Sunday April 23, 2017
Various locations in Charles County will be offering an array of exciting World War I exhibits and programs!
• Rich Hill Historic Site
Rich Hill Farm Rd, Bel Alton, MD • 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. • Free • 301-396-5815 • richhillfriends.org
Open house featuring: re-enactors, Civil War encampments, archeological digs, historical organization displays, and more.
• Mattawoman Creek Art Center
Smallwood State Park, 2750 Sweden Point Rd, Marbury, MD • 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. • Free • 301-743-5159 • mattawomanart.org
Mixed media World War I themed art display. Mattwoman Creek Art Center will be open all April 21-23 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Maryland Veterans Museum at Patriot Park
11000 Crain Hwy, Newburg, MD • 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. • Free • 301-932-1900 • mdvets.cc
Exciting World War I display honoring those who fought on the battlefields and those who served in support of them.
• Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House
3725 Doctor Samuel Mudd Rd, Waldorf, MD • Noon – 4 p.m. • $7 Ages 13+, $2 Ages 6-12, Children 5 and under are free • 301-645-6870 • drmudd.org
Visit the museum or take one of the engaging guided tours. Tours depart every 30 minutes on the hour and the half hour, the last tour departs at 3:30 p.m.
• McConchie School House and Fairgrounds Farm Museum
8440 Fairgrounds Rd, La Plata, MD • 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. • Free • 301-932-1234 • charlescountyfair.com
Learn about Charles County education during the WWI years and tour the historic one-room school house located and on the Charles County Fairgrounds.
• Thomas Stone National Historic Site
6655 Rose Hill Rd, Port Tobacco, MD • 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. • Free • 301-932-1234 • nps.gov/thst
Come walk the grounds and visit the home of Thomas Stone – a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Tour the restored mansion and learn about how this ordinary gentleman played an extraordinary part in the founding of the United States.