Events
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Sharing our Common Humanity from Common Ground – Exhibit at Boyden Gallery
September 29 - December 12 - Historic Sotterley is honored to be partnering with the Boyden Gallery at St. Mary’s College of Maryland to bring the public a new art…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Daffodil Planting Volunteer Opportunity
Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United StatesMarch 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…
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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…
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Bald Eagle Nest Photography Walk
Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United StatesApril 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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…