Nestled in the heart of Annapolis is a discrete building with a rich legacy: the Annapolitan Club. In this comprehensive history, award-winning author Ginger Doyel offers an unprecedented account of the Club from its founding in 1897 through 2006.

This book profiles Club members such as Truxtun Beale, the renowned writer, diplomat, and philanthropist who sought out—and shot—a magazine editor for defaming his fiancé in 1902; leading local entrepreneurs and community servants such as F. Marion Lazenby; as well as many Maryland politicians, U.S. Naval Academy superintendents, and St. John's College presidents. It features several of its guests, including the Spanish prisoners of war who visited in 1898. And it chronicles the Club's key events, including when it moved from Main Street to 81 Franklin Street in 1908, burned and was burglarized in the 1930s, and "shattered tradition" by inviting women to its quarters in 1940.

The Annapolitan Club is more than a tale about what the Evening Capital has called "the only masculine retreat left in town." Rather, it paints a broader historical portrait of Annapolis, and celebrates many of those who have shaped (and shape) its past and present.

A history column published weekly by The Capital newspaper from November 2002 – November 2004 and monthly, on the second Wednesday of the month, since then. Access past columns at www.hometownannapolis.com.

Annapolis Vignettes is a compilation of articles written by Ginger Doyel for her history column, "Annapolis: From Past to Present," published by The Capital since November 2002. It explores the history of the greater Annapolis area from the late 17 th century to the present through four themes: people, places, St. John's College and the U.S. Naval Academy, and historic preservation. Each of the book's 53 articles, or "vignettes," is accompanied by at least one photograph or original illustration by the author. Sample articles include Peggy Kimbo's reflections on growing up in segregated Annapolis, how the Naval Academy tried (but failed) to seize St. John's College in 1945, and how rats helped to preserve the Hammond Harwood House's history for over two centuries. The book's cover is the illustration that Ms. Doyel created in December 2004 for the City of Annapolis's Annual Holiday Open House invitation. It features Annapolis in December 1904, based on scenes reported by the Evening Capital that month.

For over three centuries, the market house has been among Annapolis's most cherished—and controversial—landmarks. It's been a gathering place, where people of all backgrounds have come to eat, visit with friends, exchange goods, news, and ideas, and yes, even to exercise when part of it was a gym.

Gone to Market chronicles the market's history. However, as the author notes in her Foreword, "the market's story isn't simply a tale about a building." Rather, it offers insight into many of the larger trends that have defined Annapolis (and in some cases, America) since the 17th century—trends in politics, population, preservation, transportation, activism, agriculture, law, land use, women's roles, the cost and pace of living, and race relations.

The book features surprising stories, such as how the market survived City Council's attempt to demolish it three times in the mid-20 th century (to make room for a USO center for "white servicemen," a high-rise commercial building, and a parking lot); it contains never-before published photographs, including one of Ella Burtis, the City's longtime Market Mistress who was fired in 1939 because of her gender; and it includes compelling interviews with Annapolitans whose families have "gone to market" for generations. It concludes by describing the ongoing controversy surrounding the market, city officials, and the New York-based gourmet grocer, Dean & DeLuca.