Historic St. Mary's City is now open Tuesday through Saturday, 10AM to 4PM
18751 Hogaboom Lane St. Mary's City , 20686
No future dates found.
10:00am - 4:00pm
18751 Hogaboom Lane St. Mary's City , 20686
No future dates found.
10:00am - 4:00pm
**Schedule and exhibit availability subject to change**
All activities are included with admission: $10 adult; $9 senior; $6 youth; free to ages 5 and younger, and to Friends members
11:30 a.m. How did the Yacocomico people get their string, without stores to browse, or the Internet to search? Come to the Hamlet and learn how to make cordage like the Woodland Indians did. (approximately 20 minutes)
12:30 p.m. In our contemporary times, we often take for granted that we can control light, even after the sun has set. Come to the Town Center fire pit and observe how wax candles can be made, and learn why they were preferred. Don’t worry—it shouldn’t be too hot to candle. (approximately 30 minutes)
1:30 p.m. Learn how and why the crew of Maryland Dove uses the ship’s cannons, and why they are called murtherers (the cannons, not the crew). It ends with a bang, so don’t forget to cover your ears. (approximately 20 minutes)
2:30 p.m. Meet at the Plantation parking lot. How did the colonists survive without modern medical knowledge and hospitals? Come to the Sprays’ garden and discover how the Maryland colonist might remedy anything from fevers to broken bones. You might even get a brand-new bag. (approximately 20 minutes)
While strolling the exhibit paths, don’t forget to explore the 18th-century Mackall Barn; Van Sweringen’s Inn; the reconstructed State House of 1676; and the reconstructed Brick Chapel of 1667, which features the crypt that houses the re-interred lead coffins of Philip Calvert and his family. Before you end your visit, drive down Rosecroft Road to the current site of the 19th-century Brome Howard house (now the Inn at Brome Howard), to see the Struggle for Freedom exhibit. The exhibit is located inside a building that was originally constructed to house the men and women who were enslaved laborers at the Brome plantation. Struggle for Freedom explores what the lives of African Americans were like from before the Civil War to the early 20th century.
Wed, Apr 1, 2026
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Thu, Apr 2, 2026
01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Fri, Apr 3, 2026
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Wed, Apr 8, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Wed, Apr 15, 2026
10:00 AM - 02:30 PM
Thu, Apr 16, 2026
07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Sat, May 2, 2026
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Sat, May 9, 2026
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Wed, May 13, 2026
02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Sat, May 23, 2026
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Wed, Jun 10, 2026
02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Thu, Jun 11, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Fri, Jun 12, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Wed, Jul 8, 2026
02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Wed, Aug 12, 2026
02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Wed, Sep 9, 2026
02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Wed, Oct 14, 2026
02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
