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Sotterley Presents: People and Perspectives with Jay Fleming
Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United StatesOctober 18, 2023 - Join Maryland based photographer Jay Fleming as he presents photographs and stories from his books Working the water and Island Life and his photography on the Chesapeake Bay. Fleming will also share images from his water based photography workshops that he runs on the Chesapeake Bay out of his studio on Kent Island. Jay…
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Sotterley Presents: People & Perspectives with Caitlyn Hunter
VirtualMarch 20, 2024 - Caitlyn Hunter joins Historic Sotterley to discuss her book, "Power in the Tongue", which fuses history and folktales to show Black perseverance across centuries. Her book is a hybrid of memoir and fiction which digs into the history of herself and her audience to show that the stories we tell are…
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Sotterley Presents: People & Perspectives Panelist Discussion with Sotterley Descendant Community
VirtualFebruary 26, 2025 - "Deeply Rooted: A Shared Journey Through Restorative Genealogy" will focus on the healing that can come through uncovering our shared and respective histories. As we learn more about our own history, we can become more aware of the journey that others are on. Members from Historic Sotterley's Descendant Community will engage…
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Sotterley Presents: People & Perspectives with Jennifer Ritterhouse
Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United StatesJune 11, 2025 - When white newspaper editor Jonathan Daniels set out to "discover the South" in his stately black Plymouth in the summer of 1937, he especially hoped to find the land that existed somewhere between the mythical old plantation and the sharecropper's cabin, between Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind and Erskine Caldwell's…
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Sotterley Presents: People & Perspectives with Franklin Robinson, Kathryn Barrett-Gaines, & Dorothea Smith
Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United StatesSeptember 24, 2025 - In 2012, a massive storm ripped through Charles County, ripping a tree and waterpipe from the ground on Serenity Farm in Benedict, Maryland. Years prior, the farm's family of owners had found a human skull buried in that same place, so the storm's damage presented an opportunity to deep dive into…
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Sotterley Presents: People & Perspectives with Jonathan Kavalier
VirtualOctober 15, 2025 - Join Jonathan Kavalier, director of gardens and grounds at Dumbarton Oaks, for a virtual exploration of the gardens as he shares the design history and management over the past century, along with contemporary guiding principles that are influencing future stewardship and preservation priorities. Following a virtual tour of some garden highlights,…
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Sotterley Presents: People & Perspectives with Victoria Christopher Murray
Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United StatesNovember 12, 2025 - The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist and an educator, and as her reputation grows she becomes a celebrity, revered by titans of business and recognized by U.S. Presidents. Eleanor Roosevelt…