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2012 EVENTS
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Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts in uniform are admitted free. Accompanying adults/family members receive $1 discount per admission.
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Brews and bands. Snacks and small plates. Kids tent.
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Colonial Kids Workshop: Geocaching: A Techno-treasure Hunt
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Have a handheld GPS? Let’s go on a treasure hunt! Geocaching is a global treasure hunting game. Learn what geocaching involves during a short presentation, and then get in on the fun as an experienced geocacher walks you through the process of locating a hidden treasure at Historic St. Mary’s City. The hidden cache is not listed on the official Geocaching website.
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Ages 9-14 with an adult. 10 a.m. Visitor Center. $10 adult/child ($8 Friends) Additional adults $10. Includes full day admission. Reservation by May 22 - 240-895-4990 or e-mail info@stmaryscity.org.
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Colonial Kids Workshop: A Pirate’s Life For Me
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Step on board the Maryland Dove and learn what it was like being a pirate in the 1600s. Find out what’s truth and what’s myth when it comes to pirate lifestyles. Choose your own pirate name, make your own pirate flag, and maybe even find some buried treasure!
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Ages 5-9 with an adult. 10 a.m. Maryland Dove. $10 adult/child ($8 Friends) Additional adults $10. Includes full day admission. Reservation by May 22 - 240-895-4990 or e-mail info@stmaryscity.org.
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June is Emergency Responders Month
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First responder free with valid I.D.; family members $1 off regular admission
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National Trails Day; Full Moon Hike
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Three-mile hike by the light of the full moon with a stop for storytelling and refreshments.
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Wear closed-toe shoes! 7 p.m. Depart Administration parking lot (18559 Hogaboom Lane). Donations accepted. Pre-register
240-895-4990 or e-mail info@stmaryscity.org by May 30. Cancelled in event of rain.
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Little Explorers Sailing: Past & Present
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Compare your life with those of early Marylander sailers. After the program, visit the waterfront to explore how the Maryland Dove sailors sailed their ship. Program designed for pre-school age children ages 3-5 years old and an accompanying adult. Activities may include story-telling, crafts, songs, and outdoor exploration.
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10:00 a.m. The Shop at Farthings Ordinary. Fee. $4 per child non-members, $3 per child members. Accompanying adult free. For information, call 240-895-4990 or email info@stmaryscity.org.
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Colonial Kids Workshop: Charting and Navigation
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Are we there yet? Learn how to navigate a ship with a chart, cross staff and a chip log – just like a 17th century sailor! Use these tools to make your own 17th century chart to take home.
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10:00 a.m. - noon. $15 per couple, nonmember, $10 per couple, members. Pre-register -895-4990 or e-mail info@stmaryscity.org by June 6.
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Movie Night : Restoration
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A lively look at the high-life and low-life in 17th-century England. Starring Robert Downey, Jr. Rated: R.
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7:00 p.m. Visitor’s Center Auditorium.
$7 nonmember, $5 members. For information, call 240-895-4990 or email info@stmaryscity.org.
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Little Explorers: Manners: Past & Present
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Compare your life with those of early Marylanders. What expectations did parents have for their children’s behavior? After the program, visit Town Center to explore how good manners made a difference in the past just as it does today! This educational series is designed specifically for pre-school age children ages 3-5 years old and an accompanying adult. Activities may include story-telling, crafts, songs, and outdoor exploration. Participants are encouraged to explore HSMC grounds after the program.
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10:00 a.m. The Shop at Farthings Ordinary. Fee. $4 per child non-members, $3 per child members. Accompanying adult free. For information, call 240-895-4990 or email info@stmaryscity.org.
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Commoners and gentry are invited to experience an early-American “faire’ at Historic St. Mary’s City on June 30 from noon to 4 p.m. There will be entertainment, merriment, and hands-on activities for the young and the young-at-heart. Enjoy traditional music and join in sport contests. See plant and animal wonders from the New World that astounded fair-goers in the 17th-century. Witness a trial, shop, get your face painted, brace yourself for muskets and canon fire, even learn a dance step or two!
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Noon – 4. Adult $10; Seniors $9; Youth (6-18) $6: under 5 years free. This event made possible by the generous support of the Historic St. Mary’s City Foundation. For information, call 240-895-4990 or email info@stmaryscity.org.
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July is for Educators! Maryland Educator Appreciation Month. Free for Maryland educators. $1 off regular admission to companion/family members.
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Movie Night : Shakespeare in Love |
Come in out of the heat and enjoy a movie with friends. Focusing on subjects familiar to the first residents of Historical St. Mary’s City – we will delve into our history with a little lighter fare. |
Visitor’s Center Auditorium. For information, call 240-895-4990 or email info@stmaryscity.org.
$7 nonmember, $5 members. |
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Tidewater Archaeology Weekend
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Get down and dirty with the pros as they uncover bits of Maryland’s past at one of the finest colonial archaeology sites in the nation.
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10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Admission charged. Adult $10; Seniors $9; Youth (6-18) $6: under 5 years free.
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August is
Senior Citizens’ Month
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In celebration of National Senior Citizens Day, Historic St. Mary’s City is offering senior citizens (age 60 and up) half-price admission throughout the month of August.
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Movie Night : As You Like It
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Come in out of the heat and enjoy a movie with friends. Focusing on subjects familiar to the first residents of Historical St. Mary’s City – we will delve into our history with a little lighter fare.
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Visitor’s Center Auditorium. For information, call 240-895-4990 or email info@stmaryscity.org.
$7 nonmember, $5 members.
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Colonial Kids Workshop: Fun with Shakespeare
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Come ye and experience the power and beauty of the English language as created in the Elizabethan time period. No acting experience required! Only wit and wonder need attend! Participants will discover the joys of Shakespeare’s words and work together to translate and perform one of Shakespeare’s plays. Workshop – Saturday, dress rehersal and performance – Sunday. Ages 12 -17 yrs
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9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Farthings Ordinary/State House. $30 nonmember, $25 members, includes full day admission, reservation required by August 6 - 240-895-4990 or email info@stmaryscity.org.
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Explorers: Teddy Bears on the Go
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Learn about the animals that live in our woods. After the program, visit the Woodland Indian Hamlet to feel the furs of some of the animals used in their lives. Program designed for pre-school age children ages 3-5 years old and an accompanying adult. Activities may include story-telling, crafts, songs, and outdoor exploration.
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10:00 a.m. The Shop at Farthings Ordinary. Fee. $4 per child non-members, $3 per child members. Accompanying adult free. For information, call 240-895-4990 or email info@stmaryscity.org.
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Woodland Indian Discovery Day.
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Explore and celebrate the life and ways of Maryland’s first people. Archery, dancing, atlatl toss, pottery, hide tanning, and more!
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11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Woodland Indian Hamlet. Fee.
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Colonial Kids: Breakfast with the Animals
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Storytime and breakfast for visitors and the livestock.
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Ages 3- 5 & adult. 9 a.m. Tobacco Plantation. Fee. Register by April 10 - 240-895-4990 or e-mail info@stmaryscity.org. $15 per family of 4 or fewer ($10 Friends members), $5 for ea additional person includes general admission,
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Little Explorers: A is for Apple
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Learn all about apples! After the program, visit the Plantation to find the apples in our orchard. Program designed for pre-school age children ages 3-5 years old and an accompanying adult. Activities may include story-telling, crafts, songs, and outdoor exploration.
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10:00 a.m. The Shop at Farthings Ordinary. Fee. $4 per child non-members, $3 per child members. Accompanying adult free. For information, call 240-895-4990 or email info@stmaryscity.org.
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Conflicts, resolutions, technology weaponry, drilling, camp life through the centuries. Celebrating those who stand up for what they believe in.
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Little Explorers: Peter the Pumpkin Eater
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Explore some of the ways we use pumpkins. After the program, visit the Woodland Indian Hamlet to see how their pumpkins are growing. Program designed for pre-school age children ages 3-5 years old and an accompanying adult. Activities may include story-telling, crafts, songs, and outdoor exploration.
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10:00 a.m. The Shop at Farthings Ordinary. Fee. $4 per child non-members, $3 per child members. Accompanying adult free. For information, call 240-895-4990 or email info@stmaryscity.org.
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One hundred and one ways to protect and enjoy our waterways.
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Free. Co-sponsored by the St. Mary’s River Watershed Association. Info: smrwa.org
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Colonial Kids Workshop: Archery and Atlatls
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Practice hunting skills used by Maryland's first people.
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Ages 9-14 yrs, accompanied by adult.
10 a.m. – 12 noon. Woodland Indian Hamlet. Fee. Reservation required by October 10 - 240-895-4990 or e-mail info@stmaryscity.org..
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Little Explorers: The Little Red Hen
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Cluck, scratch and lay an egg! Chickens are interesting birds. After the program, visit the chickens at the Plantation. Program designed for pre-school age children ages 3-5 years old and an accompanying adult. Activities may include story-telling, crafts, songs, and outdoor exploration.
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10:00 a.m. The Shop at Farthings Ordinary. Fee. $4 per child non-members, $3 per child members. Accompanying adult free. For information, call 240-895-4990 or email info@stmaryscity.org.
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Homeschool Day : Tricks of the Trade
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Activities designed for those age 6+ with adult. Hands-on colonial arts and trades.
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10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Fee. $5 per child, $20 per family up to 6. Parents free. Includes general museum admission. Register by October 15 - 240-895-4990 or e-mail info@stmaryscity.org.
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Walk historical paths by starlight in a theatrical event that’s the perfect Halloween treat.
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6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Fee. Reservations 240-895-4990 or e-mail info@stmaryscity.org.
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