Our Legacy Tours

02/24/2024

Beautiful Tour Today with the Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Academy.
Great group of young men nearing their public education at Arundel High School.

10/12/2023

08/06/2023

Great Tour yesterday with the family of LaToya Nkongolo.
As I open the Tour a man stopped to listen and when I asked if there were any questions after discussing race mixing in Colony he stood. It was Keiffer Mitchell, nephew of Parrin Mitchell and son of Clarence Mitchell.

What a treat. He jumped right in and told the crowd that his maternal side descended from a slave of the Signer, Charles Carroll of Carrollton.

Wow! What a great way to kickoff!

05/27/2023

The children of the Old-4th-Ward were a joy! Engaged and asking questions. The perfect day to learn about your "Own Town"! They were reminded that Governor Wes Moore and his family are their neighbors.

The only boy, visibly annoyed, while watching the Annapolis mini-doc in the HA Museum, there he was, included in film with the Maritime Museum.

In a second he rose to celebrity status!

Great day.
Thank you Obery Court and Charting Careers!!!

05/21/2023

Our Legacy Tours!
May 20th

04/16/2023

Historic Day!

02/21/2023

Thank you Alpha Phi Alpha Academy for choosing Our Legacy Tours!!
"UPTOWN"!
Tour Guides: Janice Hayes-Williams & Stacie Williams!!!

02/18/2023

Thank you Annapolis High School for inviting me (Alum) to the Black Student Union during Black History Month!

Me: "A" HIGH!!!!!
Students: "YOU KNOW IT" !!!!!

02/10/2023

Truth!

Ludwig van Beethoven was of African descent, and the truth of his ethnic origins was covered up through a mixture of white powder worn on his face when out in public, the use of body doubles for portraits, and “euro-centric” historians, hiding the truth of his genetic heritage. This is the claim of a new website, that not only alleges that Beethoven’s African roots was well-known to the Viennese elite, who allowed the “illusion” of a white Beethoven to persist after his death, but that the proof of Beethoven’s true cultural background is contained within his music.
Mozart was a Moor! This is what Mozart actually looks like. The image was found in a radio station in Belgium. The Moors (Black people) brought Classical Music to Europe. Not only that but when you read the REAL bios of him, he’s described as having brown skin, “negroid features” (broad, wide nose, etc) and wiry hair. There was a post going around back in February that was very enlightening.
Wasn't Beethoven part Moor (Black) too? There was a book written about his hair because Europeans were so transfixed with it!
Yes, Beethoven was Black. He was referred to as “the black boy” and people were awed by his afro. Definitely mulatto, and possible full black. Moors.

02/01/2023

Black History Month 2023!!!

01/28/2023

Thank you for welcoming Uncle Wiley!

01/28/2023

Our Legacy Tours presents:
Wiley H. Bates!
William Rowel has joined Our Legacy Tours and First Person Interpretation as the Iconic, Wiley H. Bates.

To procure time with Mr. Bates please contact Our Legacy Tours at
[email protected]

03/01/2022

OUR TOUR GUIDE!!!
https://historicannapolis.wixsite.com/hablog/post/2021-preservation-award-janice-hayes-williams

Historic Annapolis is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Historic Annapolis Preservation Award. HA's Preservation Award honors those who have connected the history and culture of our city through historic preservation and education. Over the next few weeks, we will be highlighting this y...

02/28/2022

Oh yea!!!!!!

http://www.AnnapolisOysterfest.com/

01/01/2022

Looking forward to sharing Annapolis History with YOU the World!!

oltannapolis.com

11/01/2021

Today is Emancipation Day here in Maryland! While nationally we celebrate Juneteenth, locally Maryland declared that all enslaved people were free from bo***ge on November 1st, 1864 with a new constitution. Please take a moment and read about our important history from my favorite local historian, Janice Hayes-Williams!

Senator Sarah Elfreth

Sunday, celebrate the ancestors on Maryland Emancipation Day. Take the time to say “Thank You” for all that the ancestors endured. We, their descendants, are their dream realized.

11/01/2021

MARYLAND EMANCIPATION DAY!

Today Anne Arundel County recognizes Maryland Emancipation Day. In 1863 President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in Confederate states, but allowed slavery in Maryland to continue. On November 1, 1864, Maryland adopted a new constitution, and abolished slavery.

Today, we must continue to acknowledge our horrific history of slavery, and the slave labor that built this county and this country. We grieve for all the Black men, women, and children who suffered under slavery, and we recommit to learning the history of our nation and to fighting for equality and justice for all.

09/24/2021

Be there!!!!

08/21/2021

TOURS CANCELED TODAY
WILL RESUME NEXT SATURDAY!

08/07/2021

THANK YOU FOR PATRONAGE!!
Our Legacy Tours!!!

08/03/2021

AUGUST TOUR SCHEDULE:
August 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
[email protected]

https://oltannapolis.com/

The capital of the state of Maryland is deeply rich in African American history. OLT vouches to provide each tourist with the stories and experiences of African American ancestry that built Annapolis. Tourists will gain a wealth of knowledge from local historians who are passionate about knowing and...

07/25/2021

Marcellus Hall!!
Annapolis, Maryland's 1st, African American Tour Guide.

Carval Hall!!!

07/01/2021

A Day with Ms. Janice!

06/25/2021

EVENING TOURS - Thursdays 6pm
"Where you Cohabitate, You... " Annapolis on Southside

FROM to Kunta Kinte Memorial to Annapolis Five Memorial.

Reseverations:
[email protected]

06/20/2021

Maryland State House.

06/19/2021

The walk to Junetheenth - from Susan Campbell Park to the Maryland State House begins at 10:00am promptly.

05/27/2021

https://www.capitalgazette.com/photos/ac-cn-blue-angels-arrive-vg-20210525-xtsr5qx6ifhm5gcwhwldpppqby-photogallery.html

The Blue Angels perform in Annapolis during Naval Academy Commissioning Week.

05/17/2021

Hula Hoop Saturdays!!!
May 15 - Truxton Park!

A OUR LEGACY TOURS JOINT!!!