St. Mary's County Events
April 16 St. Mary's County
Symposuim: From the Field to the Lab: Archaeology at St. Mary’s City
Lectures include Through the Microscope: Small Find Discoveries (Stephanie Whitehead, Conservator),
A Year in the Field (Ruth Mitchell. Special Projects Archaeologist), and
Tales from Conservation: Window Leads Edition (Joanne Hoppe, Conservation Assistant)
The process of conserving artifacts from the Anne Arundel Hall Project began this past year. Join us for
this opportunity to hear from the conservators about some of the small finds, and to learn about the
clues that window leads can teach us. Additional field work on the site has also started, and an update
of new discoveries will be presented.
Sponsor: Historic St. Mary’s City
Location: HSMC Visitor Center auditorium, St. Mary’s City
Time: 7:00
Contact Person: Info@HSMCDigsHistory.org
Contact: phone: 1-800-SMC-1634 or 240-895-4990 HSMC
Fee: Free
Webste: HSMCDigsHistory.org
April 25 and 26 St. Mary's County
Black Diamond Disaster
Exhibit, concert, presentations and ceremony surrounding the events of April
25, 1865 when the Black Diamond barge was struck by the steamer
Massachusetts and sunk in the Potomac River. During the summer of 2019 the
Institute of Maritime History spent time searching for the wreck in the river and
will be on hand with a display of their work. A Dinner and Cruise event on
Sunday the 26th will take people of a tour of the area of the river where the
wreck happened and how the search was handled. Advance reservations
required for the Dinner & Cruise; other events free and open to the public.
Sponsor: SMC Museum Division and the SOMD Heritage Area
Location: St. Clement’s Island Museum 38370 Point Breeze Rd Coltons Point MD
20626
Time(s): 10:00 am– 4:00 pm
Contact Person: Karen Stone
Contact phone: 240-925-0293
Free (except for dinner and cruise)
website: museums.stmarysmd.com
May 26 – August 1 St. Mary's County
Excavations: 2020 Field School in Historical Archaeology
Historic St. Mary’s City (HSMC), in association with St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM),
announces its 2020 field school in historical archaeology. The 2020 field season will be focused
on sites in the Mill Field. Located northeast of the Town Center at the heart of the colonial
capital, the Mill Field takes its name from its proximity to the 17th-century mill that was critical to
the town’s survival. As St. Mary’s City developed in the latter half of the 17th century, the Mill
Field become home to a number of the city’s residents. The road to the mill was one of the key
elements of the city’s unique Baroque plan. This portion of the city has only been nominally
studied and is sure to yield significant information about the development of St. Mary’s City.
Sponsor: Historic St. Mary’s City
Location: Mill Field and Town Center area
Time: During museum hours (call in advance in case field school is off site)
Contact Person: Info@HSMCDigsHistory.org
Contact: phone: 1-800-SMC-1634 or 240-895-4990 HSMC
Fee: Free with museum admission ticket.
Webste: WWW.HSMCDigsHistory.org
July 18 - 19 St. Mary's County
Excavation: Tidewater Archaeology Days
Experience a hands- on opportunity to be an archaeologist for a day at the site of Maryland’s first capital. Help screen and sift through the dirt to uncover artifacts from Maryland’s past. Special behind the scenes guided tours.
Sponsor: Historic St. Mary’s City
Location: St. Mary’s City
Contact Person: Info@HSMCDigsHistory.org
Contact: phone: 1-800-SMC-1634 or 240-895-4990 HSMC
Time: 10:00 am . until 4:00 pm
Fee: $10.00 adult, $9 seniors (60+), $6.00 student (13-18 years or college ID), $3.50 ages 6-12, Child (5 and under) free
Webste: WWW.HSMCDigsHistory.org |
