Historic St. Mary’s City, MD — Homeschool families will want to mark Wednesday, September 25 of their calendars. Historic St. Mary’s City will host their fall Homeschool Day from 10 a.m.— 4 p.m.
The theme for the day is Food in the Modern World. Visitors will learn about what the diet and cooking habits of early Maryland settlers.
Hands-on demonstrations and activities centered around the topic may include: corn grinding; a discussion of sailor’s diet and illnesses they may have contracted due to lack of nutrients; how to set a colonial table; cooking on board a seventeenth-century vessel; and using plant documentation to learn about the “original organic.”
There’s no need to register for the event. Activities and demonstrations will be ongoing throughout the day. For more information, call (240) 895-4990 or email Programs@DigsHistory.org..
Cost $5 per child for children age 5 and older, with one accompanying adult free. Each additional adult will be charged $10. Children younger than 5 are free.
Historic St. Mary’s City is a museum of living history and archaeology on the site of Maryland’s first capital in beautiful, tidewater Southern Maryland. For more information about the museum, contact the Visitor Center at 240-895-4990, 800-SMC-1634, info@hsmcdigshistory.org or visit the website at HSMCdigsHistory.org.