April 16, 2024

Colonial Children Topic of Sept. 7 Talk

Children

Join the St. Mary’s County Historical Society for the next installment of Historically Speaking that will cover “The Role of Children in the Colonial Chesapeake.” The event will be held September 7, 2022.

Leonardtown’s A&E/Art Walk First Friday

Art Walk First Friday

Leonardtown will present its September 2022 A&E/Art Walk First Friday All Weekend Celebration this week.

New MD Dove to Arrive in HSMC Aug. 27

Dove

The new Maryland Dove is scheduled to sail into Historic St. Mary’s City between 10:30 and 10:45 am, weather permitting, on August 27, 2022.

Veterans Parade Now Accepting Entries

Parade

Registration is now open for those wishing to participate in the 47th annual Veterans Day Parade in Leonardtown.

Historic Preservation Award Winners Announced

Operations

Four awards were given by the St. Mary’s County Historic Preservation Commission to recognize excellence and achievement in the field of historic preservation. 

Dog Days of Summer First Friday

Dog Days of Summer

Pet events and special offers are being planned for the Dog Days of Summer First Friday All Weekend Celebration in Leonardtown.

Police Accountability Board Seeks Applicants for Committee

Labor Day

The Police Accountability Board seeks applicants interested in serving on the St. Mary’s County Administrative Charging Committee.

Jazzy First Friday All Weekend in Town

Taste

First Fridays open up Leonardtown, MD, for a one-of-a-kind shopping and entertaining evening, and invite visitors to join in the fun. This Friday the town’s business community will be open July 1 from 5 to 8 pm. But wait … there’s more! Leonardtown is starting the Jazz Festival celebration early with the Jazzy First Friday All Weekend Celebration.

Archaeologists to Share Discoveries at Newtowne

Archaeologists

Archaeologists Aaron Levinthal and Sarah Janesko will share discoveries from the homes of the enslaved community that lived on the Jesuit’s Newtowne Plantation between the late 17th century through the mid-19th century.

History Lecture Series Continues June 2

Lecture

Historically Speaking will be presented Thursday, June 2, 2022, at St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Daugherty-Palmer Commons. The topic will be “Plantation as Mission: American Indians, Enslaved Africans, and Jesuit Missionaries in Maryland.” The lecture is a joint undertaking of the St. Mary’s County Historical Society and the Center for the Study of Democracy at St Mary’s College.