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March 11 Calvert County
Archeologogical Illustration Workshop
Learn the techniques archaeologists use to make accurate illustrations of
artifacts. Suitable for anyone interested in scientific illustration, regardless of
drawing skill level. This workshop is perfect for participants 13 and older.
Sponsor: Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum,
10515 Mackall Rd., St. Leonard, MD 20685
Time(s): 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Contact Person: Visitor Center
Contact phone: 410-586-8501
email: jef.pat@maryland.gov
Fee: $15 / Friends of JPPM $10
Website: jefpat.maryland.gov
March 28 Calvert County
Egg Decorating Workshop
Spend a morning creating your own heirloom quality, hand decorated eggs inspired
by the designs of Wedgewood and other European designers of fine china. On
display will be similarly decorated 18th - and 19th -century ceramics found on Maryland
archaeological sites and housed in the Maryland Archaeological Conservation
Laboratory..
Sponsor: Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum,
10515 Mackall Rd., St. Leonard, MD 20685
Time(s): 10:00 am – 1:30 pm
Contact Person: Visitor Center
Contact phone: 410-586-8501
email: jef.pat@maryland.gov
Fee: $30 / Friends of JPPM $25
Website: jefpat.maryland.gov
Month of April Charles County
Exhibit: Charles County Archeology
As part of Maryland Archeology Month, the Charles County Chapter of the ASM Inc. will be presenting an exhibit on Charles County Archaeology.
Sponsor: Charles County Chapter of the A.S.M. Inc.
La Plata Branch of Charles County Library
2 Garrett Avenue, La Plata, MD 20646
Time(s): whenever library is open
Contact Person: Carol Cowherd
Fee: Free
Website: https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/
Month of April Charles County
Exhibit: Charles County Archeology
As part of Maryland Archeology Month, the Charles County Chapter of the ASM Inc. will be presenting an exhibit on Charles County Archaeology.
Sponsor: Charles County Chapter of the A.S.M. Inc.
Potomac Branch of Charles County Library
3225 Ruth B Swann Dr, Indian Head, MD 20640
Time(s): whenever library is open
Contact Person: Carol Cowherd
Fee: Free
Website: https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/
April 4 Anne Arundel County
Lab work: Archaeology Lab Open House
Archaeologists and volunteers at the Anne Arundel County Archaeology Lab work together to process,
thousands of artifacts from local archaeology sites all year long. Come learn more about our current
projects, discover volunteer and internship opportunities, or jump in and help us process some artifacts
from recent digs!
Sponsor: The Lost Towns Project and Anne Arundel County Cultural Resources
Division
Anne Arundel County Archaeology Lab, 839 Londontown Road,
Edgewater, MD 20137
Time(s): 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Contact Person: Drew Webster
Contact phone:410-222-1318
Fee: Free
Website: www.losttownsproject.org
April 4 Calvert County
Event: Discovering Archaeology Day
Discover the where, what, and how of archaeology in the exhibit “The FAQs of Archaeology.” Tour the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory. Learn about archaeology through educational walks, activities, and demonstrations and exhibits by archaeologists from across the region. Bring artifacts for identification by experts.
Sponsor: Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum
Location: 10515 Mackall Rd., St. Leonard, MD 20685
Time: 10:00 am. – 5:00 pm
Contact Person: Visitor Center
Contact phone: 410-586-8501
email: jefpat@maryland.gov
Fee: $25 / Friends $20
Website: www.jefpat.maryland.gov
April 5 Carroll County
Exhibit: The Manchester’s First People archaeological exhibit
Exhibit consists of stone tools and photographs of the Volunteers at work excavating a Hunter-Gatherer Seasonal Foragers camp site from 4000 to 2000 Years Before the Present
Sponsor: Manchester Historical Center and the ASM, Inc. Central Chapter
Manchester Historical Center,3208 York Road, Manchester, Carroll County, MD 21102
Time(s): 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Contact Person: Stephen Israel
Contact phone:410-222-1318 or 410-945-5514
Fee: Free
Website: manchestermd.gov/historical-center
April 9 Charles County
Workshop: Post Colonial Refined Earthenware Workshop
Patricia Samford will present a workshop on the identification of Post Colonial Refined Earthenware
Sponsor: Charles County Chapter of the A.S.M. Inc.
101 La Grange Ave, La Plata, MD 20646
Time(s): 7:00
Contact Person: Carol Cowherd
Fee: Free
Website: https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/
April 13, 2020 Frederick County
Workshop: Digging Local: hear from the archeologists that unearth our lost history
The City of Frederick’s Historic Preservation Commission is excited to partner
with the Monocacy Archeological Society and the Maryland Room at the C.
Burr Artz Public Library to host the third annual Digging Local, a special event
where the public can hear from archeologists who are excavating local sites.
Sponsor: City of Frederick’s Historic Preservation Commission
Location: C. Burr Artz Public Library, 110 E. Patrick Street, Frederick, MD 21701
Time(s): 6:00PM
Contact
Person: Christina Martinkosky
Contact phone: 301-600-1831 email:
Fee: Free
Website: City of Fredrick
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 16 Montgomery County
Lecture: History of Dairy Farming in Montgomery County
A talk by docents from the MOOseum, a museum dedicated to telling the
history of dairy farming in Montgomery County, along with an explanation of
their dairy artifact collection.
Sponsor: Mid-Potomac Chapter of the Archeological Society of Maryland, Inc.
Location: Needwood Mansion, 6700 Needwood Road, Derwood, MD 20855
Time(s): 7:30 pm
Contact Person: Don Housley
Contact phone:301-424-8526
Fee: Free
Website: www.asmmidpotomac.org
April 18 Anne Arundel County
Symposium:Archeological Society of Maryland’s Spring Symposium
A symposium featuring authors from the book, The Archaeology of Colonial
Maryland: Five Essays by Scholars of the Early Province along with a speaker
from the Meadowcroft Rock Shelter and underwater archeology.
Sponsor: The Archeological Society of Maryland, Inc.
Location:Maryland Historical Trust, 100 Community Place, Crownsville, MD 21032
Time(s): 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Contact Person: Don Housley
Contact phone:301-424-8526
Fee: $5.00 for members Website:
$7.00 for non-members
Website: MarylandArcheology.org
April 18 Anne Arundel County
Lab work: Archaeology Lab Open House
Archaeologists and volunteers at the Anne Arundel County Archaeology Lab work together to process,
thousands of artifacts from local archaeology sites all year long. Come learn more about our current
projects, discover volunteer and internship opportunities, or jump in and help us process some artifacts
from recent digs!
Sponsor: The Lost Towns Project and Anne Arundel County Cultural Resources
Division
Anne Arundel County Archaeology Lab, 839 Londontown Road,
Edgewater, MD 20137
Time(s): 9 am – 4 pm
Contact Person: Drew Webster
Contact phone:410-222-1318
Fee: Free
Website: www.losttownsproject.org
April 19 Calvert County
Flintknapping Workshop
Ever wonder how Native Americans made stone tools? Ever want to learn how to do it? During this workshop you will learn the techniques to turn stone into tools. The workshop will include how to select materials, the science behind knapping, and the chance to create your own stone arrowheads. This workshop is perfect for ages 13 and up.
Sponsor: Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum,
10515 Mackall Rd., St. Leonard, MD 20685
Time(s): 10:00am – 1:30pm
Contact Person: Visitor Center
Contact phone: 410-586-8501
email: jef.pat@maryland.gov
Fee: $25 / Friends $20
Website: jefpat.maryland.gov
April 19 Carroll County
Exhibit: The Manchester’s First People archaeological exhibit
Exhibit consists of stone tools and photographs of the Volunteers at work excavating a Hunter-Gatherer Seasonal Foragers camp site from 4000 to 2000 Years Before the Present
Sponsor: Manchester Historical Center and the ASM, Inc. Central Chapter
Manchester Historical Center,3208 York Road, Manchester, Carroll County, MD 21102
Time(s): 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Contact Person: Stephen Israel
Contact phone:410-222-1318 or 410-945-5514
Fee: Free
Website:manchestermd.gov/historical-center
April 19 Montgomery County
Exhibit: Rockville Science Fairit
An exhibit of the investigative and interpretative techniques used by
archaeologists to uncover the past, including activities for children and a
display highlighting the archaeology sites in Montgomery County.
Sponsor: Mid-Potomac Chapter of the Archeological Society of Maryland, Inc., the
Archaeology Program of Montgomery County Parks (M-NCPPC), and the Rockville
Science Center.
Location: Montgomery College, Rockville campus
Time(s): 12:00 – 5:00 pm
Contact Person: Don Housley
Contact phone:301-424-8526
Fee: Free
Website: www.asmmidpotomac.org and www.rockvillesciencecenter.org
April 24 Allegany County
Lecture: The Susquehannocks in Western Maryland
Dr. Robert Wall's presentation narratives the arrival of the Susquehannock Indians into the Upper Potomac Valley during the early 1600s, why they came and how long they stayed. The archaeological evidence from the Barton and other sites will be examined in detail and comparisons will be made with the Susquehannock sites of the Lower Susquehanna River Valley. Examples of artifact recovered from excavations will be on exhibit.
Sponsor: Western Maryland Chapter
Location: LaVale Library in LaVale, MD
Time(s): 7:30 pm
Contact Person: Roy Brown
Contact phone: 410-586-8501
Fee: Free
April 24 Harford County
Lecture: Archeology of the Green
Atlantic: Connecting Maryland
And Ireland at the Time of the
Great Hunger
Stephen A. Brighton, University of Maryland presents on archaeological site associated with the Irish Diaspora.
Sponsor: Harford Community College,
Sociology/Anthropology Program and the Archeological Society
of the Northern Chesapeake
Location: Harford
Community College.
Edgewood Hall,
Rm 132
Time(s): 6:30 pm (student posters, lecture 7:00 pm)
Contact Person: Sharon Stowers
Fee: Free
April 25 Prince George's County
Lab Work: Archaeology Lab Experience
Reach out and touch history! Join the Archaeology Program for this rare opportunity to process real artifacts discovered in the Mount Calvert Slave Quarter excavation. In the summer of 2019, we excavated the area where a community of enslaved men, women, and children lived in the decades before emancipation and found nails and bricks from the buildings, along with animal bones and oyster shells discarded after meals, fragments of plates and bottles, and personal items like buttons, keys, and tobacco pipes. Come prepared to get your hands dirty during this
immersive experience!
Sponsor: Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning, Prince George's Archaeology Program
Location:
Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park
Time(s): 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Contact Person: Archaeology Program
Contact phone: 410-586-8501
Fee: free, but registration required Email to RSVP!
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 2 Montgomery County
Family Archaeology Day
Enjoy a fun-filled day learning about Montgomery County Archaeology! Tour
the mansion, “excavate” on our simulated sites, meet people who lived in
Montgomery County in the 19 th century. The day includes old time games,
Native American and archaeology activities, and house tours. Something for
the young and “young at heart!”
Sponsor: M-NCPPC, Montgomery Parks
Location: Needwood Mansion, 6700 Needwood Road, Derwood, MD 20855
Time(s): 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Contact Person: Heather Bouslog
Contact phone: 301-563-7530
Fee: Free
Website:www.ParksArchaeology.org
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
June 13, 2020 : Washington, DC
9th Day of Archaeology Festival
A festival, open to the public, composed of archaeological organizations from
around the Washington, DC area. Exhibits from the Mid-Potomac Chapter of
the Archeological Society of Maryland, Inc. and the Archaeology Program of
Montgomery County Parks (M-NCPPC) will be present.
Sponsor: Archaeology in the Community
Location: Dumbarton House Museum
Time(s): 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Contact
Person: Don Housley
Contact phone: 301-424-8526 :
Free
Website: Archaeology in the Community
July 6-10, 2020 Calvert County
Camp: Archaeology Camp
Have you ever wanted to be an archaeologist? Spend a week with
archaeologists excavating for artifacts in the field and working with curators
and conservators to clean, study, and preserve artifacts at the Maryland
Archaeological Conservation Laboratory (MAC Lab). For rising 6th – 8th graders..
Sponsor: Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum
Location: Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum
Time(s): 9:00 – 4:00 pm
Contact Person: Visitor Center
Contact phone: 410-586-8501
email: jef.pat@maryland.gov
Fee: $145 / Friends $125
Website: jefpat.maryland.gov
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 |
