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November 2019
OHS November Open House
The next OHS Open House will be on Sunday, November 3, 2019, 1PM – 4PM "Riding the Train to Annapolis" is the subject of a new display at the November 3rd open house of the Odenton Heritage Society. Train schedules and historical photographs taken between 1908 and 1935 recall a time when electric trains provided frequent service from Annapolis Junction and Odenton to the state capital over a former steam railroad that had opened in 1840. The OHS Historical Center…
Find out more »Dawn At Long Last: Liberating Europe – A special OHS event
The Odenton Heritage Society is Proud To Host A Program Commemorating The Events of 75 Years Ago When The Allies Drove Nazi Germany Out of Western Europe. Saturday, November 16, 2019, 2PM-4PM at the OHS Center, 1367 Odenton Road, Odenton, MD. Admission is free. On June 6, 1944, Europe’s long nightmare began to end as Allied Forces crossed the English Channel and invaded France. By the end of August Paris was liberated and the Low Countries loomed next. But after…
Find out more »December 2019
Annual Odenton Christmas Tree Lighting
The Annual Odenton Christmas Tree Lighting will be on Saturday December 7th, from 5PM until 7PM held at the Odenton MARC station (west side) at the White Rabbit Coffee Shop (1402 Odenton Road). There will be Christmas music, refreshments, the tree lighting, and Santa’s arrival by fire truck. Parents are encouraged to bring their children to visit with Santa and meet your neighbors. Parking on premises. Please join us for this annual holiday Odenton community tradition!
Find out more »OHS December Annual Christmas Open House
Come celebrate with us at our annual Christmas Open House. We will have refreshments and selling crafts. The drawing of the Williamsburg Raffle will take place on this day (you do not have to be present to win). The museum will be open. Admission and Tours are free! We hope to see you there and get into the spirit of Christmas! Please note: Our open houses usually fall on the first Sunday of the month; however, due to the first…
Find out more »January 2020
OHS January Open House
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! The next OHS Open House will be on Sunday, January 5, 2020 from 1PM – 4PM. The Odenton Heritage Society Museum will commemorate train wrecks in Odenton since 1876 with photographs and articles as well as an eyewitness account of a 1956 wreck by OHS President Wylie L. Donaldson, Jr. The OHS Historical Center and Museum is located at 1367 Odenton Road. The museum presents more than 150 years of Odenton history. Admission and tours are free.…
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