Sotterley

Spring Break Activities
2023-04-04 10:30 - 12:00, 2023-04-03 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, 20636, United States
Historic Sotterley is once again hosting daily kids activities during Spring Break week to keep our community’s young minds active and engaged! There will be new activities each day running from 10:30 am to noon, which you can see below:
Monday– Explore how aircraft fly! Meet our aircraft expert and learn about how planes and jets soar above the clouds. Then test your skills by building paper airplanes and launching them to see how far they’ll go!
Tuesday– Little Hands Can Make a Big Impact! Join us for a morning of dirt filled fun planting vegetable seeds and seedlings. Later this year, the produce raised will be harvested and ndonated to local food pantries and soup kitchens. There will also be a mini Scales and Tails event brought to us by Park Ranger Sam Behrens, who will be bringing a couple friends to meet everyone!
Wednesday– How does our garden grow? With your help! Day 2 of planting vegetables that will be donated to help supply people in need with healthy vegetables.
Thursday– Let’s rock-n-roll! Eggs may be a little pricey this Easter but local Girl Scouts have found an alternative to decorate and hide on the grounds at Sotterley- rocks. Come and decorate a rock that you can take home or hide in the gardens and trails of Sotterley!
Friday– Once Upon A Time in the Garden is back! The St. Mary’s County Public Library will be on site leading a storytime in the garden.
Check in for each day’s events will be between 10:00 am and 10:30 am near the Visitor Center. Activities are included with our $5/person grounds fee. Members are free.
We are offering a special $55 Family Pass for the week of Spring Break so you and your family can get into all of our activities for the week for one simple payment.
We will also be doing a soft opening of our tour season with a 10:30 guided tour available for purchase each day of Spring Break. You can purchase your tour when you check in near the Visitor Center between 10:00 – 10:30 am.
Don’t just join us for the activities – we are open until 4:00 pm, stay and have a picnic lunch, walk the trails, see if you can spot our residents eagles, bring your own outside activity and enjoy the day.

Talking and Walking Common Ground Film Screening
2023-03-29 19:00 | Virtual
Historic Sotterley and St. Mary’s County Library invite the public to join us virtually on Wednesday, March 29th at 7:00pm for a screening of Talking and Walking Common Ground followed by a panel discussion with several of the Sotterley Descendants who are featured in the film. The Descendants will discuss Sotterley’s mission, the importance of interpreting the realities of our shared history honestly, and the complex feelings that facing these realities can bring.
This program will be held free of charge, and you can join us for this virtual event by registering via the Zoom link on sotterley.org or on the St. Mary’s County Library events calendar found on www.stmalib.org. Guests will be able to participate in a Question-and-Answer session that evening via Chat.
About the film: Talking and Walking Common Ground is a short, interview-based film about Historic Sotterley’s Common Ground Initiative and Descendant Project. It features descendants of Sotterley enslaved and Sotterley owners sharing their stories in their own words.
This documentary was filmed with a grant from Maryland Heritage Area Authority and first screened at Historic Sotterley’s Day of Unity and Healing event in August of last year.
The discussion panel will include the film’s director, Merideth Taylor, and Sotterley Descendants Gwen Bankins, Jan Briscoe, Martina Callum, Dante Eubanks, Jerome Spears, Trudy Taliaferro, and Angela Wilson.

You can register on the St. Mary’s County Library Website, HERE!

AeroPark Farmer's Market
2023-03-19 09:00 - 13:00 | SMC Regional Airport
Historic Sotterley is sponsoring the AeroPark Farmer’s Market, but you don’t need a plane to visit! Drive, bike, or walk in to get fresh goods and produce. All businesses selling at our Airport Farmer’s Market are local small businesses that sell products that they have grown or produced themselves. When you shop local, up to 68% of the money you spend stays in the community, so come help support the wonderful entrepreneurs that make Maryland unique. The market runs from 9am – 1pm and is located indoors so you can enjoy watching the planes go by while shopping rain or shine!
Sotterley is sponsoring this unique market at the Airport Terminal building located at 44200 Airport Road, California, Maryland. Located in St. Mary’s County, the airport is about four miles northeast of the central business district of Leonardtown.

Vendors:

Dixon Family Farm
Olga’s Cakes
Olivin’s Olive Oils & Balsamic Vinegars
Unforgoatable Goods
Beez Knees (Ice Cream!)
Boon Doggie Farm
Zekiah Farms
Tobacco Barn Distillery
Beachin Bay Bakery
Mully’s Brewery
Free State Ciders
Gigi’s treats
Nativo Spices (Empanadas & take home pizza!)
Sotterley (Growing for Good)
Achterberg Acres
The Garden (Mushrooms)
Bird Dog Café
Blue Wind (Chocolate & Stuffed Ham)

St. Mary's County History Day
2023-03-04 | Leonardtown Public Library, 23630 Hayden Farm Ln, Leonardtown, MD, 20650, United States

Forward Together: The Legacy of Agnes Kane Callum
2023-02-22 19:00 | Virtual
Register Here

Join us virtually on Wednesday, February 22nd, for the first of two connected events featuring two individuals who were transformative in shaping Historic Sotterley, their communities, and our State . February is both Black History Month and the birth month of Sotterley Descendant and Trustee Emeritus Agnes Kane Callum, so who better to begin our two-part series than this incredible woman. Through her genealogical research and her advocacy of how we must tell an honest and inclusive history, Agnes impacted not only Sotterley and how we tell our stories, but people and institutions throughout Maryland. Our panel for the evening will include Sotterley Descendants Martina Callum, Gwen Bankins, Jerome Spears, and Dante Eubanks, as well as Merideth Taylor and Sam Baldwin.
Agnes Kane Callum was born on February 24, 1925. In her lifetime she did extensive and painstaking genealogical research, published many books documenting the genealogy of enslaved persons in Maryland, and was a founding member of both the Baltimore chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society and the Commission to Coordinate the Study, Commemoration, and Impact of Slavery’s History and Legacy in Maryland. In her time as a member of the Historic Sotterley Board of Trustees, Agnes helped save and preserve Sotterley so that it could continue to share its history with the world.
In April, we will host the second part of this series to remember the legacy of John Hanson Briscoe, who, together with Agnes, helped to save Sotterley.

AeroPark Farmer's Market
2023-02-12 09:00 - 13:00 | SMC Regional Airport
Our first AeroPark Farmer’s Market of 2023 will be on February 12th, but you don’t need a plane to visit! Drive, bike, or walk in to get fresh goods and produce. All businesses selling at our Airport Farmer’s Market are local small businesses that sell products that they have grown or produced themselves. When you shop local, up to 68% of the money you spend stays in the community, so come help support the wonderful entrepreneurs that make Maryland unique. The market runs from 9am – 1pm and is located indoors so you can enjoy watching the planes go by while shopping rain or shine!
Sotterley is sponsoring this unique market at the Airport Terminal building located at 44200 Airport Road, California, Maryland. Located in St. Mary’s County, the airport is about four miles northeast of the central business district of Leonardtown.

Vendors:

Dixon Family Farm
Olga’s Cakes
Olivin’s Olive Oils & Balsamic Vinegars
Unforgoatable Goods
Beez Knees (Ice Cream!)
Boon Doggie Farm
Zekiah Farms
Tobacco Barn Distillery
Beachin Bay Bakery
Mully’s Brewery
Free State Ciders
Gigi’s treats
Nativo Spices (Empanadas & take home pizza!)
Sotterley (Growing for Good)
Achterberg Acres
The Garden (Mushrooms)
Bird Dog Café
Blue Wind (Chocolate & Stuffed Ham)

AeroPark Farmer's Market
2022-12-18 09:00 - 13:00 | SMC Regional Airport
The last AeroPark Farmer’s Market of 2022 is coming in time for you to get fantastic local goods for your holiday parties and dinners! Support local this holiday season by purchasing fresh, delicious ingredients and prepared foods directly from Southern Maryland businesses.

We’re expecting a very special visitor again this year. Bring the kids along, because we hear Santa himself will be making an appearance around 11:30 am, and weather permitting he’ll be flying in! There will be an opportunity to meet Santa on the flightline and he’ll be passing out treats.

This Airport Famer’s Market embraces and showcases the rural characteristics of Southern Maryland while highlighting the role that our region has played in developing our nation’s air and space technologies. One of the most unique characteristics is that people can fly their plane into the airport from other parts of the region to buy goods and then fly home!

Sotterley is sponsoring this special market at the Airport Terminal building located at 44200 Airport Road, California, Maryland. Located in St. Mary’s County, the airport is about four miles northeast of the central business district of Leonardtown and is part of the growing AeroPark Innovation District.

Vendors:

Dixon Family Farm
Olga’s Cakes
Olivin’s Olive Oils & Balsamic Vinegars
Unforgoatable goods
Beez Knees (Ice Cream!)
Boon Doggie Farm
Zekiah Farms
Tobacco Barn Distillery
No Guarantees Bakery
Mully’s Brewery
Free State Ciders
Gigi’s treats
Nativo Spices (Empanadas & take home pizza!)
Sotterley (Growing for Good)
Achterberg Acres
The Garden (Mushrooms)
Bird Dog Café
Blue Wind (Chocolate & Stuffed Ham)
Double T Oysters

Winter Wonderland Workshops
2022-12-03 | Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, 20636, United States
Four sessions throughout the day available for you to choose from: 8:30, 10:30, 1:00 & 3:00
Have you tried DIY holiday décor projects before, but just couldn’t seem to pull it off? Great news, the Sotterley Garden Guild is offering workshops on Saturday, December 3rd to share their expertise! This is a fantastic opportunity to spend time with your friends and loved ones while creating something beautiful. The Garden Guild’s wreaths and other holiday décor are unique, festive, and eye-catching – you’ll love showing them off just as much as you enjoy making them!

Only 16 participants per session and each session is 1 1/2 hours long. Tickets must be purchased in advance. $30 per participant.
Purchase Tickets Here

Please Note: Bring your own gloves and clippers for the workshops – other materials to be provided. Workshops will be held in Historic Sotterley Maintenance Building. Guests are asked to arrive promptly for your workshop time and to proceed directly to the Maintenance Building across from the Visitor Center to check in. Visitors are encouraged to dress appropriately for the weather and to wear foot gear suitable for the conditions as the site is kept rustic, although the workshop will be held indoors.

AeroPark Farmer's Market
2022-11-20 09:00 - 13:00 | SMC Regional Airport
Sotterley is hosting another “Fly-In” Farmer’s Market on November 20th, but you don’t need a plane to visit! Drive, bike, or walk in to get fresh goods and produce. All businesses selling at our Airport Farmer’s Market are local small businesses that sell products that they have grown or produced themselves. When you shop local, up to 68% of the money you spend stays in the community, so come help support the wonderful entrepreneurs that make Maryland unique. The market runs from 9am – 1pm and is located indoors so you can enjoy watching the planes go by while shopping rain or shine!
Sotterley is sponsoring this unique market at the Airport Terminal building located at 44200 Airport Road, California, Maryland. Located in St. Mary’s County, the airport is about four miles northeast of the central business district of Leonardtown.

Vendors:

Dixon Family Farm
Olga’s Cakes
Olivin’s Olive Oils & Balsamic Vinegars
Unforgoatable goods
Beez Knees (Ice Cream!)
Boon Doggie Farm
Zekiah Farms
Intoxi-Cake-Tion
Tobacco Barn Distillery
No Guarantees Bakery
Mully’s Brewery
Free State Ciders
Gigi’s treats
Nativo Spices (Empanadas & take home pizza!)
Sotterley (Growing for Good)
Achterberg Acres
The Garden (Mushrooms)
Bird Dog Café
Blue Wind (Chocolate & Stuffed Ham)

NovemBEER
2022-11-12 13:00 - 17:00 | Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, 20636, United States
NovemBEER
Saturday, November 12th, 2022
VIP Early Party 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
General Admission 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

IMPORTANT – Please read ALL event information and policies below before making your purchase:
Purchase Tickets Here

Autumn Party & Craft Beer Event

Live Music & Dancing (if the spirit moves you) – Music from HydraFX
Food for purchase – Food trucks from Blue Wind Gourmet, Dooley’s BBQ, and Olde Town Pub’s Wing Wagon

Fall is brewing at NovemBEER! Enjoy an assortment of craft beer while listening to local band HydraFX, perusing items from artisan vendors, and playing lawn games. Food appealing to all taste buds will be available for purchase from food trucks. Wine will also be available for purchase for the non-beer drinkers joining us! On Saturday, November 12th, 2021, the good times will roll from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Purchase a VIP ticket to start the party early and get in at 12:00 pm! Want to take the fun home? We’ll be offering growler fills throughout the event AND we’ll be selling LIMITED EDITION 32-ounce NovemBEER growlers while supplies last.

VIP Craft Beer Drinkers: $30 in advance, $35 at the door.
General Admission Craft Beer Drinkers: $20 in advance; $25 at the door.
Designated Drivers & General Admission (Non-beer drinkers): $10.
Children 6 and under: FREE
BYO Growler to Fill: $10 per 32-oz on site only. Growlers cannot be consumed on site.

SHOUT OUT! We couldn’t do this event without our good friends Sunny Malhotra of Taphouse 1637/Bollywood Masala and Josh Peeling of The Hole In The Wall, who select the beer menu!

– ​Advance VIP Tickets: $30.00 includes one hour EARLY admission, a signature pint glass and eight 4 oz pours of selections from Maryland’s fantastic craft brewers. Purchase additional pours on-site. Purchase in advance to SAVE your spot and SAVE $5! Tickets will also be available at the gate ($35.00/ea.)
– ​Advance General Admission: $20.00 includes admission, a signature pint glass and four 4 oz pours of selections from Maryland’s fantastic craft brewers. Purchase additional pours on-site. Purchase in advance to SAVE your spot and SAVE $5! Tickets will also be available at the gate ($25.00/ea.)

– AT THE GATE ADMISSION:
VIP Beer Drinkers: $35
General Admission Beer Drinkers: $25.
Under 21 & Designated Drivers (Non-​​​beer drinkers): $10.
Children 6 and under: FREE
Purchasers of drinking tickets must be 21 or older. Please bring a valid ID or entry to the tasting will be denied. Food & drink will be available for additional purchase. Tasters of the craft brews will have the option to purchase additional pours. Upon arrival, proceed towards the Pavilion to the right of the Visitor Center to check in. Please be sure to read all event information and policies before making your purchase.
All tickets are NON-REFUNDABLE.
Event is RAIN or SHINE. In the unlikely event of cancellation, all tickets will be considered a taxable donation to Historic Sotterley, Inc.
Coolers, food, drink, and pets are not allowed at this event​, but chairs are welcome!

Sotterley Presents: People and Perspectives with Donald Shomette
2022-11-02 19:00 - 20:30 | Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, 20636, United States
Donald Shomette
Author, Archaeologist, and Award-winning Historian
The Civil War in Southern Maryland: The Forgotten Conflict
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
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Note: This is a HYBRID EVENT! If you are local to Southern Maryland and interested in attending in person, please register on our EventBrite instead! In-Person Space is limited, so register soon.
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On November 2, noted historian and author Donald Grady Shomette will present a fascinating illustrated lecture on his most recent award winning book Anaconda’s Tail: The Civil War on the Potomac Frontier 1861-1865, the hitherto unwritten and all but forgotten chronicle of that devastating conflict as it was played out in Southern Maryland. It is a hitherto largely ignored account of the guerilla war, spies and smugglers, invasions and naval battles, heroism and chicanery, slavery and emancipation, and the political intrigue that swept across the countryside of Maryland’s five southernmost counties that would influence the course of the war itself. It is a story that will place for the first time Southern Maryland’s critical role in not simply speaking to the well trod accounts of the Lincoln assassination and the escape of John Wilkes Booth or the ill-famed Point Lookout prisoner of war death camp, but in the very context of both the major Northern and Southern war efforts and their consequences. It is a narrative well worth visiting.
Donald Grady Shomette completed his undergraduate work in graphic design and art history at the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York. In 1997 he was awarded an honorary Ph.D. from the University of Baltimore for contributions to history, science and the arts. His early career included stints at the Wall Street Journal and Grolier Publishing in New York City, and with the Washington Post in Washington, D.C. For more than two decades he served on the staff of the Library of Congress and simultaneously as director of Nautical Archaeological Associates, a non-profit research organization, which conducted, among others, the first underwater archaeological surveys in the states of Maryland, New Jersey, and Arkansas.
As a historian Shomette has served as a cultural resources management consultant for numerous states, various agencies of the U.S. Government, museums, universities, and non-profit research establishments. As a marine archaeologist he has worked in the U.S., Canada, and Western Europe under the sponsorship of such institutions as the National Geographic Society, the National Park Service, the U.S. Navy, and various educational foundations and museums.
Shomette is the author of twenty books, the most recent being Navigational Hazards (2020) and Anaconda’s Tail: Civil War on the Potomac Frontier, 1861-1865 (2019). He is a contributor to three international encyclopedias and five anthologies of history and archaeology. His many scientific and popular articles have appeared in such publications as National Geographic Magazine, History and Technology, Sea History, and the American Neptune. He has appeared in documentaries on the History Channel, the Discovery Channel, the National Geographic Channel, Maryland Public Television, NBC, CBS and the BBC. For more than a decade he served as a lecturer for the Smithsonian Journeys Program in the Great Lakes and along the entirety of the North American Atlantic Seaboard.
Thrice winner of the prestigious John Lyman Book Award for Best American Maritime History, and twice winner of the Marion V. Brewington Award for Best U.S. Naval History, Shomette was also honored with the Calvert Prize, the highest award in Maryland for historic preservation. He is a resident of Calvert County, Maryland.
​​​​​​​This presentation is made possible by the generous support of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
FREE EVENT for the public – Advance registration required.
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Family Activities in October
2022-10-30 12:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-29 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-28 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-23 12:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-22 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-21 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-16 12:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-15 10:00 - 16:00 and 4 more dates | Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, 20636, United States
Join Us the Month of October!
Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in October!
Historic Sotterley is offering a fun month for children. Pumpkin painting, games and activities are offered each weekend and are included in the normal grounds fee of $5 (or the normal guided tour fee), and children under 6 are free, as are Members! An extra bonus – children 12 and younger will receive their small pumpkin to paint for free!

Activities include:
Pumpkin Painting
Cornhole Toss
Sensory Bins
Farm Puzzles

Large Games:
Farming Football and Basketball

Please join us while supplies last!

Nightmare on Sotterley Lane
2022-10-29 19:00, 2022-10-28 19:00, 2022-10-22 19:00, 2022-10-21 19:00 | Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, 20636, United States
October 21, 22, 28 & 29
Tour times start at 7:00pm

Sotterley is hosting a new event based on some of our favorite haunted and ghostly happenings from the past. Come and join us for Nightmare on Sotterley Lane! You will go on a walking tour of some of our favorite creepy spaces and places and be prepared to encounter both the earthly inhabitants and those not of this earth. Your self-guided tour will include walking on some uneven outdoor terrain, so wear appropriate footwear and weather gear since the event is rain or shine.

Guests will sign up for a 20-MINUTE window of time, and you can show up anytime during that 20-minute window to start your tour. Tickets are $15/person, and MUST be purchased in advance online.

*Produced by the FRIENDS OF SOTTERLEY and made possible by their generous donations of time and talent. *
Visit the Sotterley Museum Shop to purchase goodies for everyone on your holiday gift list!

Purchase Tickets Here!

This is a walking tour which includes going outside and through woods. Tours are held RAIN or SHINE! The tour route will include some hilly, rough and uneven terrain. Guests are encouraged to dress appropriately for the weather and to wear footwear suitable for the conditions.
This is a self-guided walking tour production and will include spooky moments and special effects, maybe strobe lights. Some content may not be suitable for young children. Parents, please use your own discretion and be considerate of the others in your group when making the decision on whether to bring your child. This event is recommended for ages 8 and up. No strollers, walkers, or wheelchairs.
Proceeds from programming, membership and events support the education and preservation efforts of Historic Sotterley.

Storytime in the Garden
2022-10-29 10:00 - 12:00 | Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, 20636, United States
Join us for a visit from St. Mary’s County Public Library, who will be reading a selection of kid-friendly seasonal stories! Bring a picnic blanket and a snack to make this fall story time cozy. Kids are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes and will get a goodie bag in exchange.

This is a free event, sponsored by our partners at the library. Other activities on site, detailed here, can be experienced for our normal $5 per person grounds fee.

AeroPark Farmer's Market
2022-10-09 09:00 - 13:00 | SMC Regional Airport
The next “Fly-In” Market will be help on October 9th, but you don’t need a plane to visit! Drive, bike, or walk in to get fresh goods and produce. All businesses selling at our Airport Farmer’s Market are local small businesses that sell products that they have grown or produced themselves. When you shop local, up to 68% of the money you spend stays in the community, so come help support the wonderful entrepreneurs that make Maryland unique. The market runs from 9am – 1pm and is located indoors so you can enjoy watching the planes go by while shopping rain or shine!
Sotterley is sponsoring this unique market at the Airport Terminal building located at 44200 Airport Road, California, Maryland. Located in St. Mary’s County, the airport is about four miles northeast of the central business district of Leonardtown.

Vendors:

Boon Doggie Farm
Dixon Family Farm
Mully’s Brewery
Blue Wind
Achterberg Acres
No Guarantees Bakery
Olivin’s Olive Oils & Balsamic Vinegars
Double TT Oysters
Olga’s Cakes
Free State Ciders
Unforgoatable goods
Beez Knees (Ice Cream!)
Zekiah Farms (seasonal produce)
Intoxi-Cake-Tion
Tobacco Barn Distillery
Nativo Spices (Empanadas & take home pizza!)
The Garden International (mushrooms)
Sotterley (Growing for Good – sweet potatoes & potatoes)
Bird Dog Bistro (Food, Coffee, Water)
All 4 Pawz (Mobile Dog Grooming)
Mobile Espresso Truck
