April 2
Charles County
Lab Work
Public Archeology in Port Tobacco
Join CCASM members and Charles County archaeologist Esther Read for the ongoing Public Archaeology Lab Days. Process artifacts recovered recently from Stagg Hall as well as those recovered in the 1970's around the Courthouse. Everyone is welcome, but children will need to be accompanied by an adult.
Sponsor: Charles County and Charles County Archaeological Society of Maryland, Inc (CCASM)
Location: Burch House, Warehouse Landing Rd, Port Tobacco, MD 20677
Time(s): 11:00 am-3:30 pm
Contact
Person: Esther Doyle Read
email: ReadE@charlescountymd.gov
Free Website: ccarchsoc.blogspot.com
Wicomico, Dorchester and Caroline Counties
Lecture
Nanticoke Prehistory
Slide presentation by Ed Otter covering the prehistory of the Nanticoke River drainage in Maryland and Delaware
Sponsor: Seaford Historical Society
Location: Acts Manor House 1001 Middleford Road, Seaford, Delaware
Time(s): 7:15 pm
Contact
Person: William Collison
email: billcollison@hotmail.com
Free
April 3
Montgomery County
Lab Work
Lab Night
Come to the Montgomery County Parks archaeology head quarters to learn lab techniques and help process artifacts from several different county sites.
Sponsor: Montgomery County Parks Archaeology Program
Location: Needwood Mansion, 6700 Needwood Rd, Derwood, MD 20855
Time(s): 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Contact
Person: Heather Bouslog
Contact phone: 301-563-7530 email: Heather.Bouslog@montgomeryparks.org
No fee
April 5
Anne Arundel
Open House
Lost Towns Project Open House
Join us in celebrating the start of Maryland Archaeology Month by visiting our archaeology lab. We will have displays of artifacts from our recent excavations. We also will provide information for upcoming projects and information about our volunteer program. Light refreshments will be served!
Sponsor: The Lost Towns Project
Location: Anne Arundel County Archaeology Lab 839 Londontown Road, Edgewater, MD 21037
Time(s): 6:00-8:00 pm
Contact
Person: Zac Singer
Contact phone: 410-222-1318 email: volunteers@losttownsproject.org
Free Website: www.losttownsproject.org
Calvert County
Tour
Tour of the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab
Tour the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab, the state’s archaeological research, conservation, and curation facility and learn about Maryland’s archaeological past. No reservations necessary (unless you are planning to bring a group).
Sponsor: Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab, Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
Location: Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, 10515 Mackall Rd., St. Leonard, MD 20685
Time(s): 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Contact
Person: Patricia Samford
Contact phone: 410-586-8551 email: patricia.samford@maryland.gov
Free Website: www.jefpat.org
April 6
Calvert County
Tour
First FridayTour of the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab
Tour the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab, the state’s archaeological research, conservation, and curation facility and learn about Maryland’s archaeological past. No reservations necessary (unless you are planning to bring a group).
Sponsor: Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab, Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
Location: Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, 10515 Mackall Rd., St. Leonard, MD 20685
Time(s): 1:00 p.m.
Contact
Person: Patricia Samford
Contact phone: 410-586-8551 email: patricia.samford@maryland.gov
Free Website: www.jefpat.org
April 7
Calvert County
Workshop
Flint Knapping Workshop
Ever wonder how Native Americans made stone tools? During this workshop you will learn the techniques to turn stone into tools. The workshop will include how to select material, the science behind knapping and the chance to create your own stone arrowheads. This workshop is perfect for ages 13 and up.
Sponsor: Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab, Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
Location: Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, 10515 Mackall Rd., St. Leonard, MD 20685
Time(s): 11:00 am - 2:30 p.m.
Contact
Person: Nathaniel Salzman
Contact phone: 410-586-8551 email: Nathaniel.Salzman@maryland.gov
$15/ Friends of JPPM $12 Website: www.jefpat.org
Montgomery County
Introduction to Archaeology
Discover Archaeology!
The whole family will enjoy learning the secrets of this historic rural farm with the help of professional archaeologists. Make new discoveries as you learn hands-on techniques, talk about and learn from the artifacts you might find. Tour the historic Zeigler Log House and investigate hidden clues that tell the story of its former residents.
Children under 16 must be accompanied by a participating adult
Register for event at www.ActiveMontgomery.org Course # 45932
Sponsor: M-NCPPC, Montgomery Parks
Location: Meet at Zeigler Log House, 25321 N. Frederick Rd (Rte. 355), Clarksburg, MD 20871
Time(s): 10 am – 12 noon
Contact
Person: Heather Bouslog
Contact phone: 301-563-7530 email: heather.bouslog@montgomeryparks.org
Free Website: www.ParksArchaeology.org
April 8
Howard County
workshop
Archaeology Days at Patapsco Female Institute
Visit the Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park to participate in mock field and lab activities, tour the ruins and learn more about the archaeology of the Patapsco Valley.
Sponsor: Howard County Recreation and Parks, Upper Patuxent Archaeology Group
Location: 3655 Church Road Ellicott City, MD 21043
Time(s): 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Contact
Person: Emily Mosher
Contact phone: : 410-313-0420 email: Emily.mosher@howardcountymd.gov
fee: $15 Website: https://www.howardcountymd.gov/HistoricSites
April 9
Howard County
Lecture
The Archaeology at Riggs’ Homestead
Bob Hines will present the latest research conducted at the Sam Riggs Farm just north of Brookeville. This presentation will cover the history of the early Riggs family, project research goals, and a description of some of the artifacts excavated, ranging from the colonial period to the early 20th century
Sponsor: Upper Patuxent Archaeology Group
Location: 9944 Clarksville Pike (Rte 108) Ellicott City, MD 21042
Time(s): 7:30 p.m.
Contact
Person: Kelly Palich
410-313-0420 email: Uparchaeologygroup@gmail.com
Free Website: https://www.upperpatuxentarchaeology.com
Charles County
Lab Work
Public Archeology in Port Tobacco
Join CCASM members and Charles County archaeologist Esther Read for the ongoing Public Archaeology Lab Days. Process artifacts recovered recently from Stagg Hall as well as those recovered in the 1970's around the Courthouse. Everyone is welcome, but children will need to be accompanied by an adult.
Sponsor: Charles County and Charles County Archaeological Society of Maryland, Inc (CCASM)
Location: Burch House, Warehouse Landing Rd, Port Tobacco, MD 20677
Time(s): 11:00 am-3:30 pm
Contact
Person: Esther Doyle Read
email: ReadE@charlescountymd.gov
Free Website: ccarchsoc.blogspot.com
April 10
Calvert County
Children’s Program
Title: Time Traveling Kids Storytime: “Archaeologists Dig for Clues”
This FREE program for Pre-K kids features stories that transport participants into the past! In addition to reading a story, participants will join in on activities related to the story’s setting. April is Maryland Archaeology month so come discover all about the jobs archaeologists do through this month’s story!
Ages: 2-5 years old.
Sponsor: Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
Location: Visitor Center at JPPM, 10515 Mackall Road, Saint Leonard, MD 20685
Time(s): 10:00am-11:00am
Contact
Person: Julie Hall
Contact phone: 410-586-8501 email: jef.pat@maryland.gov
Free Website: www.jefpat.org
April 12
Calvert County
Tour
Tour of the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab
Tour the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab, the state’s archaeological research, conservation, and curation facility and learn about Maryland’s archaeological past. No reservations necessary (unless you are planning to bring a group).
Sponsor: Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab, Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
Location: Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, 10515 Mackall Rd., St. Leonard, MD 20685
Time(s): 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Contact
Person: Patricia Samford
Contact phone: 410-586-8551 email: patricia.samford@maryland.gov
Free Website: www.jefpat.org
Charles County
Lecture
Update on Smith’s St. Leonard Site
Ed Chaney will give an update on the archaeology being done at the Smith’s St. Leonard Site (18CV91) that is located in Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum.
Sponsor: Charles County Archaeological Society of Maryland, Inc
Location: La Plata Police Department, 101 La Grange Avenue La Plata, MD
Time(s): 7:00 pm
Contact
Person: Carol Cowherd
email: ccasm2010@gmail.com
Free Website: ccarchsoc.blogspot.com
April 15
Howard County
workshop
Archaeology Days at Patapsco Female Institute
Visit the Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park to participate in mock field and lab activities, tour the ruins and learn more about the archaeology of the Patapsco Valley.
Sponsor: Howard County Recreation and Parks, Upper Patuxent Archaeology Group
Location: 3655 Church Road Ellicott City, MD 21043
Time(s): 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Contact
Person: Emily Mosher
Contact phone: : 410-313-0420 email: Emily.mosher@howardcountymd.gov
fee: $15 Website: https://www.howardcountymd.gov/HistoricSites
St. Mary's County
lecture
The Black Diamond Disaster: Forgotten Tragedy on the Potomac
On April 23rd 1865, The Black Diamond was struck by The Massachusetts, and she sank. Eighty-seven men were lost, but no one remembers. This event will bring this story and others of the Civil War in Southern Maryland to life, and includes special tours of the Blackistone Island Lighthouse.
Sponsor: St. Mary’s County Museum Division
Location: St. Clement’s Island Museum and St. Clement’s Island State Park
Time(s): Boats begin running to Island at 12:30; Ceremony begins at 2pm
Contact
Person: Karen Stone
Contact phone: 301-769-3235 email: karen.stone@stmarysmd.com
Free Website: http://www.co.saint-marys.md.us/recreate/Museums/
April 16
Charles County
Lab Work
Public Archeology in Port Tobacco
Join CCASM members and Charles County archaeologist Esther Read for the ongoing Public Archaeology Lab Days. Process artifacts recovered recently from Stagg Hall as well as those recovered in the 1970's around the Courthouse. Everyone is welcome, but children will need to be accompanied by an adult.
Sponsor: Charles County and Charles County Archaeological Society of Maryland, Inc (CCASM)
Location: Burch House, Warehouse Landing Rd, Port Tobacco, MD 20677
Time(s): 11:00 am-3:30 pm
Contact
Person: Esther Doyle Read
email: ReadE@charlescountymd.gov
Free Website: ccarchsoc.blogspot.com
April 17
Frederick County
Lecture
Digging Local: hear from the archaeologists that unearth our local history
Learn about three important local sites, the Rosenstock Native American Village Site, L’Hermitage Slave Village, and Catoctin Furnace. Refreshments will be servedy.
Sponsor: City of Frederick
Location: : B Burr Artz Library, Community Room, 110 E Patrick Street, Frederick MD
Time(s): 6:00 pm.
Contact
Person: Christina Martinkosky
Contact phone: : 301-600-1831 email: cmartinkosky@cityoffrederick.com
Free Website: cityoffrederick.com
April 19
Calvert County
Tour
Tour of the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab
Tour the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab, the state’s archaeological research, conservation, and curation facility and learn about Maryland’s archaeological past. No reservations necessary (unless you are planning to bring a group).
Sponsor: Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab, Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
Location: Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, 10515 Mackall Rd., St. Leonard, MD 20685
Time(s): 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Contact
Person: Patricia Samford
Contact phone: 410-586-8551 email: patricia.samford@maryland.gov
Free Website: www.jefpat.org
Lecture
From Slavery to Shelter: Stories from Baltimore's Aged Men and Women's Home of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1870-1910.
In 1980 excavations in Baltimore uncovered a features for a late 19th-century Aged Home. Students from Huntingtown High School Archaeology Club spent the 2017-2018 school year analyzing artifacts from this site and researching the home’s history using church and census records, insurance maps and newspapers. Their work reveals a fascinating look at a church-sponsored charity that cared for elderly, former slaves.
Sponsor: Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
Location: Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, 10515 Mackall Rd., St. Leonard, MD 20685
Time(s): 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Contact
Person: Desiree Smith
Contact phone: 410-586-8501 email: jppm@maryland.gov
Free Website: www.jefpat.org
Montgomery County
Lecture
April Mid-Potomac chapter meeting and Lecture
Cindy Pfanstiehl, anthropology professor at Montgomery College, Rockville campus, will speak on archaeology at the Miles farm site in Clarksburg, MD
Sponsor: Mid-Potomac Chapter of the Archeological Society of Maryland
Location: Needwood Mansion, 6700 Needwood Rd., Derwood, MD 20855
Time(s): 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Contact
Person: Don Housley
Contact phone: 301-424-8526 email: donhou704@earthlink.net
Fee? None Website: www.asmmidpotomac.org
St. Mary's County
Symposium
Once the Metropolis of Maryland: Celebrating 50 Years of Archaeology at Historic St. Mary’s City
This symposium celebrates 50 years of archaeology conducted at Historic St. Mary’s City (HSMC). Presentations include Recent Research and Future Plans at the Leonard Calvert House Site, by Travis G Parno, A Retrospective Look At The Material Culture Of The Leonard Calvert Site, by Silas D. Hurry and Donald L. Winter, Exploring “Clocker’s Acre”: The Architecture of a Colonial Period Building by Ruth M Mitchell and From Bore to Bowl: An Analysis of White Clay Tobacco Pipes from the Anne Arundel Hall Replacement Project by Jessica E Edwards, Erin N Crawford. These lectures honor this rich legacy of work done over the last 50 years while also sharing recent research conducted by the staff of HSMC’s Department of Research and Collections
Sponsor: Historic St. Mary’s City
Location: St. Mary’s City
Time: 7:00 pm
Contact Person: Info@HSMCDigsHistory.org
Contact: phone: 1-800-SMC-1634 or 240-895-4990 HSMC
Free Webste: WWW.HSMCDigsHistory.org
April 21
Calvert County
Special Event
Discovering Archaeology Day
Experience, discover, learn, and have fun exploring the “what, where, and how’s” of archaeology! Demonstrations, tours, and activities for budding archaeologists of any age!
Sponsor: Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
Location: Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, 10515 Mackall Rd., St. Leonard, MD 20685
Time(s): 11:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Contact Person: Sherwana Knox
Contact phone: 410-586-8512
email: sherwana.knox@maryland.gov
Free Website: www.jefpat.org/discoveringarchaeologyday.html
Anne Arundel County
Community Day
Brice House Community Day with Bob the Builder
A large block-party style event celebrating the James Brice House craftsmen past and present. The James Brice House preservation team will be on hand leading tours of the house, tradesmen demonstrating their crafts (modern and historic). Tours of the archaeological site and exhibits of materials found will be ongoing throughout the day.
Sponsor: Historic Annapolis
Location: 42 East Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 and East and Martin Streets
Time(s): 10:00 am-3:00 pm
Contact
Person: Zac Singer
Contact phone: 410-222-1318 email: volunteers@losttownsproject.org
Free Website: www.losttownsproject.org
April 22
Montgomery County
Lecture and Children’s Program
Rockville Science Day
The Montgomery County Parks archaeology program and the Mid-Potomac will have an exhibit informing the public about archaeology sites in the county and have archaeology related activities for children.
Sponsor: Rockville Science Center
Location: Montgomery College Rockville Campus, 51 Mannakee St. Rockville, Md 20850
Time(s): 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Contact
Person: Don Housley
Contact phone: 301-424-8526 email: donhou704@earthlink.net
Free Website: www.rockvillesciencecenter.org
April 23
St. Mary's County
Tour
Historic St. Mary's City Archaeological Laboratories and Curation Facility
Join HSMC Curator and Lab Director Silas Hurry and members of the St. Mary's County chapter of the Archaeological Society of Maryland in a guided tour of the newly constructed curation and study facility located in Anne Arundel Hall on the campus of St. Mary's College of Maryland.
Sponsor: St. Mary's County Archaeological Society
Location: Anne Arundel Hall South, 27407 Old State House Road, Lexington Park, MD 20653
Time(s): 6:30 pm
Contact Person: Chris Coogan
email: clcoogan@smcm.edu
Free
Charles County
Lab Work
Public Archeology in Port Tobacco
Join CCASM members and Charles County archaeologist Esther Read for the ongoing Public Archaeology Lab Days. Process artifacts recovered recently from Stagg Hall as well as those recovered in the 1970's around the Courthouse. Everyone is welcome, but children will need to be accompanied by an adult.
Sponsor: Charles County and Charles County Archaeological Society of Maryland, Inc (CCASM)
Location: Burch House, Warehouse Landing Rd, Port Tobacco, MD 20677
Time(s): 11:00 am-3:30 pm
Contact
Person: Esther Doyle Read
email: ReadE@charlescountymd.gov
Free Website: ccarchsoc.blogspot.com
April 26
Calvert County
Tour
Tour of the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab
Tour the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab, the state’s archaeological research, conservation, and curation facility and learn about Maryland’s archaeological past. No reservations necessary (unless you are planning to bring a group).
Sponsor: Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab, Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
Location: Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, 10515 Mackall Rd., St. Leonard, MD 20685
Time(s): 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Contact
Person: Patricia Samford
Contact phone: 410-586-8551 email: patricia.samford@maryland.gov
Free Website: www.jefpat.org |
