Month: May 2023

The Historic St. Mary’s City (HSMC) Department of Research and Collections has uncovered the human remains of a young European man, believed to have been buried in the late 1630s. The remains were found approximately 30 feet outside of what …

Nearly 400 year-old remains of teen found at St. Mary’s Fort site Read more »

He was dumped in his grave with little ceremony. He had no coffin, no burial shroud and probably no family to mourn him. He had a broken right leg, and perhaps damaged ribs. His right arm was pulled awkwardly across …

Article – Washington Post: “Experts unearth one of the first colonists: A teen with a broken leg” Read more »