The historic Riversdale House Museum, at 4811 Riverdale Road in Riverdale Park, put together two new self-guided outdoor tours of its grounds and architecture for visitors during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading →

In an industrial park in Bladensburg lies a tiny red brick church at 4107 47th Street with a remarkable history dating back to the end of the Civil War. Continue reading →

American towns as far afield as Brooksville, Fla., and Yale, Okla., have annual Civil War reenactments. The Revolutionary War gets recreated yearly in Lexington and Concord, Burlington, N.C. and Vincennes, Ind. But if you want to relive the War of 1812, one … Continue reading →

One of Bladensburg’s most historic mansions is rarely seen by the public, but it has an important story to tell about the area’s past, as well as America’s. Built in 1746, the Bostwick House has not been renovated to the … Continue reading →

If you missed “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the Riversdale House Museum Wednesday, you still have two more chances to catch it along the Route 1 corridor. The Prince George’s County Shakespeare in the Park program has a performance scheduled … Continue reading →

Henri Joseph Stier didn’t intend to become an American or build what is known today as Riversdale. A wealthy Belgian, he fled with his family when Napoleon Bonaparte’s armies took over the country, ending up living in a rented mansion … Continue reading →

The first woman elected to the U.S. Senate lived in Riverdale Park, but she didn’t represent Maryland. Hattie Wyatt Caraway first moved to the historic Riversdale Mansion in the late 1920s with her husband, Democratic Sen. Thaddeus Caraway of Arkansas. But … Continue reading →