Events
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Legends & Lore Specialty Tour
Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United StatesOctober 18, 2025 - Forbidden love, gambling debt, and murder... Explore the unconfirmed (but oh so fun!) legends and lore of Historic Sotterley with historian Sam Baldwin and actors Jennifer Goddard, Luke Rowe, and Michael Blackwell. This specialty tour starts with a fascinating presentation followed by a guided tour through the manor house with thrilling…
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Legends & Lore Specialty Tour
Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United StatesOctober 24, 2025 - Forbidden love, gambling debt, and murder... Explore the unconfirmed (but oh so fun!) legends and lore of Historic Sotterley with historian Sam Baldwin and actors Jennifer Goddard, Luke Rowe, and Michael Blackwell. This specialty tour starts with a fascinating presentation followed by a guided tour through the manor house with thrilling…
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Legends & Lore Specialty Tour
Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United StatesOctober 25, 2025 - Forbidden love, gambling debt, and murder... Explore the unconfirmed (but oh so fun!) legends and lore of Historic Sotterley with historian Sam Baldwin and actors Jennifer Goddard, Luke Rowe, and Michael Blackwell. This specialty tour starts with a fascinating presentation followed by a guided tour through the manor house with thrilling…
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Emancipation Day & One Maryland One Book
Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United StatesNovember 1, 2025 - In honor of Maryland Emancipation Day on November 1st, Historic Sotterley is partnering with Maryland Humanities and their One Maryland One Book initiative to host a full day of programming that celebrates ancestry, literature, and the power of storytelling. The event will highlight the impact of descendant voices in preserving, sharing,…
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Food Drive
Calling all helping hands! The end of the year can be an incredibly stressful time for families in need, and Historic Sotterley is no stranger to the battle against food insecurity in Southern Maryland. We're asking for your help with donations of non-perishable food items so we can support our local food pantries and soup kitchens…
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Sotterley Presents: People & Perspectives with Victoria Christopher Murray
Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United StatesNovember 12, 2025 - The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist and an educator, and as her reputation grows she becomes a celebrity, revered by titans of business and recognized by U.S. Presidents. Eleanor Roosevelt…
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Winter Wonderland Wreath Workshops by the Sotterley Garden Guild
Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United StatesDecember 6, 2025 - Have you tried DIY holiday décor projects before, but just couldn't seem to pull it off? Great news, the Sotterley Garden Guild is offering wreath workshops on Saturday, December 6th to share their expertise! These beautiful wreaths are made with real foliage and are stunning pieces of décor that everyone will…
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Partner Event – Historically Speaking: ​​​​​​​George Plater: St. Mary’s Forgotten Patriot
St. Mary's College of Maryland Daugherty-Palmer Commons 47720 College Dr., St Mary's City, MD, United StatesMarch 26, 2026 - David Brown, adjunct professor, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University With over thirty-three years as a Foreign Service Officer, David Brown unfolds the story of this largely unknown patriot. George Plater was born and raised at Sotterley Plantation and is counted among the earliest of Maryland's…
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Spring Break Activities
Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United StatesHistoric Sotterley, Southern Maryland Folklife Center, St. Mary's County Public Library, and author Nocola Williams are partnering for a week of low-cost activities during Spring Break to keep kids active and engaged in learning while having fun on their days off. Each day is a different activity for your family to enjoy. Explore how early…
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Partner Event—Front Porch Stories @ Lexington Park Library
Lexington Park Library 71677 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Blvd, Lexington Park, United StatesRegistration not required, but you can register HERE for a reminder email. An interactive training program rooted in the tradition of gathering stories in informal, welcoming spaces. Front Porch Stories invites you to learn the fundamentals of ethnographic research and oral history methods including developing a research focus and interview guides, interviewing and…
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St. Mary’s County History Day
Leonardtown Public Library 23630 Hayden Farm Ln, Leonardtown, MD, United StatesApril 18, 2026 - St. Mary’s County History Day is a local contest affiliated with Maryland History Day and National History Day. It is a district-level contest for middle and high school students to do in-depth research and create unique projects about each year’s theme in one of five categories: paper, exhibit, documentary, website, or…
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Sotterley Presents: People & Perspectives with Michael Kent
Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United StatesApril 22, 2026 - When the international slave trade was outlawed in 1808, other methods were tried to fill the labor void in the South. Border States like Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky began to breed slaves from the enslaved people they already owned. One such enslaved person was Jacob Broom who was owned by the…