Sotterley

Labor Day
2019-09-02 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | MD
Our site will be closed on Monday, September 2 in observance of Labor Day.

2019 Speaker Series: Historic Preservation and Place-based Teaching
2019-08-28 19:00 - 20:30
HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND PLACE-BASED TEACHING: The Importance of Knowing our History and Culture in Order to Preserve our Democratic Republic
O. James Lighthizer – President of the American Battlefield Trust
For the past 20 years, Lighthizer has been responsible for the preservation of battlefield sites involved in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and The Civil War. Under his leadership, the ABT has saved over 50,000 acres of land in 24 states.

Free to the public. Online registration available soon, call to register today 301-373-2280.

See full listing of Speaker Series events here.

Barn Bash & Craft Beer Tasting
2019-08-24 18:00 - 22:00
Craft Beers, Local BBQ, Live Music and More! A fun night out with live music, beer and dancing! Our good friends Sunny Malhotra of Taphouse 1637/Bollywood Masala and Josh Peeling of The Hole In The Wall, are coming up with the beer menu!

VIP tickets 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm General Admission 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Music !!! Beer!!! Fun!!!
Tickets for the tasting ARE LIMITED! Online Ticket Purchasing coming soon.

UNESCO International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
2019-08-23 10:00 - 16:00
UNESCO International Day for the Remembrance
of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
August 23rd | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
As a UNESCO Slave Route Site of Remembrance, Historic Sotterley invites the public to this important day by honoring the memories of those that perished and survived the trans-Atlantic slave trade. We remember the abolition of the trade and celebrate the contributions of survivors whose strength built nations. 2019 also commemorates 400 years since the arrival of captured Africans to Jamestown, VA. This program is made possible in part by a generous grant from Maryland Humanities.
11:00 a.m. – Join community members and leaders in a ceremony which will include a reading of the names of known enslaved at Historic Sotterley, and to pour libations and/or honor the ancestors in your own way at Historic Sotterley’s original slave cabin.
1:00 p.m. – Hear and discuss how the slave trade and its abolition has affected and continues to affect us all.
2:30 p.m. – Historic Sotterley’s bell will ring commemorating the 29 persons known to have perished on the Middle Passage to this site.
Check in at Visitor’s Center.
Free site admission.
Guided Tours will be limited (please check www.sotterley.org for availability).
Twenty people per tour.

Butterfly Week
2019-08-16 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-08-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-08-14 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-08-13 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-08-12 10:00 - 12:00
Family friendly educational activities all week, changing daily. Check in at the Visitor Center. All activities are rain or shine. Bring a picnic lunch!
Become a Citizen Scientist during Butterfly Week! Count Sotterley’s caterpillars and butterflies. Read stories about amazing and resilient caterpillars, moths and other insects; see and observe caterpillars and butterflies up close. Play seek and find the caterpillar; make butterfly baths, foods and feeders. Make and take activities.
Daily: $5 per adult and ages 6 and up. Buy a Family Butterfly Pass for $45. Or Purchase a $65 Family Membership and bring your family to Sotterley all year long!
For a full list of all our Educational Programming events click here.

Family Friendly Friday
2019-08-02 10:00 - 12:00
Family friendly educational activities . Check in at the Visitor Center. All activities are rain or shine. Bring a picnic lunch!
Special activity: What Makes It Float? Build a boat.
Daily: $5 per adult and ages 6 and up. Buy a Family Friday Pass for $45. Or Purchase a $65 Family Membership and bring your family to Sotterley all year long!
For a full list of all our Educational Programming events click here.

Teachers & Museum Professionals Workshop
2019-07-31 09:00 - 17:00, 2019-07-30 09:00 - 17:00
“Incorporating History that Leads to Equity”. Students are never too young or too old to learn perspective, compassion, and empathy. Discover through true stories how to help your students learn the art of seeing through another’s eyes. Resources provided and create your own.
$30.00 Pre-K thru 12th grade public and private school teachers
$40.00 All others. Lunch included.
Advanced registration required. Phone 301.373.2280. or Email registration here.
For a full list of all our Educational Programming events click here.

Family Friendly Friday
2019-07-26 10:00 - 12:00
Family friendly educational activities . Check in at the Visitor Center. All activities are rain or shine. Bring a picnic lunch!
Special activity: What Makes It Bounce? Make a ball.
Daily: $5 per adult and ages 6 and up. Buy a Family Friday Pass for $45. Or Purchase a $65 Family Membership and bring your family to Sotterley all year long!
For a full list of all our Educational Programming events click here.

Family Friendly Friday
2019-07-19 10:00 - 12:00
Family friendly educational activities . Check in at the Visitor Center. All activities are rain or shine. Bring a picnic lunch!
Special activity: What Makes It Go? Make paper airplanes and rubber band cars
Daily: $5 per adult and ages 6 and up. Buy a Family Friday Pass for $45. Or Purchase a $65 Family Membership and bring your family to Sotterley all year long!
For a full list of all our Educational Programming events click here.

Family Friendly Friday
2019-07-12 10:00 - 12:00
Family friendly educational activities . Check in at the Visitor Center. All activities are rain or shine. Bring a picnic lunch!
Special activity: Make Your Own Clay
Daily: $5 per adult and ages 6 and up. Buy a Family Friday Pass for $45. Or Purchase a $65 Family Membership and bring your family to Sotterley all year long!
For a full list of all our Educational Programming events click here.

2019 Speaker Series: The Common Cause
2019-06-19 19:00 - 20:30
THE COMMON CAUSE: Creating Race and Nation in the American Revolution
Robert Parkinson – Historian, Author, Associate Professor
Parkinson’s book reflects on how the patriots generated and managed colonial outrage toward the British inorder to mobilize support for war by appealing to colonial racial prejudices. Using rhetoric like “domestic insur-rectionists” and “merciless savages,” the founding fathers rallied the people around a common enemy and made racial prejudice a cornerstone of the new Republic.

Free to the public. Online registration available soon, call to register today 301-373-2280.

See full listing of Speaker Series events here.

Junior Docent Academy
2019-06-18 09:00 - 17:00, 2019-06-17 09:00 - 17:00
Are you looking for something fun to do this summer that involves history and interacting with others? We have the perfect opportunity for you! Our two day Junior Docent Academy will enhance your communication skills while you share our rich history and exquisite site with visitors. Upon successful completion, you will become a Junior Docent and Ambassador for Sotterley. Returning Junior Docents can learn of changes and hone their skills.
For ages 8-18. Advanced Registration Required. Tuition is $35 which includes a Sotterley student membership.
For a full list of all our Educational Programming events click here.

Father's Day at Sotterley
2019-06-16 12:00 - 16:00
Tour the Mansion, Grounds and Exhibits. Wander through the Gardens. Relax and unwind. Dads enjoy a 50% ticket discount on this special day.

Juneteenth Celebration at Lancaster Park
2019-06-15 12:00 - 20:00
Join in the community celebration of African American History and Culture, with food, fun, music and speakers, sponsored by the St. Mary’s County Unified Committee for African American History and Culture. As part of Sotterley’s “Building Bridges to Common Ground” initiative, Sotterley will feature living history performances at the event, portraying people from Sotterley’s 1812 history. Free and open to the public. A family event.
For more information, click here.

Gala: Grease Is The Word
2019-06-08 18:30 - 22:00
Ready for a rumble? A fun evening awaits as you step back into the 1950’s for “Grease Is The Word” where Sotterley’s guests will enjoy tantalizing cuisine, amazing auction items, sounds and rhythms of the juke box at Sotterley’s Barn. Prizes will be awarded for best costume, so dig out your poodle skirts and skinny ties and dress to impress! Tickets available here.
As always, all proceeds from this event and events like this benefit Sotterley’s educational programming.

Memorial Day: Site Closed
2019-05-27 08:00 - 17:00
Our site will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day.

2019 Speaker Series: Saving Monticello
2019-05-22 19:00 - 20:30
SAVING MONTICELLO: The Levy Family’s Epic Quest to Rescue the House That Jefferson Built
Marc Leepson – Historian, Author, Journalist
Leepson’s book has been hailed as “a work of historical importance, a valuable addition to Jeffersoniana and Jewish-American history, and a cautionary tale of historic preservation” by the Richmond Times Dispatch.
With a dramatic narrative sweep across generations, this book vividly recounts the turbulent saga of this estate.
Free to the public. Online registration available soon, call to register today 301-373-2280.

See full listing of Speaker Series events here.

UNESCO Publication Global Launch & World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
2019-05-21 10:00 - 16:00
Historic Sotterley, as a UNESCO Slave Route Site of Memory, will participate in the global launch of the UNESCO publication entitled “Legacies of Slavery: A Resource Book for Managers of Sites and Itineraries of Memory” on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. The launch of this Resource book will be organized the same day and simultaneously in different countries of the world, in collaboration with our partners. On this occasion, the online version of “Legacies of Slavery” will be made available in three languages (English, French and Spanish) in free access on the UNESCO website.
This Resource book is the fruit of the intensive work that was achieved by UNESCO’s Slave Route Project: Resistance, Liberty, Heritage, in order to develop a tool that can be used by professionals involved in the safeguarding and promotion of sites related to the slave trade and slavery. Designed in two parts, it contains conceptual and practical information for managers of sites of memory. It also provides a comparative analysis of best experiences and practices across regions, through 40 examples of sites, itineraries and museums implementing particular strategies for the preservation, promotion and interpretation of heritage related to slavery. Moreover, it offers advice and recommendations for the development of memory tourism, responding to the ethical exigencies of this sensitive subject.
This event also coincides with the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. It will be an opportunity to engage in a reflection on the stakes of the preservation of the memory of slavery, and mostly to question how this history can be integrated on memory policies.
Historic Sotterley will be participating with the following activities for this global launch:
10 a.m.
Organizational announcement of Sotterley’s UNESCO Slave Route Site of Memory designation and purpose for this event.
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Exhibition—Re-discovering Historic Sotterley’s Land, Lives, and Labor exhibit and Slave Cabin exhibit.
1:00 p.m.
Our Stories—A presentation and training of the interpretation of Sotterley’s manor house through diverse perspectives.
2:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
Public Roundtable—Front-line Sotterley, staff, volunteers, and leadership discuss the duty to remember and the right to history: issues and challenges. Public audience input and comment.
Call or email for more information.

Celebrating Armed Forces Weekend
2019-05-19 10:00 - 16:00, 2019-05-18 10:00 - 16:00, 2019-05-17 10:00 - 16:00
Free admission for Active Duty and Retired Military personnel.

Home School Day
2019-05-15 10:00 - 16:00
Two learning stations are free with regular site admission in the Visitor Center. Activities are rain or shine. Hands-on activities and make & take crafts. The theme is “The Chesapeake: A Resilient Ecosystem”. Bring a picnic lunch!
Station One: 10:30-11:30 and 1:30-2:30 Bees: learn about types of bees and pollination
Station Two: 10:30 – 11:30 and 1:30-2:30 Oysters: Cleaning machines of the Bay
For a full list of all our Educational Programming events click here.

Mother's Day at Sotterley
2019-05-12 12:00 - 16:00
Tour the Mansion, Grounds and Exhibits. Wander through the Gardens. Relax and unwind. Mothers enjoy a 50% ticket discount on this special day.

4th Annual 5k Trail Run
2019-05-11 08:30 - 11:00
Runners and walkers welcome ! Pre-registration encouraged. Online registration coming soon.
Sign up here.
