Homeschool Day:  A Day in the Life

March 27, 2026 | 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Learning comes to life during Homeschool Day at Historic St. Mary’s City! Families are invited to spend the day exploring all four exhibit areas through hands-on activities designed to spark curiosity and deepen understanding of Maryland’s early history.

Students will rotate through interactive experiences across the museum grounds — from the waterfront to the plantation, town center, and Woodland Indian Hamlet. This immersive day encourages students to learn by doing — asking questions, handling reproduction tools, and connecting directly with historical interpreters who bring the past to life.

Perfect for homeschool families seeking meaningful, curriculum-aligned history experiences in an engaging outdoor setting.

General admission. No registration is required. 

Activities to include:

• Waterfront (all activities ongoing, no timed demos)
  • Windlass demos, steerage/helm command demos 
  • Map & compass coloring activity, knot tying station, block & tackle, lead line and chip log demos
• Town Center
  • Print House- “apprentice” certificate make-and-take activity
  • Cooking and corn cake making
  • Trunnel make-and-take (wooden nails)
  • Historical matching game, match artifacts to their modern equivalents
  • “House building” demos on the hour
• Woodland Indian Hamlet
  • Working on a dugout canoe
  • Making cordage
  • Clothing try-on
  • Corn cob darts target practice
  • Bone and stone tool making
  • House-building craft 
• Tobacco Plantation
  • Grinding/sifting corn
  • Quill and ink writing
  • Drawknife and froeing
  • Posy make-and-take
  • Colonial games
  • Rolling a hogshead and broadcasting tobacco seeds