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The search results are drawn from the organizations that contain significant history resources, and the categories including places to experience, notable people and the timeline. All can be searched by keyword, time, theme, type, counties and audience. The search filters were developed with the school systems to align with State social studies requirements.
History
Updated On: Mar 22, 2024 | Book: “Images of America: Sotterley Plantation” by Jeanne Pirtle former Director of Education at Historic Sotterley, tells the story of the plantation from the
History
Updated On: Mar 22, 2024 | The book "George Plater of Sotterley" tells the story of Plater, who lived at the same time as George Washington. During the Revolution, he
Notable People History Photo Gallery
Updated On: Jun 20, 2024 | Isaac Hawkins is the first name listed on the 1838 Georgetown University bill of sale, now known as the "Georgetown University 272".
History
Updated On: Mar 22, 2024 | This book: “Sotterley: Her People and Their Worlds” provides a view of Sotterley from 1699 to 1961.
Notable People History
Updated On: Apr 6, 2024 | An account of the first recorded death in this region of an escaped slave by the Underground Railroad.
Notable People
Updated On: Mar 22, 2024 | Historic vessels including but not limited to skipjack, buy boat, skiffs, canoes, and sailboats can be seen in the museum and the boat shed.
History
Updated On: Mar 22, 2024 | Photographs relating to the seafood harvesting and packing industry, recreation, boatbuilding, and daily life.
History
Updated On: Mar 22, 2024 | Oral histories relating to the seafood harvesting and packing industry, education, and farming.
History
Updated On: Mar 23, 2024 | Maps relating to waterways and land of Calvert County
Notable People History
Updated On: Apr 6, 2024 | Generous Jenny disembarked 218 enslaved from the Patuxent River to Sotterley Plantation in 1720, the first of many.
