Talking and Walking Common Ground: A Shared Vision in Action
VirtualHistoric Sotterley is proud to host another installment in its 2023 Sotterley Presents: People and Perspectives on June 21st with "Talking and Walking Common Ground: A Shared Vision in Action". This virtual event will feature a panel discussion of museum leadership from James Madison's Montpelier, Riversdale House Museum, and Historic Sotterley as they discuss their…
Scales & Tails Program
Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United StatesJoin us on site for family fun this summer with a Scales & Tails event! This event is being brought to us by Samantha Warby from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to introduce our visitors to some of the wild and wonderful creatures that live right in our back yards. Learn about all friends…
AeroPark Farmer’s Market
SMC Regional AirportHistoric Sotterley is sponsoring the AeroPark Farmer's Market, but you don’t need a plane to visit! Drive, bike, or walk in to get fresh goods and produce. All businesses selling at our Airport Farmer’s Market are local small businesses that sell products that they have grown or produced themselves. When you shop local, up to…
Sotterley Presents: People and Perspectives with Richard Bell
Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United StatesJoin us for a talk with Dr. Richard Bell, the author of Stolen, a new book that tells the incredible story of five boys whose courage forever changed the fight against slavery in America. Philadelphia, 1825: five young, free black boys fall into the clutches of the most fearsome gang of kidnappers and slavers in…
The Importance of Bees – Family Friendly Activities
Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United StatesAugust 18, 2023 - Join us from 10:30-12:00 for a family friendly activity. Melanie, a Historic Sotterley intern and apprentice with the Teacher Academy Program, will lead a story time and hands on craft. Bea, a Historic Sotterley intern and student at St. Mary's Ryken, will talk about her experiences as a beekeeper. This is a…
Day of Unity and Healing – Beyond Color: The Power of Connection
Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United StatesHistoric Sotterley’s Day of Unity and Healing is a Descendant planned event that remembers and celebrates our complete American Heritage and all Descendants through leadership, education, history and the arts. This year’s event, Beyond Color: The Power of Connection, will be held on August 19, 2023 from 10:00am to 12:30pm. One of the first steps…
AeroPark Farmer’s Market
SMC Regional AirportHistoric Sotterley is sponsoring the AeroPark Farmer's Market, but you don’t need a plane to visit! Drive, bike, or walk in to get fresh goods and produce. All businesses selling at our Airport Farmer’s Market are local small businesses that sell products that they have grown or produced themselves. When you shop local, up to…
Sotterley Presents: People and Perspectives with David Moulton
Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United StatesSeptember 13, 2023 - Saving Grassland Birds in Sotterley's Hayfields David Moulton, founder of Saving Southern Maryland's Grassland Birds, will discuss the role Sotterley has played in finding ways to bale hay while trying not to harm baby birds at the same time. Some of our most beloved species of grassland birds, such as the Eastern Meadowlark,…
Homeschool Day Nature Walk
Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United StatesSeptember 15th, 2023 - The Sierra Club Southern Maryland Group will be partnering with Historic Sotterley for a family-friendly homeschool day activity. From 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, kids can take a nature walk exploring the grounds of Sotterley and learning about local ecosystem. Afterwards, children will have the opportunity to create their own artistic…
AeroPark Farmer’s Market
SMC Regional AirportHistoric Sotterley is sponsoring the AeroPark Farmer's Market, but you don’t need a plane to visit! Drive, bike, or walk in to get fresh goods and produce. All businesses selling at our Airport Farmer’s Market are local small businesses that sell products that they have grown or produced themselves. When you shop local, up to…
Specialty Tour – Medical History at Historic Sotterley: Herbs, Lancets, Bone Saws, Vaccinations, Antibiotics, Oh My!
Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United StatesSeptember 29, 2023 - What was it like to experience treatment of illness or injury in the past? How did the practice of medicine develop in our region? While touring the manor house, slave dwelling, and gardens, take the journey from medicinal herbs, blood-letting, patent medicines, lessons of sanitation learned during warfare, crude surgical techniques,…
Birding the Fields and Trails of Sotterley
Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United StatesJoin us for a fall excursion to this scenic and historic Patuxent River property, sponsored jointly by SMAS and Historic Sotterley. Bald Eagles, migrant songbirds and lingering meadowlarks and sparrows can be found via Sotterley’s trails and river views. The walk starts promptly at 8:00 am, please arrive 10-15 minutes prior in the parking lot…