Butterfly Week
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. …
UNESCO International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
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…
Barn Bash & Craft Beer Tasting
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 …
2019 Speaker Series: Historic Preservation and Place-based Teaching
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…
Labor Day
Our site will be closed on Monday, September 2 in observance of Labor Day.
Building Bridges To Common Ground
Save The Date! Program description coming soon.
Building Bridges To Common Ground
Save The Date! Program description coming soon.
Building Bridges To Common Ground
Save The Date! Program description coming soon.
Home School Day
"Slavery To Freedom" - students learn to appreciate what the life of an American enslaved family was like, who lived and labored at Sotterley during the Civil War. Hands-on activities. 10:30 am & 1:30 pm : Kitchen and laundry work at the Spinning Cottage 10:30 am & 1:30 pm: Slave Cabin Life at the Slave…
2019 Speaker Series: Spy Pilot
SPY PILOT Gary Powers, Jr. - Author, Historian One of the most talked-about events of the Cold War was the downing of the American U-2 spy plane piloted by his father, Francis Gary Powers, over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960. Along with author/historian KeithDunnavant, he has written this new account of his father’s…
Birdwalk “Birding the Fields & Trails”
Experience the beauty of fall on a birding excursion on Historic Sotterley’s scenic and historic Patuxent River property. Bald Eagles, migrant songbirds, lingering meadowlarks, sparrows and waterfowl can be found on Sotterley’s extensive trail system and natural habitats. There is no charge for this event, although donations are always appreciated. Please RSVP by the 22nd…
Riverside WineFest
MARK YOUR CALENDAR for the best party of the Fall: the 17th Annual Riverside WineFest at Sotterley! Let's celebrate the best Maryland wines (and coolest Beer Cave around) while enjoying the breathtaking setting of this National Historic Landmark on Saturday and Sunday, October 5th and 6th, 2019. This event is all good things rolled into…