From The UNESCO Slave Route Project The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Slave Route Project has recognized Historic Sotterley as one of the 31 Middle Passage arrival locations in the United States. Historic Sotterley has been granted permission to use its Site of Memory logo, noting the “deep significance” of protecting and […]
Holiday Farmer’s Market Sponsored by Historic Sotterley
The Christmas tree is decorated, the silver is polished, the menu is set, and it’s time to shop for the food. For the first-time-ever, shoppers will be able to purchase fresh food at the Holiday Indoor Farmer’s Market on Saturday, December 22nd from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at the St. Mary’s County Airport. And […]
Common Ground Connected Heritage: Sotterley Plantation
Safeguarding the Material Culture of Sotterley’s People Thursday, November 1st Beginning at 4:00 p.m. On Thursday, November 1st, Historic Sotterley continues the Common Ground Connected Heritage Project: Safeguarding the Material Culture of Sotterley’s People, funded by a Maryland Humanities. The public is invited for a special evening of tours, presentation, and honest dialogue about the […]
Speaker Series #7 at Sotterley Plantation
“Sleeping In Slave Dwellings and Changing the Narrative” with Joe McGill Thursday, November 1, 2018 in the Barn at 7 pm Joseph McGill, founder of the Slave Dwelling Project, returns to Historic Sotterley on Thursday, November 1st as part of our Common Ground, Connected Heritage project made possible through a grant from Maryland Humanities. He […]
The 16th Annual Riverside WineFest at Sotterley!
October 6 & 7 ~ beginning at Noon both days The support of our events by the public made it possible for Historic Sotterley to host over 7,000 children, parents, and educators over the past year, which is significant in furthering our vision and mission as a vibrant educational and cultural resource. Our largest fundraising […]
Sotterley Presents ‘Terror on the Home Front’!
They’re baaaaack – the ghosts are returning and getting ready to cause a little trouble at this year’s Ghosts of Sotterley! Terror on the Home Front! Ghosts of Sotterley 2018 October 19, 20, 25, 26 & 27, 2018 Tours begin at 7:00 p.m. (and run every 10 minutes) Visit Sotterley if you dare, the casualties […]
Speaker Series #6 at Sotterley in the Barn
“Inside Job” – Sacred and Stolen: Confessions of a Museum Director by Gary Vikan Wednesday, October 10, 2018 In the Barn at 7:00 pm “Inside Job” is a lively, audience-engaging talk drawn from two chapters of Gary Vikan’s recent memoir, SACRED AND STOLEN: Confessions of a Museum Director. In his talk, Dr. Vikan will explore […]
Sotterley Speaker Series #5: “The Taking of K-129”
by Josh Dean Wednesday, September 19, 2018 7:00 p.m. in the Barn at Sotterley Plantation In early 1968, a Soviet ballistic missile submarine went missing in a remote area of the Pacific and despite a furious search, the Soviet Navy was unable to locate it. The United States Navy, however, was able to locate the […]
Scout Day & Solar Observation at the Farmer’s Market!
Saturday, September 1st, 2018 Sotterley Plantation 8:00 a.m. – noon Come and be wow-ed by the creativity, hard-work, and talent of some local Scouts, who completed impressive projects to benefit Historic Sotterley! All are welcome to hear the presentations about the construction of bat houses, the re-working of our trail maps, and the environmental benefits […]
“Birding the Fields and Trails of Historic Sotterley”
Sunday, September 23, 2018 Visitor’s Center 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Experience the beauty of fall on a birding excursion on Historic Sotterley’s scenic and historic Patuxent River property. Bald Eagles, migrant songbirds, lingering meadowlarks, sparrows and waterfowl can be found on Sotterley’s extensive trail system and natural habitats. There is no charge for this event, […]
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