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  • 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…

  • Themed Guided Tours – Historic Sotterley as a Museum

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

    May 2 & 3, 2026 - Historic Sotterley will be offering guided tours with an added focus on Historic Sotterley's history as a museum in honor of the grand opening of our brand-new Visitor Experience Center on May 2nd. The tour will feature all of our normal topics and include some additional information about Historic…

  • 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…

  • Mother’s Day Weekend – Mom’s tours are 1/2 off!

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

    May 8-10, 2026 - Looking to spend time with your mom this Mother’s Day? Spend the day at Historic Sotterley! Historic Sotterley will have an extra focus on the women of Sotterley from Friday May 8th to Sunday May 10th. To make the day extra special, Moms get their tours for half off! Tickets can…

  • Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea

    May 9, 2026 - Historic Sotterley is offering an opportunity to celebrate the important women in your life with an afternoon tea service. The service will be held in the beautifully restored Historic Barn event space and feature special guest Maria Derisavi to talk about her year being Miss Maryland 2025. The afternoon’s menu will…

  • Sotterley Presents: People & Perspectives with Edna Cummings

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

    May 20, 2026 - Retired Army Colonel Edna W. Cummings joins us to talk about her life and memoir, "A Soldier's Life," which chronicles her unlikely but successful path to leadership in the army and after retirement. The memoir also tells the story of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the Six Triple Eight,…