The Jonas Green House

Welcome to the everyday home of Jonas Green built in 1738. This residence also served as the print shop of Jonas and Anne Catharine Green, public printers and publishers of the Maryland Gazette. The current resident, Randall Brown, a direct descendant of the Greens, will lead the tour of his house.

He will discuss:

• Jonas Green's apprenticeship under Benjamin Franklin
• How the Maryland Gazette became an important forum for political issues of the day.
• Why and how Anne Catharine, mother of 14, ran the business after Jonas died in 1767.
• The success story that led to Anne Catharine Green having her portrait painted by Charles Willson Peale which today hangs at the National Portrait Gallery.
• Mr. Brown will show you time capsules and treasures found in the walls, during a recent home renovation.

Mr. Brown is a dynamic speaker that will enthusiastically captivate your imagination. Like his father he is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy. You will also see a portrait of his father, an admiral that served in WWII. As a bonus, you will be shown an original sketch done for Mr. Brown's father by Norman Rockwell.