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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…

  • Sotterley Presents: People & Perspectives with Victoria Christopher Murray

    Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United States

    November 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…

  • Winter Wonderland Wreath Workshops by the Sotterley Garden Guild

    Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United States

    December 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…

  • 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 States

    March 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…

  • Daffodil Planting Volunteer Opportunity

    Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United States

    March 28, 2026 - Calling all volunteers! We're looking for help transplanting some daffodils from where the Homestead House originally stood to its new location on Historic Sotterley's property and our Sacred Space. The daffodils are on a neighboring property, so you will not be expected to do additional travel.   Transplanting these daffodils that…

  • Spring Break Activities

    Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United States

    Historic 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…

  • Bald Eagle Nest Photography Walk

    Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United States

    April 11, 2026 - Experience and capture the beauty of birds and other wildlife on an excursion at Historic Sotterley’s scenic Patuxent River property led by Ken Barlow. On Saturday (11 April 2026 starting at 9am in the Visitors Parking lot) at Historic Sotterley in Hollywood, MD, Ken Barlow from the St. Mary’s County Camera…

  • Partner Event—Front Porch Stories @ Lexington Park Library

    Lexington Park Library 71677 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Blvd, Lexington Park, United States

    Registration 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…

  • St. Mary’s County History Day

    Leonardtown Public Library 23630 Hayden Farm Ln, Leonardtown, MD, United States

    April 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…

  • Sotterley Presents: People & Perspectives with Michael Kent

    Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United States

    April 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…

  • Annual Garden Guild Plant Sale

    Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United States

    April 25 & 26, 2026 - From nurturing and maintaining our exquisite Colonial Revival Gardens - to giving fun and informative workshops, and bringing extra flair and beauty to the site. The Sotterley Garden Guild are dedicated volunteers who do so much! Please stop by, support, and shop at their Annual Plant Sale! Here is your…

  • Visitor Experience Center Grand Opening

    May 2, 2026 - Celebrate the Grand Opening of our brand-new Visitor Experience Center with us! The new Visitor Experience Center is located centrally on our site, giving visitors better access to our historic corridor and providing additional space for a series of rotating exhibits on local and national history. This event also marks the…