All Ages, No Fee. Children of all ages are invited to the 27th Annual Children’s Day on the Farm, a celebration of Southern Maryland’s rich agricultural heritage! Enjoy new attractions as well as old favorites, like the antique Tractor Parade! Demonstrations, hands-on activities, rides, games, live entertainment, food and beverage. Great family fun! (Note: small fee charged for some activities)

Public Archaeology – Field work No Fee This is your opportunity to experience being an archaeologist! Help professionals excavate an actual archaeological site – no experience necessary and no fee! Supervision required under age 14. Registration is free, but required. Call 410-586-8554 or email echaney@mdp.state.md.us

Public Archaeology – Field work No Fee This is your opportunity to experience being an archaeologist! Help professionals excavate an actual archaeological site – no experience necessary and no fee! Supervision required under age 14. Registration is free, but required. Call 410-586-8554 or email echaney@mdp.state.md.us

May 9, 2012 10 AM – 3 PM Public Archaeology – Field work No Fee This is your opportunity to experience being an archaeologist! Help professionals excavate an actual archaeological site – no experience necessary and no fee! Supervision required under age 14. Registration is free, but required. Call 410-586-8554 or email echaney@mdp.state.md.us

10 AM – 3 PM Public Archaeology – Lab work No Fee If you prefer air conditioning to sweltering heat, volunteer in our archaeology lab. Help wash and label 18th c. artifacts from the Public Archaeology site – no experience necessary and no fee! Supervision required under age 14. Registration is free, but required. Call 410-586-8554 or email echaney@mdp.state.md.us.

Experience, discover, learn, and have fun exploring the “what, where, and how’s” of archaeology! Demonstrations, tours, and activities for budding archaeologists of any age!

Enjoy a free behind the scenes tour of the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory, a state-of-the-art facility that houses over 8 million artifacts, including collections from every county in Maryland. The “Behind the Scenes” guided tour allows visitors to get up close and personal with our conservators and our collections. Group tours are offered year round for a small fee. Call 410-586-8562 or email kconcannon@mdp.state.md.us for more information. Reservations not required.

Fee: $10/ person, $8/senior (55+) Ages: 10+ Point Farm was the country retreat of the late Mr. & Mrs. Jefferson Patterson. In 1983 Mrs. Patterson donated the property to the state in honor of her late husband, creating Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum. Join us the third Sunday of each month for a guided tour of this beautiful 1933 Colonial Revival brick house and gardens designed by noted female architects Gertrude Sawyer and Rose Greely. For reservations call 410-586-8501 or email jppm@mdp.state.md.us.

Ages: 10+ The public is invited to share memories of Calvert County, the Patterson Family, JPPM or those who may have once worked this land. If you do not have a story to share, come enjoy the tour and hear the memories of others. Point Farm was the country retreat of the late Mr. & Mrs. Jefferson Patterson. In 1983 Mrs. Patterson donated the property to the state in honor of her late husband, creating Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum.

The James & Meryl Hearst Center for the Arts announces the debut of its grant project entitled James Hearst: Interpreting “The Farmstead” funded, in part, by a grant award from Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area. The Hearst Center recently added James Hearst’s poetry to the Hearst Sculpture Garden. They have also launched cell phone tours featuring archival recordings of James Hearst reading his poetry, as well as individual Hearst Center room histories.