Lecture: Richard Bell April 16, 2026 | 7:00 p.m. Visitor Center Auditorium The American Revolution and the Fate of the World: An electrifying global history of a not-so local war. When we think of the American Revolution, we often …
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Maryland Archaeology Month Lecture: Puzzling Pits and Massive Maps: An Evening with Research and Collections Wednesday, April 29 | 7:00 p.m. Join HSMC for an exciting evening in honor of Maryland Archaeology Month. Travis Parno and Lisa Fischer, Director and …
“To make the men more settled: the significance of colonizing women” Speaker: Kathleen M. Brown ABOUT THE LECTURE: This talk examines how settler women’s labor and reproductivity served as the core of colonial settler society, including its capacity to become …
To commemorate the 60-year anniversary of the Civil Rights Act and to coincide with Governor Wes Moore’s proclamation of 2024 as Maryland’s Year of Civil Rights, the Center for the Study of Democracy, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Historic St. …
Garret Van Sweringen, born about 1636 in The Netherlands, lived from 1657 until 1664 in the Dutch colony Newer Amstel (now New Castle in Delaware), and then moved to St. Mary’s City in Maryland to become one of Maryland’s most …
April 18. Lecture—Maryland Archaeology Month: Updates From the Field When: 7:00 p.m. Where: Visitor Center Auditorium Join Historic St. Mary’s City for an evening lecture celebrating Maryland Archeology Month! Dr. Travis Parno, HSMC Director of Research and Collections will present …
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Speaker: Dennis J. Pogue, PhD Associate Research Professor University of Maryland, College Park About the lecture: The generic image of the housing for enslaved Blacks living in the American South is of small wooden cabins aligned in rickety rows …
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September 21. Lecture: Bits in Pieces: Uncovering Colonial Chesapeake Horse Culture in Archaeological Collections Speaker: Sara Rivers Cofield, Curator of Federal Collections, Maryland Archaeological Conservation (MAC) Laboratory Fragmentary metal artifacts related to 17th- and 18th-century horses can be difficult to …
The Freedom Suits of Southern Maryland, Family History, and Reckoning with American Slavery 7:00 p.m. Join Dr. William G. Thomas III, author and history professor from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, to discuss the freedom suits and the families of Southern …
May 18. Lecture: “Revealing Richard Orchard: Insights on a 17th Century Ship Master” Marlee Putnam 7:00 p.m Visitor Center Auditorium. 18751 Hogaboom Lane. St. Mary’s City, MD Admission: free Info: 301.994.4370 or email info@hsmcdigshistory.org
