Visitor Safety Information
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Hancock's Resolution is currently not open.
Depending on COVID19 we hope to open April 11, 2021 with COVID19 distancing rules and restrictions in place. All events and the opening of buildings will depend on these rules.
Until we are open we have a WALKING TOUR application that will allow you to see photos of the buildings and grounds AND to read a little about our history.
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Click to see what's new at Hancock's Resolution.
Honey Lavender Panna Cota Recipe
Click to see current announcements.
2018 Annual Meeting
Click the above link to join Friends of Hancock's Resolution or renew your membership with the new PayPal Membership button.
Click the above link to donate to Friends of Hancock's Resolution with the new PayPal Donation button.
For those interested in the articles (the story of Joseph Lopez):
Anne Arundel County History Notes Vol. XL. No. 4 Summer 2009
Capture, Escape and Recapture
Anne Arundel County History Notes Vol. XLI. No. 1 Fall 2009
Conclusion Capture, Escape and Recapture
Please contact:
Kuethe Library
5 Crain Highway SE
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
410-760-9679
2021 Calendar of Events (in progress)
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MARCH
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March 7, 2021 our WALKING TOUR the gate will be open for onsite parking with a limited number of volunteers available to answer questions from 1:00-4:00 onwith COVID19 distancing rules and restrictions in place. All events and the opening of buildings will depend on these rules.
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March 14, 2021 our WALKING TOUR the gate will be open for onsite parking with a limited number of volunteers available to answer questions from 1:00-4:00 onwith COVID19 distancing rules and restrictions in place. All events and the opening of buildings will depend on these rules.
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Our WALKING TOUR will be available with COVID19 distancing rules and restrictions in place. All events and the opening of buildings will depend on these rules.
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Our WALKING TOUR will be available with COVID19 distancing rules and restrictions in place. All events and the opening of buildings will depend on these rules.
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April 4, 2021 Easter Sunday - Closed
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April through May, the gate will be open for onsite parking with a limited number of volunteers available to answer questions from 1:00-4:00 on Sundays. I don't see us conducting public events until summer. I do think we could consider virtual programming. The surveying program might work well, perhaps a beekeeping program and maybe Memories from the Family Graveyard. From Betty Ann - Each Sunday we normally have an event - have a display board of photos from that previous event. Where possible, have a little handout (Mother's Tea - have tea bags in a zip lock) about the event. Also, we have display boards with matching games. For Memorial day we have flags to mark the graves of soldiers and a display of who in the family and area served. These displays are more effective than virtual programming. The people who came in the fall were more interested in walking around and reading signs.
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For those interested in the articles (the story of Joseph Lopez):
Anne Arundel County History Notes Vol. XL. No. 4 Summer 2009
Capture, Escape and Recapture
Anne Arundel County History Notes Vol. XLI. No. 1 Fall 2009
Conclusion Capture, Escape and Recapture
Please contact:
Kuethe Library
5 Crain Highway SE
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
410-760-9679
Kitchen, Lower and Door Step Gardens







Hops

The Lavender field

The Chickasaw Plums

Green Chickasaw Plums starting to turn red. Chickasaw plum grows 12 to 20 feet tall and 15 to 20 feet wide in an irregular shape. It is "twiggy" in nature, and has a scaly, almost black bark. Its branches are reddish with a thorn-like, small side branches. In February, March, April and May, small white flowers blossom, 8–9 mm wide, along with red plums, up to 25 mm long. The flowers have five white petals with reddish or orange anthers. The plums are cherry-like and tend to be quite tart until they fully ripen. They ripen in late summer. It requires low to medium amounts of water to grow, and dry, sandy or loose soil. It grows best in areas with regular sunlight or areas of partial shade. It was originally cultivated by Native Americans before the arrival of European
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Flag Day - June 14
Historic Maryland and U.S. Flags Display



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This info was posted on Facebook.
Beekeeping discussions and demos
The Beekeeping demonstrations are put on by the Anne Arundel County Master Gardeners.
April 26
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11:00 am to 2:00 pm
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August 16
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1:30 to 3:30 pm
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May 17
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1:30 to 3:30 pm
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September 13
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1:30 to 3:30 pm
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June 14
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1:30 to 3:30 pm
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October 11
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11:00 am to 2:00 pm
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July 19
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1:30 to 3:30 pm
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Pictures of Bee Demonstrations

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Forgotten Farm tasks – Fence mending; crosscut sawing; spinning; basket making; musket firing;
2020 Event
Forgotten Farm tasks
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Activity
Crosscut sawing
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Date
September 13, 2020
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Activity
Harvesting sorghum
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Time
1 pm to 4 pm
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Activity
Musket firing
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Admission
FREE
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Activity
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Family and Friends Day

This picture is of Edwin Thomas Calvert on a tractor he built in 1942.
2020 Event
Hancock Extended Family and Friends Day
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Activity
Displays of family artifacts by the Hancock Cook Calvert Trust
Check out the Book Release
Check out the Hancock Cook Calvert Trust Website
Edwin Calvert will be available to autograph copies of the book between 2 pm and 3 pm
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Date
September 20, 2020
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Activity
Displays include photos and information about Family Farming
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Time
1 pm to 4 pm
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Activity
A display of Tools used on the Family Farms
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Admission
FREE
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Activity
Light lunch
A display of Family Recipes
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2020 Event
War of 1812 Remembrance
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Activity
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Date
August 23, 2020
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Activity
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Time
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
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Activity
Basic Spinning - Ms. Lisa Geyer, Instructor
Lessons using Drop Spindles to produce thread and yarn for clothes, historic sails and uniforms.
- For all interested persons
- Last 30-45 minutes at 11:00 a.m., 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.
- Handouts available providing links on how to continue on your own.
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Admission
Free
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Activity
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2020 Event
Introducing the Trees in the Forest
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Activity
“Introducing the Trees in the Forest”, a walkabout with Park Ranger Chris Winton
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Date
September 27, 2020
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Activity
N.B. - Visitors are advised to wear sturdy shoes and long pants as the action takes place in old farm fields. For those needing to sit, bringing a folding chair or blanket is desirable also.
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Walkabout starts at about 2 pm
Park open 1 pm to 4 pm
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Activity
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Admission
FREE
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Check out the current projects at the Farm
Check out what's blooming in the gardens
Check out our wildlife
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2020 Event
Introducing the Trees in the Forest AND Surveying Then and Now
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Park Ranger Chris Winton of Ft. Smallwood Park will lead a walkabout in the 7+ acres of woods at Hancock's Resolution "Introducing the Trees in the Forest".
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Date
September 27, 2020
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Activity
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Time
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
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Activity
Check out current projects at the farm
Check out what's blooming in the gardens
Check out our wildlife
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Admission
FREE
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Activity
N.B. - Visitors are advised to wear sturdy shoes and long pants as the action takes place in old farm fields. For those needing to sit, bringing a folding chair or blanket is desirable also.
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2020 Event
Fall Harvest Festival & Craft Day PLUS War of 1812
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Activity
$ Farm dinner based on historic receipts - served between 11:30 am to 2:00 pm
$12 per adult - children 10 and under $5
PAYMENT BY CASH OR CHECK ONLY
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Date
October 11, 2020
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Activity
Make a scarecrow - Bob for apples
Learn about Crafts
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Time
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
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Activity
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Admission
$10 per family - OTHERWISE
$5 per person
FOHR members FREE
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Activity
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2020 Event
Fall Harvest Festival & Craft Day PLUS War of 1812
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Activity
$ Farm dinner based on historic receipts - served between 11:30 am to 2:00 pm
$12 per adult - children 10 and under $5
PAYMENT BY CASH OR CHECK ONLY
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Date
October 11, 2020
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Activity
Make a scarecrow - Bob for apples
Learn about Crafts
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Time
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
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Admission
$10 per family - OTHERWISE
$5 per person
FOHR members FREE
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Hancock's Resolution is open for digital Walking Tours only October 18, 2020 and October 25, 2020 from 1pm to 4pm. COVID19 distancing rules are in place. All events are cancelled. All buildings are closed. Minimal staff will be available to answer questions.
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Hancock's Resolution is open for digital Walking Tours only October 18, 2020 and October 25, 2020 from 1pm to 4pm. COVID19 distancing rules are in place. All events are cancelled. All buildings are closed. Minimal staff will be available to answer questions.




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the gate will be open for onsite parking with a limited number of volunteers available to answer questions from 1:00-4:00 on Sundays.
Hancock's Resolution is open year round from dawn to dusk for walk-in visitation. A virtual tour is available here
Our WALKING TOUR will be available with COVID19 distancing rules and restrictions in place. All events and the opening of buildings will depend on these rules.
Prepping Hancock’s for Our Spring Opening - 2021
These tasks must be done whether we open on not. Bill would love to have help doing them.
Turn on pumps (Danny Nislein)
Main House
- Sweep
- Clean Windows and wipe Windowsills and Window casings with damp cloth (inside and out)
- Dust & wipe mantel with damp cloth
- Dust Desk and Contents
- Dust Spinning Wheel
- Dust & wipe Bed with a damp cloth (you may have to remove some of the slats to wipe headboard)
- Dust / Clean Map in frame
- Vacuum floor
Main House Second Floor
- Sweep:
- Floor
- Steps
- Window Cases
- Cobwebs from wall and ceiling
- Vacuum
- Clean Windows (be careful of loose panes)
Cellar
- Rake dirt floor
- Remove Cobwebs
- Sweep Steps
- Remove Cobwebs from steps, stone walls and under steps wooden cover
Hyphen
- Sweep Floors
- Vacuum Floors
- Clean Window
- Clean Items in Hyphen (both sides): Yarn Winder, cabbage slicer, Garden Tools, Games
Organize items in Hyphen
Kitchen
- Sweep Floor
- Wipe table and cabinet items with damp cloth
- Organizes table and cabinet items
- Vacuum floor
- Scrape whitewash and white stain from window glass
- Wash windows
Kitchen Second Floor
- Sweep Floor
- Sweep Steps
- Vacuum Floor and Steps
Summer Kitchen
- Scrape whitewash and white stain from window glass
- Wash windows
- Wipe window frames and sills with damp cloth
- Rake dirt floor
Milk House
- Remove items from shelves and floor to outside
- Dust shelves
- Wipe shelves with a damp cloth
- Dust Milk House items
- Return Milk House items to shelves and floor
Store
- Dust shelves
- Clean shelve and floor items with a damp cloth
- Clean cabinet shelves (two cabinets)
- Wash cabinet glass
- Return items to cabinet shelves
- Sweep walls and rafters to remove cobwebs and dust
- Sweep floor
- Scrape whitewash and white stain from windows
- Wash windows
Morton Building
- Sweep floor
- Organize items on and under tables
- Organize items on desk
- Prepare Lawn Mower (Oil, Spark Plugs), Tracker (Battery, Oil, Tires, Engine) small and large Golf Cart (Batteries and Tires) for the season
Gardens
Trails
- Remove from trail down trees and branches
- Remove trash from trails (items that wash up onto trails from Old House Cove)
Old Well
- Open Old Well’s box.
- Sweep debris on inside platform into a dust pan being careful not to fall in or drop debris into the well
- Draw several buckets of water from the well to check the quality of the water.
- Close Old Well
Hand Pump
- Inspect hand pump’s inner leather parts (repair as needed)
- Remove one of the hand pump’s platform boards to access the hand pump tank’s valve used to empty the tank.
- Close hand pump tank’s valve (located at the base of the tank under the hand pump)
Bladder Tank: located in a chamber outside of the house fence. The chamber’s opening is covered by a large plywood circle
- Turn on power to the well (circuit breaker is located in the store)
- This will fill the bladder tank (well pump will shut off automatically when tank is full)
- After bladder tank is full: turn on valve to fill pump tank: (located in the same chamber)
- Close valve when pump tank is filled
- Cover chamber opening with the plywood circle
Proposed Opening Day with COVID-19 distancing and restrictions. Our opening date will depend on the regulations in place.

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Proposed Second Early Spring with COVID-19 distancing and restrictions. Our opening will depend on the regulations in place.

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Proposed Spring Farm Festival with COVID-19 distancing and restrictions. Our opening will depend on the regulations in place.
Spring Farm Festival($)10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Farm Animals; Folk Music; crafts. Light lunch available.
Honeybees—Up Close 11 am - 2 pm

2021 Event
Spring Farm Festival ($)
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Farm Animals Typical of a Working Farm; Folk Music; crafts.
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Date
April 25, 2021 PROPOSED
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Activity
Folk Music and Crafts
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10 am to 4 pm
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Honeybees—Up Close at 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.
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Admission
$5 per person - $10 per family - FOHR Members FREE
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$ Light lunch available.
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Proposed Spring Plowing and Herb Sale with COVID-19 distancing and restrictions. Our opening will depend on the regulations in place.


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Proposed Mother's Day Tea with COVID-19 distancing and restrictions. Our opening will depend on the regulations in place.
“Mother’s Day Tea and Gingerbread” outdoors (weather permitting): Spring scents in the country air, at Historic Hancock’s Resolution, 2795 Bayside Beach Road, Pasadena, MD. The setting is beautiful near the heirloom gardens and farmhouse; From 1:00 – 4:00 or until the Tea and Gingerbread are gone. Also Interpreting Historic Womens' Clothing with Dawn Schneider.

2021 Event
Mother’s Day Tea and Gingerbread
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Sit and enjoy tea, gingerbread, and lavender cookies by the garden Lavender Cookie Recipe
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May 9, 2021 PROPOSED
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Listen to music played on an harmonium
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Park opens at 1 pm - tea and gingerbread will be available until 4 pm or when it is gone
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Interpreting Historic Womens' Clothing with Dawn Schneider.
For hundreds of years, over 80% of the American population lived in semi-isolation on small family farms scattered throughout the countryside. Award-winning Hancock’s Resolution is one of the very few of those farms still remaining. Due to its authenticity and simplicity it is considered a “National Treasure”. It is a small house with a huge story to tell because of its five historic themes.
This is the place you want to visit.
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Admission
FREE
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Check out the current projects at the Farm
Check out what's blooming in the gardens
Check out our wildlife
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Proposed - DROP Children's Day for 2021 REPLACE with Open for Tours of House and Grounds with COVID-19 distancing and restrictions. Our opening will depend on the regulations in place.
Come join us for a fun day of children's activities that they did on the farm back then.

2021 Event
Children’s Programs
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May 16, 2021 PROPOSED - Drop for 2021
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- fence mending
- water hauling
- laundry
- simple spinning
- corn shelling & grinding
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1 pm to 4 pm
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- carving
- butter churning
- corn husk doll making
- braided belt making
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Admission
FREE
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Proposed Open for Tours of House and Grounds with COVID-19 distancing and restrictions. Our opening will depend on the regulations in place.
Barn-Visitor Center - Previous Activity
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Come back to this page often to watch the Progress of our new
Visitors Center / Barn being built.




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Check out our wildlife
One of the important things to remember about a farm is that there is always something to repair. This year as we reopen you may notice the new driveway. The roof has been repaired. There is a reforestation area started. The lavender that survived has been replanted and new plants have been added.
May 24; June 28; July 12; July 19; July 26; August 2;August 9; August 16; August 30; September 6: Park open for touring - no special program.
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Proposed Memorial Day with COVID-19 distancing and restrictions. Our opening will depend on the regulations in place.

Grave Yard Remembrances; Musket Firing Demonstrations
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Proposed Surveying Then and Now with COVID-19 distancing and restrictions. Our opening will depend on the regulations in place.


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Proposed Lavender Appreciation Day with COVID-19 distancing and restrictions. Our opening will depend on the regulations in place.
Come sample lavender flavored tea and cookies. Test your knowledge of lavender with a trivia challenge. Come make and take a lavender sachet, photograph the lavender field, walk through the kitchen gardens, view historic market receipts, and tour the 1785 Farmhouse.
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2021 Event
Lavender Appreciation Day
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Come sample lavender flavored tea and cookies. Test your knowledge of lavender with a trivia challenge.
Lavender Cookie Recipe
Honey Lavender Panna Cota Recipe
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Date
June 13, 2021 PROPOSED
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Activity
Come make and take a lavender sachet.
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1 - 4 pm
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Activity
Honeybees—Up Close - 1:30 to 3:30 pm
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Admission
FREE
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Come photograph the lavender field, walk through the kitchen gardens, view historic market receipts, and tour the 1785 Farmhouse.
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2020 Event
Friday ($)FOHR Annual Meeting
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Activity
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Rain or Shine
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Friday June **, 2021
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TBA
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Admission
TBA
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24rd Anniversary Annual Meeting and Celebration
Admission can be paid by PAYPAL ($5 charge to use PayPal)
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Proposed American Pride Day with COVID-19 distancing and restrictions. Our opening will depend on the regulations in place.
Patriotic Program for all ages; Musket firing; historic flags; music; Interactive program exploring our National Symbols;

2021 Event
American Pride - Patriotic Program for all ages
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Learn how to carry and fold the US flag
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Date
July 4, 2021 PROPOSED
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Activity
Musket firing
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Time
1 pm to 4 pm
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Activity
historic flags; music; Interactive program exploring our National Symbols
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Admission
FREE
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Photo opportunities
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Proposed War of 1812 Remembrance with COVID-19 distancing and restrictions. Our opening will depend on the regulations in place.
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2021 Event
War of 1812 Remembrance
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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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October 10, 2021 PROPOSED
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Activity
- 10:00 – Site Opens: Colors
- 10:30 - Artillery Demonstration
- 11:00 – Infantry Demonstration
- 11:15 – Training Recruits
- 12:00 – Nooning*
- 01:00 – “Chanteymen”
- 01:30 – Artillery Demonstration
- 02:00 – Infantry Drill
- 02:15 – Training Recruits
- 02:30 – Cutlass Drill
- 03:00 – “Chanteymen”
- 04:00 – Site Closes
(Note: the above timing is approximate.)
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10:00 am to 4:00 pm
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Activity
Basic Spinning - Ms. Lisa Geyer, Instructor
Lessons using Drop Spindles to produce thread and yarn for clothes, historic sails and uniforms.
- For all interested persons
- Last 30-45 minutes at 11:00 a.m., 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.
- Handouts available providing links on how to continue on your own.
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Admission
Admission: $10 per family - $5 per person - FOHR members FREE
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