Butterfly Week!

Butterfly Week!
August 12 - 16th, 2019
10:00 am - noon

Become a Citizen Scientist and an official Historic Sotterley caterpillar and butterfly counter during Butterfly Week! Every morning during the week of August 12th-16th, come and learn about amazing and resilient caterpillars, moths, and other insects. Hear stories, play games, and seek, find & observe caterpillars and butterflies up close. Create butterfly baths, food and feeders, and mini-butterfly gardens. Many “make and take” activities!

Check in at Visitor Center.

FREE for children under age 6.

$5 per person ages 6 and up, per day.
$65 Purchase family membership and bring your whole family to Sotterley all year! (Excludes certain special events.) Click HERE to become a member! 

Farmer's Market Heading to Cedar Lane!

“On the Road Again!"

Historic Sotterley heading to Leonardtown!

 

In an effort to continue our community outreach through the Historic Sotterley “Growing for Good” program, our Farmer's Market is heading to a new location - the Cedar Lane Senior Living Community at 22680 Cedar Lane Court in Leonardtown. On Wednesdays beginning on June 26th and running through September 25th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., we will have fresh in-season produce, eggs, local honey, and more.

 

Over the last five years, the Historic Sotterley “Growing for Good” program has donated over 50,000 pounds of produce to local food pantries. Now the program has yielded an opportunity to set up a weekly Farmer’s Market to sell fresh produce at the Cedar Lane Senior Living Community.

 

“Our friends at Cedar Lane have graciously invited us to set up a mobile farm stand to serve the valued seniors in our community, many of whom are unable to make it out to the local markets,” stated Historic Sotterley’s Executive Director, Nancy Easterling. “We are able to accept payments under the WIC and Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program. This is truly a wonderful opportunity for all of us!”

Building Bridges to Common Ground

Building Bridges to Common Ground:
Resilience, Remembrance, Honor and Equity

September 5 - 7th

A multiple day event

From September 5th through 7th, 2019, Historic Sotterley will hold a three-day program continuing the 2019 theme and intuitive of Building Bridges to Common Ground: Resilience, Remembrance, Honor and Equity. Speakers, panelists, archeologists, historians, and Sotterley descendants will bring stories and experiences of their collective research and memory of ancestors, both enslaved and free, to modern relevance. This program is made possible in part by a generous grant from Maryland Humanities.

 

Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.

Interpreting Difficult History at James Madison's Montpelier

Elizabeth Chew, Vice President of Museum Programs, James Madison’s Montpelier, will discuss The Mere Distinction of Colour, the ground-breaking exhibition on slavery at Montpelier. Winner of six national awards, the exhibition considers slavery in the founding era, the lived experience of enslaved families on James Madison’s plantation, and the legacies of slavery in today’s society. It was organized by Montpelier staff in partnership with descendants of those enslaved by the Madison family.

Friday, September 6, 2019 - Registration 9:00 am

10:00 am - 12:00 pm Session: Power in the Name

Dr. Kenneth Cohen, Curator at the National American History Museum, speaks to colonial and early America’s naming practices among the ruling class and place names of indigenous peoples. TBD, African Studies from TBD speaks to African naming practices of peoples affected by the trans-Atlantic slave trade, and African American naming during slavery to the present day.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch available for purchase or bring your own.

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

Performance/Discussion

Janice Curtis Green, a living history performer and American storyteller, brings Harriet Tubman to life in Walk a Mile In My Shoes.

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Session: Rise to the East
Dr. Julia King and Dr. Elizabeth Chew, discuss burial sites and archeology’s importance and relevance to places of history, cultural justice, and remembrance.

 
Saturday, September 7, 2019 - Registration 9:00 am

10:00 am -12:00 pm Session: Descendant Panel discussion

Sotterley Descendants of owners and enslaved discuss their stories, challenges and Historic Preservation. Facilitated by Merideth Taylor and John Felicitas.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch available for purchase or bring your own.
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

Interactive Performance

Janice Curtis Green, a living history performer and American storyteller celebrates life with Fun with Animals and Family Folktales. Listen to stories for the young and the young at heart. Relive a time when animals walked upright, talked to each other and honored Mother Nature. Hear tales of how we got over. Enjoy tales traditional and contemporary stories with songs and audience participation.

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Session

Zachary R. Wood, author and Ted talk speaker, presents: Uncensored, free speech, race, and dissenting opinions.

 

Programs and speakers are subject to change.

Free to the public, but limited seating – ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED. CLICK HERE to register!

 

Teachers and Museum Professionals Workshop

Teachers and Museum

Professionals Workshop:

Incorporating History that Leads to Equity

July 30 and 31, 2019 

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

 

Students are never too young or too old to learn perspective, compassion, and empathy. Discover through the stories of real lives lived how to help your students learn the art of seeing through another’s eyes. Resources provided and create your own.

Pricing:

$30 for Pre K thru 12th grade public and private school teachers.

$40 for all others. 

Lunch included. 

Advanced Registration Required.

Register by e-mail: education@sotterley.org or call: 301-373-2280.

NEW! Historic Sotterley FARM STAND!

Every Saturday from June 1st - September 28th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., stop by the Historic Sotterley Farm Stand right out front at the intersection of Sotterley Road and Sotterley Lane. That's right, we're making it even more convenient for you to shop!

Every week, we will sell:
Historic Sotterley Farm - fruit and veggies!
&
R&H farms - beef, pork, and chicken!
Sassy Cakes - pretzels, cinnamon buns, cake pops, muffins, and more!
Trossbach Family Meats - beef, pork, chicken, and eggs!

Stop by and buy!

Family Friendly Fridays!

 

Family Friendly Fridays!
July 12, 19, 26 & August 3 , 2019
Site open from 10 am - 4 pm

Get down to earth for story time, hands-on learning with art, technology and nature from 10 am - noon, and then enjoy the Historic Sotterley site on your own for the rest of the day!

July 12:

Make your own clay!
July 19:

What makes it go? Make paper airplanes and rubber-band cars!
July 26:

What makes it bounce? Make a ball!
August 2:

What makes it float? Make a boat!

Guided activities: 10:00 a.m. - noon, with site admission.

Check in at Visitor Center.

FREE for children under age 6.

$5 per person ages 6 and up, per day.
$65 Purchase family membership and bring your whole family to Sotterley FREE all year! CLICK HERE! (Excludes certain special events.)

 

UNESCO International Day

UNESCO International Day for the Remembrance

of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

August 23rd | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

As a UNESCO Slave Route Site of Remembrance, Historic Sotterley invites the public to this important day by honoring the memories of those that perished and survived the trans-Atlantic slave trade. We remember the abolition of the trade and celebrate the contributions of survivors whose strength built nations. 2019 also commemorates 400 years since the arrival of captured Africans to Jamestown, VA. This program is made possible in part by a generous grant from Maryland Humanities.

Welcome

Nancy Easterling

Executive Director, Historic Sotterley

Convocation

Rev. Roderick W. McClanahan

First Missionary Baptist Church

Lexington Park, MD

 Purpose of the Day and Testimony

Sandra Coles-Belle,

Sotterley descendant and Program Director, Cultural Diversity

and Outreach for the Archdiocese of Washington

Sotterley’s Bell  Rings 

29 times to remember persons who perished

on the middle passage to Sotterley in 1720

Music  Selection

First Missionary Baptist, Voices of Praise

Sotterley’s Story

Gwen Bankins, Historic Sotterley Trustee

and Sotterley descendant

Historic Sotterley’s Partner Organizations:

Marilyn Hatza, Grants and Strategic Partnerships,

Maryland Humanities

Michael Brown, President,

Unified Committee for Afro American Contributions

William Hall, President,

NAACP St. Mary’s County

Rev. Dr. Tamara England Wilson, Chair

Maryland Commission for African American History and Culture

Ann Cobb, Executive Board Member,

Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project

Music Selection

First Missionary Baptist, Voices of Praise

Descendants’  Project, Honoring Ancestors

Jeanne Pirtle

Director of Educational Programming and Partnerships,

Historic Sotterley

Giving Voice

Participants Name Their Ancestor

Statement from Historic Sotterley

Bert Johnston, President, Historic Sotterley Board of Trustees

Reading of Proclamations and Conclusion

Nancy Easterling

Benediction

Charlie Wharton, Minister

St. Mary’s County Church of Christ