2019 Calendar of Events (in progress)

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APRIL

• April 7, 2019 - Opening Day.

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• April 14, 2019 - Among Quince, Plum trees and Lilacs - Come see what is in bloom!

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• April 21, 2019 Easter Sunday - Closed

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• April 28, 2019 - Spring Farm Festival($)10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Come see the Farm Animals; Folk Music; crafts. Light lunch available.

  Honeybees—Up Close 1:30pm to 3:30pm.

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MAY

• May 5, 2019 - Sunday, May 5th - Spring Plowing Event and Herb Sale cancelled due to heavy rains and extremely wet field.

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• May 12, 2019 - The Mother's Day tea is cancelled due to the weather forecast of 56 degrees F, 90% chance of rain, and winds 10 to 20 mph. Mother's Day Tea: Stop by for a Taste of Tea, Gingerbread and Lavender. (Good weather required.) Historic Womens' Clothing with Dawn Schneider.

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• May 19, 2019 - Children's Programs: Do things Children did back then on the farm, both work and play.

  Honeybees—Up Close 1:30pm to 3:30pm.

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• May 26, 2019 - (Memorial Day) Musket firing Demonstrations; Memories from the family Grave Yard PLUS Spring Herb Sale by Joyce Martinek

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JUNE

• June 2, 2019 - "Surveying Then and Now" with Bill Bower, Chairman, Chesapeake Chapter, MD Society of Surveyors.

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• June 9, 2019 - (Flag Day) Historic Maryland; U.S. Flags Displayed.

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• June 16, 2019 - (Father's Day) Remembering Captain John Smith visiting the Magothy River, Bodkin Creek and the Patapsco River in 1608.

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• June 23, 2019 - Lavender Appreciation Day.

  Honeybees—Up Close 1:30pm to 3:30pm

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• June 28, 2019 - FOHR’s 22nd Annual Meeting, Friday evening, Kurtz’s Beach, Pasadena MD. Speaker: Historian, Author-Lecturer Scott Sheads, Ret2016 after 40 years service with NPS at Ft. McHenry

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• June 30, 2019 - Celebrating Independence Day - Patriotic Program for All Ages - Musket firing; historic flags; music; Interactive program exploring our National Symbols.

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JULY

• July 7, 2019 - Open for tours of house and grounds.

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• July 14, 2019 - Open for tours of house and grounds.

  Honeybees—Up Close 1:30pm to 3:30pm

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• July 21, 2019 - Open for tours of house and grounds

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• July 28, 2019 - Open for tours of house and grounds

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AUGUST

• August 4, 2019 - Open for tours of house and grounds

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• August 11, 2019 - Open for tours of house and grounds

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• August 18, 2019 - 10:00 – 4:00 Park will be open BUT War of 1812 Remembrance RESCHEDULED to August 25 - Park Open for tours of house and grounds

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• August 25, 2019:($) 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.

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SEPTEMBER

• September 1, 2019 - Labor Day - Open for tours of house and grounds

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• September 8, 2019 - Forgotten Farm Tasks - Fence mending; crosscut sawing; spinning; basket making; musket firing; and Butter Churning.

  Honeybees—Up Close 1:30pm to 3:30pm

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• September 15, 2019 - Family and Friends Day - Preserving Hancock’s Resolution – starting 50 plus years ago.

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• September 22, 2019 - “Surveying Then and Now” with Bill Bower, Chairman, Chesapeake Chapter, MD Society of Surveyors

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• September 29, 2019 - “Introducing the Trees in the Forest”, a walkabout with Park Ranger Chris Winton

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OCTOBER

• October 6, 2019 - Tom Sawyer Day (whitewashing the frame buildings) 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

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• October 13, 2019 - FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL & Craft Day ($) Farm Dinner based on historic receipts.

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• October 20, 2019 - Beginning to prepare the Farm for Winter.

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• October 27, 2019 - Animal Appreciation Day and Pet Parade

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