Using this activity in the classroom / Sample of resources

• Visit Maryland! Kids Page
  This site is a great resource! Be sure to explore the sections on Maryland history, famous Marylanders, and of course, the history and background of Anne Arundel County. You can even see the county seal here.
  
  
• Tour Annapolis
  From a map of the area on this home page, you can tour 15 historic sites in Annapolis.
  
  
• The Kunte Kinte - Alex Haley Foundation
  Kunte Kinte, an ancestor of the writer Alex Haley and a central figure in his book Roots, was among the many slaves who were brought in to this country through Annapolis. Be sure to look at a key piece in Haley's research in discovering his roots at http://www.kintehaley.org/advertisement.html.
  
  
• Sleepy Time Annapolis: A Pictorial History 1947 - 60
  These pages contain an electronic version of an exhibit assembled in 1987 by Marion E. Warren and his daughter Mame Warren, former curator of photographs at the Maryland State Archives. Warren is an award- winning photographer who, in his later years, became interested in preserving historic photographs, particularly those that featured Maryland and its citizens.
  
  
• Kids Page — Visit Annapolis
  Lots of fast facts about Maryland, with a focus on Annapolis.
  
  
• Quick facts about Annapolis
  Just the facts . . . and lots of them.
  
  
• Hammond-Harwood Home
  This is an exquisite site.