview Night! The Baltimore Paranormal Society will be on hand to discuss how they conduct paranormal investigations, demonstrate their equipment, and tell stories about recent ghostly activity in the building. You’ll also get a paranormal tour of … Read more
Christmas in July at the Essex Museum
Sunday, July 18 from 1 to 4 pm The Museum will be hosting a free Christmas in July event! We’ll have our special guest Santa ready for photo opps, along with craft vendors, special activities for the kids and Museum tours! Interested vendors, please email us at essexmuseum@gmail.com. Vendor spots are $25 and you should … Read more
2020 Heritage Society Annual Holiday Tree Lighting
We are holding our annual Essex Tree Lighting on Saturday, December 5th, 2020 from 5 to 7 pm. Please join us for this fun family outdoor event. It’s a great way to kick off the holidays! Special thanks to our premier “Santa” sponsors this year who have made our event possible: CLIFF’S HI-TECH AUTO BODY … Read more