Art in the Gardens

Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United States

June 21, 2024 - Art in the gardens! Participants will meet at the gorgeous Sotterley Colonial Revival Gardens where we will explore, sketch flowers and plants, and then walk to the Barn to create a beautiful painting using watercolor pencils.  Creation Guide Jami will provide assistance and instruction on using the watercolor pencils and will…

Clean the Bay Day – Cancelled!

Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United States

June 22, 2024 - After great consideration, tomorrow's clean up day has been CANCELLED. Due to the weather forecast and heat warning for tomorrow, we have decided to cancel for the safety of our incredible volunteers. We are looking to plan a make-up date for sometime later in the year, if possible. Please know how…

Art Inspired by Birds

Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United States

June 28th class- Art inspired by birds! Participants will meet at Sotterley’s historic Warehouse where we will discuss some of the colorful Maryland birds found in the area of Historic Sotterley. Creation Guide Jami will give some tips and show some FUN techniques to create pop-up cards and/or a small booklet made of materials including…

Sotterley Presents: People & Perspectives with Merideth Taylor

Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United States

July 10, 2024 - Join us and author Merideth Taylor for a speaker event and book signing for her new book, "Making a Way out of No Way". The photographs and stories in this book cover 150 years of slavery on tobacco plantations in Southern Maryland and the communities of men, women, and children who…

Specialty Tour – Medical History at Historic Sotterley: Herbs, Lancets, Bone Saws, Vaccinations, Antibiotics, Oh My!

Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United States

July 19, 2024 - What was it like to experience treatment of illness or injury in the past? How did the practice of medicine develop in our region? While touring the manor house, slave dwelling, and gardens, take the journey from medicinal herbs, blood-letting, patent medicines, lessons of sanitation learned during warfare, crude surgical techniques,…

Architectural Mysteries of the Manor House – Specialty Tour

Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United States

August 2, 2024 - If these walls could talk, imagine what they'd tell us about the history of Sotterley and the people that lived in Manor House. Join us for this specialty tour led by Sotterley's Interpretive Programs Manager and a presentation by local architect Jim Ritter uncovering a series of architectural mysteries. Discover how…

Sotterley Presents: People and Perspectives with Dean Newman

Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United States

August 7, 2024 - Nature photography is not the serene, life-prolonging experience most magazine articles say it is. In fact, it’s anything but the “Zen” experience they espouse. Come listen to Dean Newman, a nature photographer from our area, tell the “behind-the-scenes” stories of the images you see in publications. Dean has been bitten, scratched,…

Day of Unity and Healing: Together We Can Make A Difference

Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United States

August 24, 2024 - Day of Unity and Healing this year will focus on Descendants, historic sites, and communities working together to preserve and interpret our history transparently. We will have a variety of organizations present to increase awareness that in order to have a shared success we must learn from each other and work…

Sotterley on the Patuxent – Specialty Tour

Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United States

September 6, 2024 - From rolling hogsheads and whistling steamboats to roaring jets overhead, the Sotterley on the Patuxent specialty tour will cover how Sotterley’s location along the Patuxent River was key to establishing successful commerce and communication from the time of its very beginning until the close of the steamboat era. We will explore…

Pursuit of Freedom Focused Tours

Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United States

September 13 to September 15, 2024 - In honor of International Underground Railroad Month, Historic Sotterley is offering tours two days of tours with a special focus on The Pursuit of Freedom at Historic Sotterley, and will cover how struggles continued after the Civil War. Tours will be offered Friday through Saturday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:00,…

Birding the Fields & Trails of Historic Sotterley

Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United States

September 14, 2024 - Join us for an excursion to this scenic and historic Patuxent River property, sponsored jointly by SMAS and Historic Sotterley. Bald Eagles, migrant songbirds and lingering meadowlarks and sparrows can be found via Sotterley’s trails and river views. The walk starts promptly at 8:00 am, please arrive 10-15 minutes prior in…

Wildlife Wandering

Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United States

September 14, 2024 - Wander the fields, forests, and shores of Sotterley with Master Naturalist and natural resources management teacher Dorothy Birch, learning to observe and identify all of the cool critters and powerful plants that live in our amazing Southern Maryland ecosystems.  We will focus on drawing and description in the free nature notebooks…