Sotterley

United Committee for Afro-American Contributions Juneteenth Celebration
2021-06-19 12:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Lancaster Park, 21550 Willows Rd, Lexington Park, MD, 20653, United States
For more information, please visit the UCAC site here.
Sotterley is proud to partner with UCAC to promote their Juneteenth Celebration. We hope to see you there!

Virtual Tour of the Network to Freedom
2021-06-16 18:30 - 19:30 | Virtual
Sotterley is proud to be a partner of this virtual tour of the National Park Service’s Network to Freedom Trail in St. Mary’s County.

The path to freedom from slavery in our county took many forms. Join us on a virtual tour of our three officially designated National Park Network to Freedom sites. Learn the origin stories of enslaved peoples who escaped Sotterley Plantation during the War of 1812; the tragedies of those recaptured and held in the Old Jail, along with the allies trying to help them; and also the history of the ‘contraband camp’ of escaped enslaved peoples outside the Civil War POW camp at Point Lookout. Our local historians will be there to guide you along the Trail and answer all your questions. In addition to exploring our history, we’ll be joined by local author Wayne Karlin, who has woven these real life situations into a work of historical fiction entitled A Wolf by the Ears, which is set in St. Mary’s County in 1814.

Register Here! Must have a St. Mary’s County Library Card.

Building Trust in Our Health Care Systems: Webinar Session III
2021-06-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
Dismantling Racism in Southern Maryland
Sunday, June 13
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Session III – How we can reimagine future healthcare for Southern Maryland. How we can implement it.
Register for Session III – https://calvertlibrary.libnet.info/event/5075376
We encourage attendance at all three sessions. To participate in Session III, you should attend at least one other session.
Speaker Steven K. Ragsdale continues the exploration of issues around building trust in our health care systems begun in Session I on April 25.
Steven Ragsdale has more than 25 years of experience in developing health care innovations and advancing pathways to better, safer, and more equitable care. His work with local hospitals, healthcare and other organizations in diversity, equity, and inclusion is guided by his steep understanding and desire to appreciate concepts that drive difference in society. He has enabled research, policy, and community efforts that expand services to underrepresented and vulnerable populations since 1997. Mr. Ragsdale is an associate faculty member at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Sotterley is honored to be a partner of the ongoing Big Discussion with Dismantling Racism in Southern Maryland.

Sotterley's Gala Re-Imagined - A Moveable Feast
2021-06-12 17:30 - 19:30 | MD
Gala Re-Imagined – A Moveable Feast
June 12, 2021 – 5:30 7:30 p.m.
R.S.V.P. by May 24th
A different kind of fundraiser for Historic Sotterley – A cocktail party with hors d’oeuvres, desserts, and a “summery” signature drink!
For over 10 years, Gala has been a signature fundraiser for Historic Sotterley – normally held on the second Saturday in June at Sotterley. THIS YEAR, Instead of gathering in a large group at Sottelrey, Gala 2021 will be presented al fresco by Mystery* hosts at Mystery* locations throughout St. Mary’s and lower Calvert Counties. These mini Gala events (8 – 10 in all), will feature some of the most beautiful, outdoor settings in Southern Maryland!
Come blooming in garden party casual dress!
Individual tickets are $125/person. This is a fundraiser to ensure Historic Sotterley’s mission, programming, and vision for the future continue!
All events will be held with Covid restrictions and guidelines for safe gathering additional safety measures for food and beverage in mind.
In the event of cancellation, your Gala ticket price will be considered a donation to support Sotterley’s mission and educational programming.
*Directions to the event locations and the names of your hosts will be sent to you by June 4th.
Tickets available here. Call or email for additional information.

Thank you for believing in Historic Sotterley. By attending this event, you are ensuring the continuation of award-winning educational programming, supporting important preservation projects, keeping “Growing for Good” moving forward, and many more opportunities for the critical conversations that our country grapples with still.

Speaker Series: Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay from the Colonial Era to the Oyster Wars by Jamie L. H. Goodall
2021-06-09 19:30 | Virtual
Jamie L. H. Goodall
Staff Historian with the U.S. Army Center of Military History
Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay from the Colonial Era to the Oyster Wars
Wednesday, June 9th, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.
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Buy Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay from the Colonial Era to the Oyster Wars Here!
From the golden age of piracy to Confederate privateers and oyster pirates, the maritime communities of the Chesapeake Bay are intimately tied to a fascinating history of intrigue, plunder and illicit commerce raiding. Goodall introduces infamous men like Edward “Blackbeard” Teach and “Black Sam” Bellamy, as well as lesser-known local figures like Gus Price and Berkeley Muse, whose tales of piracy are legendary from the harbor of Baltimore to the shores of Cape Charles. In this talk, Goodall will focus on the Oyster Wars of the 19th century and the untimely death of Berkeley Muse.
​​​​​​​Jamie L.H. Goodall, PhD, is a staff historian with the U.S. Army Center of Military History. She has a PhD in History from The Ohio State University with specializations in Atlantic World, Early American, and Military histories. She is also a first-generation college student. Her publications include a journal article, “Tippling Houses, Rum Shops, & Taverns: How Alcohol Fueled Informal Commercial Networks and Knowledge Exchange in the West Indies” in the Journal of Maritime History and Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay: A Brief History of Piracy in Maryland and Virginia. She is currently working on a National Geographic bookazing on pirates and shipwrecks and is writing a book about piracy in the mid-Atlantic.
FREE WEBINAR for the public – Advance registration required.
This year’s speaker series will be offered virtually.
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Building Trust in Our Health Care Systems: Webinar Session II
2021-05-23 15:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
Dismantling Racism in Southern Maryland
Sunday, May 23
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Session II – Exploring systemic unconscious bias and the importance of understanding its effects on society, healthcare models, and patients.
Register for Session II – https://calvertlibrary.libnet.info/event/5075373
Sunday, June 13
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Session III – How we can reimagine future healthcare for Southern Maryland. How we can implement it.
Register for Session III – https://calvertlibrary.libnet.info/event/5075376
We encourage attendance at all three sessions. To participate in Session III, you should attend at least one other session.
Speaker Steven K. Ragsdale continues the exploration of issues around building trust in our health care systems begun in Session I on April 25.
Steven Ragsdale has more than 25 years of experience in developing health care innovations and advancing pathways to better, safer, and more equitable care. His work with local hospitals, healthcare and other organizations in diversity, equity, and inclusion is guided by his steep understanding and desire to appreciate concepts that drive difference in society. He has enabled research, policy, and community efforts that expand services to underrepresented and vulnerable populations since 1997. Mr. Ragsdale is an associate faculty member at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Sotterley is honored to be a partner of the ongoing Big Discussion with Dismantling Racism in Southern Maryland.

Common Ground: More than Ahnentafel Charts: A personal story of genealogy informing a career, interdisciplinary research, and social activism by Kent Randell
2021-05-19 19:00 | Virtual
Kent Randell
Archivist of St. Mary’s College of Maryland
More than Ahnentafel Charts: A personal story of genealogy informing a career, interdisciplinary research, and social activism
Wednesday, May 19th, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
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Kent shares his inspiring personal journey of how Genealogy shaped his life and career and promotes genealogy as a valid tool for historical research and storytelling.
​​​​​​​Kent Randell is college archivist of St. Mary’s College of Maryland. He is also a tenured member of the library’s teaching faculty, recipient of the Aldom-Plansoen distinguished professorship, and teaches an Introduction to Archives course. His scholarly output includes a book chapter about ethnic archives, topics related to his Finnish and Saami heritage, articles in genealogical journals, and the intersection of the archival record and 19th century free and enslaved persons of color in Southern Maryland.

​​​​​​​This event is made possible by the generous support of Destination Southern Maryland (Southern Maryland Heritage Area) and the Maryland Heritage Area Authority.

FREE WEBINAR for the public – Advance registration required.
This year’s Common Ground will be offered virtually.
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TO BE RESCHEDULED Common Ground: The Color of My Country by Trudy Allyson Taliaferro
2021-05-19 19:00 | Virtual
This event is being rescheduled, please check back later for a new date!
Trudy Allyson Taliaferro
Multicultural Arts Community and Public Relations Consultant
The Color of My Country
New Date TBD
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Trudy Allyson Taliaferro shares her rich, triracial heritage of her ancestors in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC, using her family’s history, stories, and photographs. That reality of racial diversity has informed the truth of her family’s strength and living in America today.
Currently heading a newer arts nonprofit, Trudy has multiple experiences producing performing arts concerts, visual arts events, television news and community affairs programs for top market NBC and ABC affiliates. She is also a writer, director and amateur genealogist.
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​​​​​​​This event is made possible by the generous support of Destination Southern Maryland (Southern Maryland Heritage Area) and the Maryland Heritage Area Authority.
FREE WEBINAR for the public – Advance registration required.
This year’s Common Ground will be offered virtually.

Speaker Series: Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Abbott Kahler
2021-05-12 19:00 | Virtual
Abbott Kahler
New York Times Best-selling Author
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy
Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
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Buy Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy Here!
Abbott illuminates one of the most fascinating yet little known aspects of the Civil War: the stories of four courageous women—a socialite, a farmgirl, an abolitionist, and a widow—who were spies. Using a wealth of primary source material and interviews with the spies’ descendants, Abbott seamlessly weaves the adventures of Belle Boyd, Emma Edmonds, Rose O’Neale Greenhow, and Elizabeth Van Lew, through the tumultuous years of the war. With a cast of real-life characters including Walt Whitman, Nathaniel Hawthorne, General Stonewall Jackson, detective Allan Pinkerton, Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, and Emperor Napoleon III, Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy lures you into the lives of daring women – 19th century style.
​​​​​​​Karen Abbott is the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America’s Soul, American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee, Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War, and, most recently, The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz- Age America, named an Amazon best book of the month for August 2019. She has written for newyorker.com, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Smithsonian Magazine, Salon and other publications.
FREE WEBINAR for the public – Advance registration required.
This year’s speaker series will be offered virtually.
Click here to Register!

Sotterley's Market and Day at the Farm
2021-05-02 10:00 - 16:00, 2021-05-01 10:00 - 16:00 | Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, 20636, United States
Socializing with Distance while Supporting Local!
Sotterley’s Market and Day at the Farm
Saturday, May 1, 2021
Sunday, May 2, 2021
10 am – 4 pm
$10 per Adult ages 18 and up
Kids Free
Historic Sotterley is holding the A Sotterley Market: A Day on the Farm Weekend on May 1st and 2nd to kick-off our opening season and celebrate “A New Look at Preservation” in honor of Preservation Month. Come see the archaeological research being explored on our grounds, enjoy shopping with our local businesses and experience a host of family-friendly activities and demos.
Guided tours of the gardens, special discussions about of the Manor House’s renovations over the centuries, and the Importance of Preservation will be available on a first come, first served basis. Sign-up in the Visitor Center.
Vendors
Bourbon & Barrell Soap Candles
Chesapeake Creek Candles
Graceful Oils
Gypsy Girl (Saturday Only)
Handmade Baskets by Janet
Heartland Foods
Whiskey Creek Wood Working
Pax River Resin (Saturday Only)
Suds & Sandals
Gift Baskets and Wreaths by Felicia Knight
Wine, Cider, and Spirits
Cove Point Winery
Free States
Misfit Winery
Tobacco Barn Distillery
Demos
Wood Sawing and Shingle Making Demo
Farm Equipment Display
Pax River Quilt Club
Planting Activity (11:00, 1:00, 3:00)
Raising Chickens at Home Demo
Native American Collection & Video (Inside)
Historic Places in St. Mary’s County (Girl Scouts)
Eagle’s Nest Overlook (Eagle Scouts)
Cow Milking Activity
St. Mary’s Caring Food Donation Drop-off
St. Mary’s Library and Story Time (Sat. 1:30, Sun. 11:30, 1:30)
DNR Display
St. Mary’s County Quarter Horse Association
Contra Dance Performance (Sat. ONLY 12:30, 2:30)
Jamie Abell Coal Firing Blacksmith Demo
Cody Underwood Blacksmith Demo
Antique Tool Talk (Sunday Only)
Corn Grinding Demo
House Tours (10:30, 11:30, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00)
“How Sotterley was Built?” Demo (12:00, 1:00, 3:00)
Garden Tours (12:00, 1:30, 3:00)
Handmade Wooden Canoe Demo (Sunday Only)
St. Mary’s County Genealogical & Historical Societies
Health Connection St. Mary’s MedStar
As the effects of the Covid pandemic still impacts our Southern Maryland Community, YOU can actually help us to make a difference! Saturday, we will be holding a food drive, and we invite you to bring non-perishable foods and fresh produce you may have from your garden or farm. All food collected will be donated to our own local soup kitchen, St. Mary’s Caring. We will host several of our local nonprofits at the event to showcase the good work they are doing to make our community a better place. Come out and support them and our local businesses.
Any local businesses interested in participating in this exciting weekend at beautiful Historic Sotterley there are still some spaces available. Interested parties contact Ginger at Sotterley: 301-373-2280.
Bring chairs and blankets to spread out and enjoy the day, but no coolers or pets.
Masks are required.
Event takes place RAIN or SHINE. Program subject to change.
Historic Sotterley is a public charity, 501(c)3.
Check back for a full list of vendors!
Be sure to check out our calendar of events here!
FAQs
How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
You may call the office at 301-373-2280 or email officemanager@sotterley.org

Partners in Dismantling Racism & Privilege: Building Trust in Our Health Care Systems Webinar
2021-04-25 15:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
View the Event Poster Here
The first of three sessions in a series that continues the exploration of issues identified at the September 13, 2020 Big Conversation on health care inequities.
Steven K. Ragsdale has more than 25 years of experience in developing health care innovations and advancing pathways to better, safer, and more equitable care. His work with local hospitals, healthcare and other organizations in diversity, equity, and inclusion is guided by his steep understanding and desire to appreciate concepts that drive difference in society. He has enabled research, policy, and community efforts that expand services to underrepresented and vulnerable populations since 1997. Mr. Ragsdale is an associate faculty member at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Sotterley is proud to be a part of Partners in Dismantling Racism & Privilege and a sponsor of this series.
To register go to http://bit.ly/BuildingTrust425 or https://calvertlibrary.libnet.info/event/5010463

Garden Guild Plant Sale
2021-04-25 12:00 - 15:00 | Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, 20636, United States
Garden Guild Plant Sale Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Sunday 12:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. Here is your chance to buy plants lovingly nurtured by the Sotterley gardeners. Have questions? Members of the Garden Guild will be on hand with the answers and to share advice. The funds raised by this all volunteer group of gardening enthusiasts are used to maintain the beautiful Colonial Revival Garden adjacent to the Mansion. It is in the gardens that their labors and their love of gardening is displayed so majestically.

Garden Guild Plant Sale and Community Plant Swap
2021-04-24 09:00 - 14:00 | Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, 20636, United States
Garden Guild Plant Sale Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Sunday 12:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. Here is your chance to buy plants lovingly nurtured by the Sotterley gardeners. Have questions? Members of the Garden Guild will be on hand with the answers and to share advice. The funds raised by this all volunteer group of gardening enthusiasts are used to maintain the beautiful Colonial Revival Garden adjacent to the Mansion. It is in the gardens that their labors and their love of gardening is displayed so majestically.
If you have excess from your own garden, bring it and take home something new at the community plant swap! Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. only!

Common Ground: Growing up at Sotterley by Donald M. Barber
2021-04-21 19:00 | Virtual
Donald M. Barber
Sotterley Descendant, Trustee on the Board of Historic Sotterley
Growing up at Sotterley
Wednesday, April 21st, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
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Donald M. Barber is a Sotterley descendant. He is third generation of the Barber family that lived and worked at Sotterley since the turn of the 20th century. Barber will share his story on what it was like to be a child of Sotterley employees in the 1960s.
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​​​​​​​Donald Barber was born to Ruth and Bernard Barber of Sotterley on March 24, 1957.  He was the sixth of seven children born to that family. Donald spent his early years at Sotterley and was in the first wave of children to experience integrated public schools in 1965.  Donald excelled in school, eventually being awarded a National Merit Scholarship, which he used to attend St. Mary’s College of Maryland in 1975.  After graduation, Donald embarked on a career in the Human Services field and met and married his wife, Rosa, with whom he lives in quiet retirement in Hollywood. Donald currently serves as a Trustee on the Board of Historic Sotterley.
​​​​​​​This event is made possible by the generous support of Destination Southern Maryland (Southern Maryland Heritage Area) and the Maryland Heritage Area Authority.
FREE WEBINAR for the public – Advance registration required.
This year’s Common Ground will be offered virtually. Links will be available the week of the event. Stay tuned for updated hosting information.
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Speaker Series: The Nine Lives of Benjamin Franklin by Dr. Richard Bell
2021-04-14 19:00 | Virtual
Dr. Richard Bell
Professor of History and the University of Maryland
The Nine Lives of Benjamin Franklin
Wednesday, April 14th, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
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Franklin’s genius is a puzzle. Born the tenth son of a humble family of puritan candle-makers in Boston in 1706, Franklin’s rise to the front ranks of science, engineering, and invention was as unexpected as it was meteoric. Here is a man with only two years of proper schooling who later received honorary degrees from Harvard, Yale, Oxford, and St. Andrews as well as the eighteenth-century equivalent of a Nobel Prize for Physics. Like his hero Isaac Newton, Franklin’s great genius lay in optimizing, in tinkering, in improving, and in never being satisfied with the world as he knew it. In this talk with University of Maryland historian Richard Bell we will examine many of Franklin’s ideas to make life simpler, cheaper, and easier for himself and everyone else. It turns out that those ideas encompassed not only natural science and engineering, but also all sorts of public works, civic improvements, political trail-blazing, and fresh, new business ideas.
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Dr. Richard Bell is Professor of History at the University of Maryland. He holds a PhD from Harvard University and is author of the new book Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and their Astonishing Odyssey Home which is shortlisted for the George Washington Prize and the Harriet Tubman Prize. He has won more than a dozen teaching awards, including the University System of Maryland Board of Regents Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, the highest honor for teaching faculty in the Maryland state system. He has held major research fellowships at Yale, Cambridge, and the Library of Congress and is the recipient of the National Endowment of the Humanities Public Scholar award. He serves as a Trustee of the Maryland Center for History and Culture, as an elected member of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, and as a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
FREE WEBINAR for the public – Advance registration required.
This year’s speaker series will be offered virtually.
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Common Ground: Looking to the Past to Reclaim our Future by John B. King Jr.
2021-03-31 19:00 | Virtual
John B. King Jr.
CEO of The Education Trust, Founder of Strong Future Maryland, Former Secretary of Education to President Barack Obama
Looking to the Past to Reclaim our Future
Wednesday, March 31st, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
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John B. King Jr. recounts the multi-generational journey that led from his great-grandfather being enslaved in Maryland to King serving as President Barack Obama’s Secretary of Education, and explores the ways in which our past can inform the paths we choose to take in the future – both as individuals and a community. King’s story underlines the importance of investing in those who have too often been marginalized, underserved, and forgotten, especially as we begin to emerge from the pandemic that only further underlined deeply-rooted racial and economic inequities in our society.
This event is made possible by the generous support of Destination Southern Maryland (Southern Maryland Heritage Area) and the Maryland Heritage Area Authority.
FREE WEBINAR for the public – Advance registration required.
This year’s Common Ground will be offered virtually.
Click here to Register!

Growing for Good: Potato Planting [Volunteers Needed!]
2021-03-27 | Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, 20636, United States
Volunteers who enjoy the great outdoors and don’t mind digging in the dirt, and want to help others are asked to join us for potato planting extravaganza at Historic Sotterley, as part of our “Growing for Good” program! For the eighth year running, we are continuing the challenging work of sustainably farming the land. Most of what is produced at Sotterley supports those in need in partnership with local food pantries.
Two Potato Planting sessions: 9:00 am and 12:30 pm. This is a family-friendly event – we invite anyone 5 and older to help plant potatoes. Dress appropriately for this weather-dependent* event. Shoes may get muddy if plots have recently had rain. Treats provided.
RSVP’s requested.
Sign up to Volunteer Here!
This event has been rescheduled from its original March 20th date. **If this event is cancelled due to inclement weather, there is a rain date of April 10)

RESCHEDULED Growing for Good: Potato Planting [Volunteers Needed!]
2021-03-20 09:00 | Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, 20636, United States
DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, THIS VOLUNTEER EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO MARCH 27TH
Volunteers who enjoy the great outdoors and don’t mind digging in the dirt, and want to help others are asked to join us for potato planting extravaganza at Historic Sotterley, as part of our “Growing for Good” program! For the eighth year running, we are continuing the challenging work of sustainably farming the land. Most of what is produced at Sotterley supports those in need in partnership with local food pantries.
Two Potato Planting sessions: 9:00 am and 12:30 pm. This is a family-friendly event – we invite anyone 5 and older to help plant potatoes. Dress appropriately for this weather-dependent* event. Shoes may get muddy if plots have recently had rain. Treats provided.
RSVP’s requested.
Please go to the new event listing for the sign up link
*If this event is cancelled due to inclement weather, there is a rain date of March 27th.

St. Mary's County History Day
2021-03-20 | MD
A Virtual Event for Grades 4th-12th
Theme: COMMUNICATION IN HISTORY: THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING
To Learn More: CLICK HERE
To Register: CLICK HERE
Email: education@sotterley.org

St. Mary's County Airport "Walk Around" Farmer's Market
2021-03-13 09:00 - 13:00 | SMC Regional Airport
Socializing with Distance while Supporting Local!
St. Mary’s County Airport “Walk Around” Farmer’s Market
Saturday, March 13th, 2021
9 am – 1 pm
Come shop local for all your favorite goods!

Historic Sotterley is hosting a Farmer’s Market at the St. Mary’s County Regional Airport. This outdoor, socially-distanced market will feature fresh local food and products in a place where visitors of all ages can watch airplanes and future aviators take to the skies! Please wear your masks and practice social distancing.
Come out in the fresh air, buy some healthy produce and watch the airplanes fly! We hope to see you at the Market!

Our Vendors:
List coming soon!

Click Here to check out our calendar of events!
FAQs
How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
You may call the office at 301-373-2280 or email officemanager@sotterley.org

Black Men in White Coats Film Discussion
2021-03-04 19:00 - 20:30 | MD
Join us as we discuss Black Men in White Coats, a new documentary from Dr. Dale Okorodudu.

Black Men in White Coats Discussion Flyer

Join moderator Kelsey Bush , Interim Chief Diversity Officer at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, as he discusses the documentary ‘Black Men in White Coats’ with special guests Dr. Emmanuel Atiemo, MD (Orthopedics and Sports Medicine) and Dr. Chile Ahaghotu, MD, MBA, MHL, FACS (Vice President Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center). To register, visit http://www.stmalib.org

If you have not watched the film yet, register with an email address to receive an emailed code to watch the film. You can watch the film on any device with an internet connection at any time between February 26 and March 2: https://www.indiescreening.com/…/black-men-in-white…

Fewer black men applied to medical school in 2014 than in 1978 and black men have the lowest life expectancy in the United States. With only 2% of American doctors being black men, this comes as no surprise. This documentary dissects the systemic barriers preventing black men from becoming medical doctors and the consequences on society at large.

Health care accounts for nearly 20% of the United State’s GDP and a significant portion of that is driven by disparities in a system that lacks diverse physicians. What if we had a medical workforce that actually reflected our patient population? What challenges do our black boys face? Who are their role models? Why is it easier to visualize a black man in an orange jumpsuit than it is in a white coat? What’s happening in society that more black women are becoming doctors while black men are stagnant?

This film screening was funded by the Friends of the St. Mary’s County Library.

Common Ground and Speakers Series: A Question of Freedom: The Families Who Challenged Slavery from the Nation's Founding to the Civil War by William G. Thomas III
2021-03-03 19:00 | Virtual
William G. Thomas III
Professor at the University of Nebraska
A Question of Freedom: The Families Who Challenged Slavery from the Nation’s Founding to the Civil War
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
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Click here to Register!
Purchase his book here!
Thomas explores the enslaved families of Prince George’s County Maryland who filed lawsuits against their slaveowners, from Jesuit priests who founded Georgetown University, to other large plantation owners from 1887 to 1861. Many found freedom through these legal actions and were defended by unlikely lawyers to include Francis Scott Key. A relevant and timely story that reveals the healing power of justice that transcends from the past to the present day. Thomas is the John and Catherine Angle Chair in the Humanities and Professor of History at the University of Nebraska. A webinar is part of Sotterley’s Common Ground Initiative: Transcending Barriers Toward Healing, and Sotterley’s 14th Annual Speaker Series.
FREE WEBINAR for the public – Advance registration required.
This year’s speaker series will be offered virtually. Links will be available the week of the event. Stay tuned for updated hosting information.
Click here to Register!

Black Men in White Coats Film Screening
2021-02-26 09:00 - 2021-03-02 23:45 | MD
Join us as we watch and then discuss Black Men in White Coats, a new documentary from Dr. Dale Okorodudu.

Black Men in White Coats Viewing Flyer

Register with an email address to receive an emailed code to watch the film. You can watch the film on any device with an internet connection at any time between February 26 and March 2: https://www.indiescreening.com/…/black-men-in-white…

Fewer black men applied to medical school in 2014 than in 1978 and black men have the lowest life expectancy in the United States. With only 2% of American doctors being black men, this comes as no surprise. This documentary dissects the systemic barriers preventing black men from becoming medical doctors and the consequences on society at large.

Health care accounts for nearly 20% of the United State’s GDP and a significant portion of that is driven by disparities in a system that lacks diverse physicians. What if we had a medical workforce that actually reflected our patient population? What challenges do our black boys face? Who are their role models? Why is it easier to visualize a black man in an orange jumpsuit than it is in a white coat? What’s happening in society that more black women are becoming doctors while black men are stagnant?

This film screening was funded by the Friends of the St. Mary’s County Library.

Common Ground: Journal of a Librarian Who Went to Prison for Money by Glennor Shirley
2021-02-17 19:00 | Virtual
Glennor Shirley
Former Coordinator of Library Services for the Maryland Prison System (Retired)
Journal of a Librarian Who Went to Prison for Money
Wednesday, February 17th, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
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Purchase a copy of her book here!
Ms. Glennor Shirley reveals her fascinating life journey and career in libraries that included becoming the Coordinator of Library Services for the Maryland Prison System where she witnessed the healing power of access to literature and information. She holds a Master of Library and Information Services degree from the University of Maryland and a Master of Business Administration from John Hopkins University. This webinar is part of Sotterley’s 2021 Common Initiative: Transcending Barriers Toward Healing. This presentation is co-sponsored by the St. Mary’s County Public Library and Calvert Library.
FREE WEBINAR for the public – Advance registration required.
This year’s speaker series will be offered virtually. Links will be available the week of the event. Stay tuned for updated hosting information.

St. Mary's County Airport "Walk Around" Farmer's Market
2021-02-13 09:00 - 13:00 | SMC Regional Airport
Socializing with Distance while Supporting Local!
St. Mary’s County Airport “Walk Around” Farmer’s Market
Saturday, February 13th, 2021
9 am – 1 pm
Come shop local for all your favorite goods!

Historic Sotterley is hosting a Farmer’s Market at the St. Mary’s County Regional Airport. This outdoor, socially-distanced market will feature fresh local food and products in a place where visitors of all ages can watch airplanes and future aviators take to the skies! Please wear your masks and practice social distancing.
Come out in the fresh air, buy some healthy produce and watch the airplanes fly! We hope to see you at the Market!

Products You Can Look Forward To:

Chocolate (oh yes…it’s Valentine’s Day!)
Pickels
Oysters (they’re for lovers!)
Pig
KettelKorn
Honey
Eggs
Spices
Bourbon (for the pig)
Local Cider
Local beer
Goat soaps
And yes…..Fresh baked breads! We have “No Guarantees Bakery” joining us for the first time

Click Here to check out our calendar of events!
FAQs
How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
You may call the office at 301-373-2280 or email officemanager@sotterley.org

Common Ground: LINKS by Jerome Spears
2021-01-20 19:00 | Virtual
Jerome Spears
Veteran, Researcher, Speaker, Descendant
LINKS
Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
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Click here to Register!
Mr. Jerome Spears, graduate of the University of Hawaii and 30-year U.S. Army veteran, is a researcher, speaker, and Sotterley Descendant through the
Bankins-Barber-Scriber-Stevens lines. He reveals his personal journey of genealogical research using DNA to tell the powerful and healing stories of ancestors. This webinar is part of Sotterley’s 2021 Common Ground Initiative: Transcending Barriers Toward Healing.
FREE WEBINAR for the public – Advance registration required.
This year’s speaker series will be offered virtually. Links will be available the week of the event. Stay tuned for updated hosting information.
Click here to Register!

St. Mary's County Airport "Walk Around" Farmer's Market - Cancelled
2020-12-19 09:00 - 13:00 | SMC Regional Airport
This Event has been cancelled due to new COVID-19 restrictions set by Governor Hogan on December 17th.
St. Mary’s County Airport “Walk Around” Farmer’s Market
Saturday, December 19, 2020
9 am – 1 pm
Come shop local for Christmas goodies!

Historic Sotterley is hosting a Farmer’s Market at the St. Mary’s County Regional Airport. This outdoor, socially-distanced market will feature fresh local food and products in a place where visitors of all ages can watch airplanes and future aviators take to the skies! Please wear your masks and practice social distancing.
Come out in the fresh air, buy some healthy produce and watch the airplanes fly!
We hope to see you at the Market!

Note: If the weather forecast looks poor the market may be cancelled the day before (12/18). This listing will be updated if so.

Our Vendors:
Vendor List to be Updated

Click Here to check out our calendar of events!
FAQs
How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
You may call the office at 301-373-2280 or email officemanager@sotterley.org

St. Mary's County Airport "Walk Around" Farmer's Market
2020-11-22 09:00 - 13:00 | SMC Regional Airport
Socializing with Distance while Supporting Local!
St. Mary’s County Airport “Walk Around” Farmer’s Market
Sunday, November 22, 2020
9 am – 1 pm
Come shop local for all your favorite fall goods!

Historic Sotterley is hosting a Farmer’s Market at the St. Mary’s County Regional Airport. This outdoor, socially-distanced market will feature fresh local food and products in a place where visitors of all ages can watch airplanes and future aviators take to the skies! Please wear your masks and practice social distancing.
Come out in the fresh air, buy some healthy produce and watch the a
irplanes fly! We hope to see you at the Market!

Our Vendors:
Doterra Essential Oils
R&H Farms
Xella Winery
Scorpion Brewing
Grandpap’s Honey
Moonstruck Oysters
Blue Wind (Food Truck)
Boon Doggie Farm
Tobacco Barn Distillery
Black Pointe Chocolatier
Olivins Fine Oils & Vinegars
Nativo Spices
Unforgoatable Goods
Zekiah Farms
Betty Russell’s produce (TBD)

Click Here to check out our calendar of events!
FAQs
How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
You may call the office at 301-373-2280 or email officemanager@sotterley.org

Book discussion: In Relentless Pursuit of an Education: Community Conversations on Race
2020-11-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual
We are proud to partner with St. Mary’s County Library for their virtual book discussion on local history book In Relentless Persuit of an Education. The discussion includes speakers who are featured in the book and looks at the experiences of those who lived through segregated schooling until St. Mary’s compliance with Brown v. Board of Education in 1967. There will also be insight into present day students who are working to improve equity in their schools.

For more information visit stmalib.org and to register click here.
