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…

  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!

Monday June 21, 2021 and Tuesday June 22, 2021 Historic Sotterley’s Junior Docent Academy is a two-day experience that is fun, interactive, and will teach you communication skills as you learn about Sotterley’s story on this 94 acre historic site. Upon successful completion, you will become a Junior Docent and ambassador of Historic Sotterley. Returning…

Monday June 21, 2021 and Tuesday June 22, 2021 Historic Sotterley’s Junior Docent Academy is a two-day experience that is fun, interactive, and will teach you communication skills as you learn about Sotterley’s story on this 94 acre historic site. Upon successful completion, you will become a Junior Docent and ambassador of Historic Sotterley. Returning…

Dr. Bettye Kearse Griotte, Family Historian, Author, Retired Pediatrician The Other Madisons: The Lost History of a President's Black Family   Wednesday, July 7th, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. ____________________________________________________________________________ Click here to Register! Inheriting the role of griotte--family storyteller--from her mother, Bettye Kearse set out to preserve and deepen the knowledge about her family that oral tradition…

It’s time to get outside and have some fun! Join us every Friday in July beginning on July 9th from 10:30am—12:00pm for a morning of fun, learning and exploration at Sotterley. Each Family Friendly Friday will have a different activity—it’s time to plan a weekly field trip to Sotterley! Weekly activities are: · July 9th—Learn…

It’s time to get outside and have some fun! Join us every Friday in July beginning on July 9th from 10:30am—12:00pm for a morning of fun, learning and exploration at Sotterley. Each Family Friendly Friday will have a different activity—it’s time to plan a weekly field trip to Sotterley! Weekly activities are: · July 9th—Learn…

It’s time to get outside and have some fun! Join us every Friday in July beginning on July 9th from 10:30am—12:00pm for a morning of fun, learning and exploration at Sotterley. Each Family Friendly Friday will have a different activity—it’s time to plan a weekly field trip to Sotterley! Weekly activities are: · July 9th—Learn…

It’s time to get outside and have some fun! Join us every Friday in July beginning on July 9th from 10:30am—12:00pm for a morning of fun, learning and exploration at Sotterley. Each Family Friendly Friday will have a different activity—it’s time to plan a weekly field trip to Sotterley! Weekly activities are: · July 9th—Learn…

Dr. Gabrielle Tayac Historian at Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Vice President of the Board of Trustees for the Accokeek Foundation, Member of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Return to a Native Place: Native People of the Chesapeake Region   Wednesday, August 4th, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.…

 Aug. 9-13 10 am to 12 pm each day. Become a citizen scientist with a study in insect and bugology! Have close encounters of the crawling and flying kind in Sotterley’s Tidewater environment.  Discover different creatures each day from 10:30 am to 12 pm. Enjoy the rest of your day with a Sotterley signage Seek-and-Find.…

 Aug. 9-13 10 am to 12 pm each day. Become a citizen scientist with a study in insect and bugology! Have close encounters of the crawling and flying kind in Sotterley’s Tidewater environment.  Discover different creatures each day from 10:30 am to 12 pm. Enjoy the rest of your day with a Sotterley signage Seek-and-Find.…