Demonstrations and Tours
**Schedule and exhibit availability subject to change**
Calvert House Tours
2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
($5 fee for the tour)
Experience a behind-the-scenes archaeology tour at the Calvert House dig site located at the Town Center of HSMC. The archaeological work is only the first step with the ultimate goal of creating a cutting-edge interpretive exhibit to be built on and around the Calvert House site.
A costumed interpreter will give an introduction to the site, and then an archaeologist will invite the visitors to see the dig site and what they have discovered.
DEMONSTRATIONS (September 19)
Demonstrations are 20 – 30 minutes in length
11:30 a.m. Crafting Clothing: The Yacocomico Way. At the Woodland Indian Hamlet, explore how the Yacocomico people used natural resources—including deer—to create clothing. Learn how every part of the animal had a purpose.
12:30 p.m. Power of the Press. Visit the Print House to witness a movable type printing press in action and discover the stories of three Maryland women who used this technology to shape history.
1:30 p.m. Naval Signals: Communication by Cannon. Learn how sailors would have communicated using the ship’s cannons. For those with sound sensitivity, be aware that there will be a loud bang heard throughout the museum.
2:30 p.m. 17th-Century Games. Try your hand at popular English games of the 1600s, including Nine-pins, Trap Ball, and Quoits. (Meet in the Plantation parking lot)