2020 Calendar of Events 

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In process of being updated

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APRIL

• April 5, 2020 - Opening Day.

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• April 12, 2020 Easter Sunday - Closed

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• April 19, 2020 - Second Early Spring chance to admire what is blooming on the Farm now probably including Lilacs, Daffodils and more - Come see what is in bloom!

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• April 26, 2020 - 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 11:00am to 2:00pm.

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MAY

• May 3, 2020 - Sunday, May 3rd - Spring Plowing Event PLUS Spring Herb Sale by Joyce Martinek.

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• May 10, 2020 - Mother's Day Tea: Stop by for a Taste of Tea, Gingerbread and Lavender. (Good weather required.) Plus Interpreting Historic Women's Clothing with Dawn Schneider.

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• May 17, 2020 - 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 24, 2020 - Open for tours of house and grounds.

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• May 31, 2020 - (Memorial Day) Musket firing Demonstrations; Memories from the family Grave Yard

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JUNE

• June 7, 2020 - "Surveying Then and Now" with Bill Bower, Chairman, Chesapeake Chapter, MD Society of Surveyors.

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• June 14, 2020 - (Flag Day) Historic Maryland; U.S. Flags Displayed.

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• June 21, 2020 - (Father's Day) Remembering Captain John Smith visiting the Magothy River, Bodkin Creek and the Patapsco River in 1608.

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• June 28, 2020 - Lavender Appreciation Day.

  Honeybees—Up Close 1:30pm to 3:30pm

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• June 2020 - FOHR’s 23rd Annual Meeting TBA

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JULY

• July 5, 2020 - Celebrating Independence Day - Patriotic Program for All Ages - Musket firing; historic flags; music; Interactive program exploring our National Symbols.

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• July 12, 2020 - Open for tours of house and grounds.

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• July 19, 2020 - Open for tours of house and grounds.

  Honeybees—Up Close 1:30pm to 3:30pm

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• July 26, 2020 - Open for tours of house and grounds

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AUGUST

• August 2, 2020 - Open for tours of house and grounds

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• August 9, 2020 - Open for tours of house and grounds

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• August 16, 2020 - Open for tours of house and grounds

  Honeybees—Up Close 1:30pm to 3:30pm

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• August 23, 2020Remembering the August 22, 1814 British Burning of the fine American Schooner/Privateer “Lion of Baltimore” in Bodkin Creek.

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• August 30, 2020 - Open for tours of house and grounds

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SEPTEMBER

• September 6, 2020 - Labor Day - Open for tours of house and grounds

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• September 13, 2020 - 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 20, 2020 - Family and Friends Day - Farming.

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• September 27, 2020:($) 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.

  -----Activity: 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.

  -----Activity - Honeybees—Up Close 11:00am to 2:00pm

  -----Activity - “Surveying Then and Now” with Bill Bower, Chairman, Chesapeake Chapter, MD Society of Surveyors

  -----Activity - “Introducing the Trees in the Forest”, a walkabout with Park Ranger Chris Winton

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OCTOBER

• October 4, 2020 - Tom Sawyer Day (whitewashing the frame buildings) 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

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• October 11, 2020 - FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL & Craft Day ($) Farm Dinner based on historic receipts.

  Honeybees—Up Close 11:00am to 2:00pm

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• October 18, 2020 - Beginning to prepare the Farm for Winter.

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• October 25, 2020 - Animal Appreciation Day and Pet Parade

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