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Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab at JPPM

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Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab at JPPM

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Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab at Jefferson Patterson Park

The Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab at Jefferson Patterson Park Museum is home to Maryland’s and some federal archaeological collections. This facility has over 10 million artifacts dating the full span of human history in Maryland. The lab also contains one of the nation’s largest archaeological conservation labs for the treatment of archaeological metal and organic artifacts. Includes Southern Maryland Regional Files – Located in the Lab, these files contain information on specific people and places important to Southern Maryland’s history.

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Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab at Jefferson PattersonPark Museum

 

Planning Your Visit

Weekdays, 8:30-4:30.  Closed on state holidays. Contact Patricia Samford at [email protected] or 410-586-8551.

The facility offers a weekly drop-in free tour on Thursday at 1 pm and group tours by prior arrangement.

Loans of artifacts for display or study to qualifying institutions can be arranged.

County: Calvert County
Themes: African American People and Culture, Indigenous People and Culture, Maritime Culture and History, People, Places, and Our Southern Maryland Environment, Rural Life in Southern Maryland, Science and Technology, Women’s History
Timeframes: 10,000 – 1606 Before settlers and colonization, 1607 – 1763 Colonization, 1763 – 1783 The Revolutionary Era, 1783 – 1800 Founding a New Nation, 1800 – 1828 The Early Nationalist Period, 1828 – 1860 Antebellum America, 1860 – 1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1877 – 1896 The Gilded Age, 1896 – 1916 The Progressive Era, 1917 – 1929 WWI and the Roaring Twenties, 1929 – 1940 The Great Depression, 1940 – 1952 World War II and the Early Cold War, 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s, 2000 – 2024 21st Century America
Audience: College, General Public, High School, Middle School, Teacher

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Type of Entry: Place To Experience
County: Calvert County
Themes: African American People and Culture, Indigenous People and Culture, Maritime Culture and History, People, Places, and Our Southern Maryland Environment, Rural Life in Southern Maryland, Science and Technology, Women’s History
Timeframes: 10,000 – 1606 Before settlers and colonization, 1607 – 1763 Colonization, 1763 – 1783 The Revolutionary Era, 1783 – 1800 Founding a New Nation, 1800 – 1828 The Early Nationalist Period, 1828 – 1860 Antebellum America, 1860 – 1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1877 – 1896 The Gilded Age, 1896 – 1916 The Progressive Era, 1917 – 1929 WWI and the Roaring Twenties, 1929 – 1940 The Great Depression, 1940 – 1952 World War II and the Early Cold War, 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s, 2000 – 2024 21st Century America
Audience: College, General Public, High School, Middle School, Teacher

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This project has been financed in part with State funds from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, an instrumentality of the State of Maryland. However, project contents or opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority.
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