2018 Calendar of Events - in process of being updated

APRIL

• April 1, 2018 - Closed Easter Sunday

• April 8, 2018 - Interpreting Historic Women's Clothing with Dawn Schneider.

• April 15, 2018 - Among Quince, Plum trees and Lilacs - Come see what is in bloom!

• April 22, 2018 - Spring Farm Festival($)10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Come see the Farm Animals; Folk Music; crafts. Light lunch available.

  Beekeeping Demonstrations at 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.

• April 29, 2018 - Sowing Heirloom vegetables on the Farm.

MAY

• May 6, 2018 - Spring Plowing and Harrowing with Horse and Mule Teams. Spring Herb Sale.

• May 13, 2018 - Mother's Day Tea: Stop by for a Taste of Tea, Gingerbread and Lavender. (Good weather required.)

• May 20, 2018 - Children's Programs: Do things Children did back then on the farm, both work and play.

  Beekeeping Demonstrations 1:00 to 3:30 pm.

• May 27, 2018 - (Memorial Day) Musket firing Demonstrations; Memories from the family Grave Yard

JUNE

• June 3, 2018 - Open for tours of house and grounds

  Beekeeping Demonstrations at 2:00 pm

• June 10, 2018 - (Flag Day) Historic Maryland; U.S. Flags Displayed.

• June 17, 2017 - (Father's Day) Remembering Captain John Smith visiting the Magothy River, Bodkin Creek and the Patapsco River in 1608 with historian Kim Nielsen. Kim Nielsen

• June 24, 2018 - Lavender Appreciation Day.

  Beekeeping Demonstrations 1:00 to 3:30 pm.

• June 29, 2018 - 21st Anniversary Annual Meeting and Celebration - Speaker: Ms. Darian Beverungen, Anne Arundel County’s “Historic Preservation Planner”

JULY

• July 1, 2018 - Celebrating Independence Day - Patriotic Program for All Ages - Musket firing; historic flags; music; Interactive program exploring our National Symbols.

• July 8, 2018 - Ask-a-Master Gardener Clinic with Alissa Ellison - Bring weeds and plants in a Ziploc bag for identification or just come to find out more about the Master Gardener program.

  Beekeeping Demonstrations at 1:00 - 3:30 pm

• July 15, 2018 - Open for tours of house and grounds

• July 22, 2018 - Open for tours of house and grounds

• July 29, 2018 - Open for tours of house and grounds

AUGUST

• August 5, 2018 - Open for tours of house and grounds

• August 12, 2018 - Open for tours of house and grounds

  Beekeeping Demonstrations at 2:00 pm

• August 19, 2018:($) 10:00 – 4:00 War of 1812 Remembrance: Militia muster with cannon. American Schooner “Lion of Baltimore” burned in Bodkin Creek on August 24, 1814, three weeks before the Battle of Baltimore.

  Beekeeping Demonstrations at 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.

• August 26, 2018 - Open for tours of house and grounds

SEPTEMBER

• September 2, 2018 - Labor Day - Open for tours of house and grounds

• September 9, 2018 - Forgotten Farm Tasks - Fence mending; crosscut sawing; spinning; basket making; musket firing; and Butter Churning.

  Beekeeping Demonstrations at 1:00 - 3:30 pm.

• September 16, 2018 - Family and Friends Day - Were you in Jacobsville Elementry School in 1958? Come see photos of all the classes and teachers.

• September 23, 2018 “Surveying Then and Now” with Bill Bower, Chairman, Chesapeake Chapter, MD Society of Surveyors

• September 30, 2018 - “Introducing the Trees in the Forest”, a walkabout with Park Rangers Chris Winton and Matt Grey

OCTOBER

• October 7, 2018 - 1st Tom Sawyer Day (whitewashing the frame buildings) 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

• October 14, 2018 - FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL & Craft Day ($) Farm Dinner based on historic receipts.

  Beekeeping Demonstrations - 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

• October 21, 2018 - 2nd Tom Sawyer Day (whitewashing the frame buildings) 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

• October 28, 2018 - Animal Appreciation Day and Pet Parade