https://www.nps.gov/hamp News releases from Hampton National Historic Site. en-us https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/explore-stories-of-the-festive-season-during-holidays-at-hampton.htm Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:30:00 EST On Saturday, December 13, 2025, the National Park Service will host its annual Holidays at Hampton open house. Join park rangers and volunteers to explore how songs, music, and storytelling shaped and enriched the holiday traditions of all those who lived and worked at Hampton. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/explore-stories-of-the-festive-season-during-holidays-at-hampton.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/great-american-outdoors-act-investment-of-$14-million-will-revitalize-historic-heart-of-hampton-national-historic-site.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2025 06:00:00 EST The National Park Service awarded a $14 million contract, funded by the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund, to start a multi-year effort to breathe new life into the historic buildings at Hampton National Historic Site. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/great-american-outdoors-act-investment-of-$14-million-will-revitalize-historic-heart-of-hampton-national-historic-site.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/frías-sauter-is-super.htm Thu, 19 Dec 2024 09:28:00 EST National Park Service (NPS) Northeast Deputy Regional Director Kirsten Talken-Spaulding has selected Marie Frías Sauter as superintendent of Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Hampton National Historic Site and the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail, all based in Baltimore. She begins her new role early next year. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/frías-sauter-is-super.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/hampton-national-historic-site-seeks-public-input-on-substantial-restoration-project.htm Sat, 15 Jun 2024 07:00:00 EST On June 26, Hampton National Historic Site will host a public meeting to seek community input regarding the forthcoming Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund-supported restoration projects in the park. The meeting will take place in the Orangery at Hampton National Historic Site from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/hampton-national-historic-site-seeks-public-input-on-substantial-restoration-project.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/substantial-restoration-project-will-revitalize-hampton-s-buildings-and-grounds.htm Sun, 12 May 2024 07:00:00 EST Hampton National Historic Site will begin to rehabilitate many of its significant historic structures with funding from the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/substantial-restoration-project-will-revitalize-hampton-s-buildings-and-grounds.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/hampton-introduces-online-tour-reservation-system.htm Mon, 22 Apr 2024 11:45:00 EST Hampton introduces online reservation system through Recreation.gov to accommodate increased demand for mansion tours. Pilot program begins on May 1, 2024. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/hampton-introduces-online-tour-reservation-system.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/2023-11-6-holidays-at-hampton.htm Mon, 06 Nov 2023 09:54:00 EST Hampton National Historic Site announces details for Holidays at Hampton special event scheduled for Saturday, December 9th. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/2023-11-6-holidays-at-hampton.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/hampton-celebrates-75-years-of-preservation-and-progress.htm Mon, 05 Jun 2023 12:19:00 EST Hampton National Historic Site celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding with a day of special events exploring a legacy of preservation and progress in scholarship and telling all Americans' stories. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/hampton-celebrates-75-years-of-preservation-and-progress.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/hampton-welcomes-the-return-of-restored-erard-harp.htm Sun, 26 Mar 2023 05:40:00 EST After three years of conservation work supported by park partners, Hampton welcomes the return of one of its unique objects, an Erard harp created in 1817. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/hampton-welcomes-the-return-of-restored-erard-harp.htm https://www.nps.gov/fomc/learn/news/2022-12-19-stewart-announcement.htm Mon, 19 Dec 2022 09:00:00 EST Superintendent David H. Moore is pleased to announce Robert J. Stewart as the assistant superintendent for Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine located in Baltimore, Maryland and Hampton National Historic Site in Towson, Maryland. https://www.nps.gov/fomc/learn/news/2022-12-19-stewart-announcement.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/holidays-at-hampton-2022.htm Mon, 28 Nov 2022 11:13:00 EST Experience how the holiday season was celebrated by those who lived at worked at Hampton by exploring the stories of free and enslaved African Americans, indentured servants, and the Ridgely family on Saturday, December 10th.  Join park staff and volunteers for guided tours, traditional African American storytelling, living history, kid’s activities, a variety of holiday musical performances, and an open house exploration of the mansion decorated for Christmases from the Early Republic to the Twentieth Century. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/holidays-at-hampton-2022.htm https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1465/national-park-tourism-in-maryland-creates-344-3-million-in-economic-benefit.htm Wed, 13 Jul 2022 10:36:00 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 6,675,119 visitors to national parks in Maryland spent $246.6 million in the state in 2021. That spending resulted in 2,940 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of $344.3 million. https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1465/national-park-tourism-in-maryland-creates-344-3-million-in-economic-benefit.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/david-moore.htm Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:23:00 EST Deputy Regional Director Debbie Conway has named David H. Moore as superintendent of Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Hampton National Historic Site and the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail, all based in Baltimore, Maryland. He begins his new role on April 25, 2021. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/david-moore.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/2021-02-21-cupola-project.htm Fri, 19 Feb 2021 12:00:00 EST Starting this month, the Park will embark on a major restoration project to stabilize the cupola at Hampton National Historic Site. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/2021-02-21-cupola-project.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/harvest-day-2020-will-be-virtual.htm Fri, 09 Oct 2020 05:28:00 EST Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Hampton NHS will be bringing Harvest Day to you virtually! Learn more on how to participate! https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/harvest-day-2020-will-be-virtual.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/hampton-national-historic-site-is-increasing-access-to-park-grounds.htm Mon, 15 Jun 2020 04:30:00 EST Hampton is increasing access to the site by reopening parking lots to the public, however all buildings and facilities remain closed. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/hampton-national-historic-site-is-increasing-access-to-park-grounds.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/park-closure-covid19.htm Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:25:00 EST As of 5:00 pm on Saturday, March 28, 2020, Hampton National Historic Site will be closed to the public. This includes all park facilities, now including the parking lots and park gates. Park grounds will remain open to pedestrians from dawn to dusk. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/park-closure-covid19.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/manly-arts-2011.htm Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:56:00 EST Manly Arts Day returns with a new twist to Hampton National Historic Site! September 18th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/manly-arts-2011.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/a-house-divided-the-civil-war-at-hampton.htm Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:00:00 EST Civil War exhibit at Hampton opens on July 10. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/a-house-divided-the-civil-war-at-hampton.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/new-park-superintendent-announced.htm Mon, 30 May 2011 20:00:00 EST Tina Orcutt named superintendent of Fort McHenry NM&HS and Hampton NHS https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/new-park-superintendent-announced.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/historic-garden-addition.htm Wed, 11 May 2011 20:00:00 EST Reproduction Tatham Tazza Urn placed in historic gardens at Hampton. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/historic-garden-addition.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/winter-hours-begin-at-hampton.htm Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:00:00 EST Winter hours begin at Hampton on January 12. Join us for the special Second Sunday events each month! A brief listing is included. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/winter-hours-begin-at-hampton.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/hampton-mansion-closed.htm Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:00:00 EST The Hampton Mansion will be closed on Monday, December 7, due to holiday preparation. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/hampton-mansion-closed.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/choregraphie-antique.htm Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST Choregraphie Antique, the dance history ensemble of Goucher College makes history come alive by performing ballroom dances of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth century. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/choregraphie-antique.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/songs-from-the-fields-slave-and-spiritual-songs.htm Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:00:00 EST Discover the words, tunes, and meanings of the very famous spirituals to the somewhat obscure, from the arrival of the first slaves in Jamestown, VA in 1619 to the field hands picking cotton in the 1850’s, to the songs of the Civil Rights movement- join James Thomas for a very special concert at Hampton NHS. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/songs-from-the-fields-slave-and-spiritual-songs.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/come-home-for-the-holidays.htm Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:00:00 EST Get into the old-fashioned holiday spirit and visit four of Baltimore’s premiere historic house museums decorated in their holiday finest. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/come-home-for-the-holidays.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/harvest-day-and-hampton-hallows.htm Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:00:00 EST Help the park staff shuck and grind the corn, try your hand at making butter, watch the blacksmith make tools that would have been used on the farm. Then, stick around for an evening full of seasonally inspired tales. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/harvest-day-and-hampton-hallows.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/national-public-lands-day.htm Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:00:00 EST Come to Hampton on Saturday, September 26 from 9:00 a.m. and Noon. We will be planting trees, removing Gimson Weed an invasive plant species, and performing woods maintenance. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/national-public-lands-day.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/manly-arts-day-at-hampton.htm Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:00:00 EST Come to Hampton National Historic Site on September 20th from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. for a special afternoon of “manly” sport! https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/manly-arts-day-at-hampton.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/pony-party.htm Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:00:00 EST Skip the traditional August Pool Party and come to Hampton for a Pony Party! https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/pony-party.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/amazing-architecture.htm Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST Join author and educator Ann Milkovich McKee for this one-hour introduction to architecture. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/amazing-architecture.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/musical-moments-with-musica-antiqua.htm Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST Musica Antiqua will honor the 350th Anniversary of the founding of Baltimore County in an hour long performance in the Hampton Orangery. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/musical-moments-with-musica-antiqua.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/from-black-and-white-to-full-color.htm Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:00:00 EST Join distinguished scholars and noted authors for “From Black and White to Full Color: The Changing Interpretation of Slavery in the Mid-Atlantic.” Held at Goucher College on April 7, this day-long symposium will explore how the interpretation of slavery has changed over the years and how “the peculiar institution,” as practiced in the Mid-Atlantic, differed from slavery in the Deep South. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/from-black-and-white-to-full-color.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/forensics-and-historic-furnishings.htm Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST Look at the detective work employed in uncovering the past at Hampton. https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/forensics-and-historic-furnishings.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/inspirational-stories-from-the-past.htm Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST Celebrate Black History Month! https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/inspirational-stories-from-the-past.htm https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/new-year-traditions.htm Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:00:00 EST Celebrate the New Year at Hampton! https://www.nps.gov/hamp/learn/news/new-year-traditions.htm