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. ____________________________________________________________________________ Click here to Register! John B. King Jr. recounts the multi-generational journey that led from his great-grandfather…

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. ____________________________________________________________________________ Click here to Register! 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…

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. ____________________________________________________________________________ Click here to Register! 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Abbott Kahler New York Times Best-selling Author Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy   Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. ____________________________________________________________________________ Click here to Register! 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,…

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 ____________________________________________________________________________ Trudy Allyson Taliaferro shares her rich, triracial heritage of her ancestors in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC, using her family’s history, stories, and…

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. ________________________________________________________________ Click here to Register! Kent shares his inspiring personal journey of how Genealogy shaped his life and career and promotes genealogy…

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.…