18 April
-Calvert County-
Event: Discovering Archaeology Day at Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum
Description: Discover the where, what, and how of archaeology, as we highlight our new exhibit “The FAQs of Archaeology.” Tour the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory (1 & 3 p.m.). Learn about archaeology through educational walks, activities, and demonstrations and exhibits by archaeologists from across the region.
Sponsor: Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum
Location: 10515 Mackall Rd., St. Leonard, MD 20685
Time: 10:00 AM. – 5:00 PM.
Contact: Michele Parlett at 410-586-8501, or email jppm@mdp.state.md.us.
-Harford County-
Activity: River Sweep
Description: Preserving our cultural resources begins with saving our natural resources. River Sweep 2009 will focus on Garrett Island, the site of 10,000 years of human activity and geological wonder. T-shirt and lunch provided, call to register.
Sponsor: ASNC and Friends of Garrett Island Location: Perryville Community Park, Perry Point, Maryland 21902
Time 9:00 AM- 12:00 PM
Fee: Free
Contact: Jack Davis, 410.734.6357
- Talbot County-
Demonstration and Display: Prehistoric Technologies Demonstration
Description: Archaeologist and primitive technologist, Bill Schindler (Washington College), will demonstrate a variety of primitive technologies the Native Americans of Maryland relied upon for thousands of years. Prehistoric fishing, stone tool, ceramic, and fire production technologies will be covered. Replications and artifacts will be on display.
Sponsor: Washington College Sociology and Anthropology Department, Center for Environment and Society, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Location: Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, MD
Time(s): 10:00 AM. – 12:00 PM., 1:00 PM. – 5:00 PM.
Contact: Bill Schindler (410) 778-8993
-Wicomico County-
Lecture: "Over the Sea to Somerset: Seventeenth-Century Trade in a Neglected Corner of the Chesapeake"
Description: While the Lower Shore is considered a “backwater” today, in the early colonial period water was the highway. David Browne was a Scottish merchant-planter who profited handsomely from Somerset’s trade, and analysis of artifacts recovered from the site of his home reveal the extent of his transatlantic connections.
Sponsor: Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture
Location: Nabb Center; Salisbury University; Power Professional Building Suite #190; Wayne Ave.; Salisbury, MD l
Time: 2:00 PM
Contact: Elizabeth Ragan; 410-548-4502
-Baltimore City-
April 18
Lecture: Archaeology of 1830s Rail Yard of the Baltimore & Port Deposit Rail Road
Description: A lecture by Esther Doyle Read relating to the Baltimore and Port Deposit Railroad
Sponsor: Friends of the President Street Station
Location: Baltimore Civil War Museum - President Street Station 601 S President St Baltimore, MD 21202
Time: 12:00 Noon
Fee: Free
Contact: Ralph Vincent - 410-461-9377
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