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March 2025

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America 250: The Road to Independence Lecture Series
Talk

Free monthly lecture series at the Woodlawn History Center

Saturday, February 1, 2025 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm Saturday, March 1, 2025 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm Saturday, April 12, 2025 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm Saturday, May 3, 2025 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Event Location
Woodlawn History Center (647 Contees Wharf Road, Edgewater, Maryland 21037)

Join us for one or all free talks in this series! In anticipation of America's 250th anniversary, we invite you to join us for talks that examine our country's road to revolution and then independence. Presentations will be hosted by the Environmental Archaeology Lab and take place in person at SERC's 1735 Woodlawn History Center. Come for the talk and stay for the exhibits in this historic home. 

2:00pm - 3:00pm
 
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Ospreys on the Patuxent
Talk
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Speaker: Greg Kearns, Patuxent River Park

7:00pm - 8:30pm
 
 
 
 
SERC Maryland Day Weekend
Family Program
Tour
Saturday, March 22, 2025 - Sunday, March 23, 2025 8:00am - 4:30pm

Experience history and explore nature on Maryland Day Weekend! 

8:00am - 4:30pm
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Environmental Archaeology Dig Day
Participatory Science
Family Program

Be an archaeologist for a day!

Saturday, March 22, 2025 - 9:00am - 3:00pm
Event Location
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, 647 Contees Wharf Road, Edgewater, MD 21037

Join us for a dig day with the Environmental Archaeology Lab! Help us look for evidence of a structure near the Java Ruins on our campus in Edgewater, Maryland. You'll have the chance to work together and with researchers to do a variety of tasks, including sieving sediment and washing/sorting artifacts.

9:00am - 3:00pm
 
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SERC Maryland Day Weekend
Family Program
Tour
Saturday, March 22, 2025 - Sunday, March 23, 2025 8:00am - 4:30pm

Experience history and explore nature on Maryland Day Weekend! 

8:00am - 4:30pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Mar 22, 2025 - Mar 23, 2025

  • SERC Maryland Day Weekend

    SERC Maryland Day Weekend

    Saturday, March 22, 2025 - Sunday, March 23, 2025 8:00am - 4:30pm
    Advance Registration Required
    No

    Event Details

    Celebrate Maryland Day all weekend, at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center! Experience history through the eyes of enslaved and free Marylanders at the 1735 Woodlawn History Center, the oldest building in the Smithsonian still in its original spot. Walk through the first-floor exhibits on your own, or join a free guided tour on Saturday at 3pm, which includes the upstairs (signup required). Our four nature trails will be open for hiking from 8am-4:30pm, where you can explore forests, marshes and shorelines. Don't forget to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy beside the water.

    Woodlawn History Center, a three-sectioned historic house with a three-story brick wing on the left, a one-story brick hyphen in the center and a two-story right wing with white siding
    Woodlawn History Center (Credit: Charlene Osman)

    Woodlawn History Center Hours

    Saturday, March 22, 10am-4pm
    Sunday, March 23, 1-4pm
    More dates you can visit the Woodlawn History Center

    Special Events (advance signup required)

    Architectural Tour of Woodlawn
    Saturday, March 22, 3-4pm
    Register on Signup Genius

    Environmental Archaeology Dig Day
    Saturday, March 22, 9:30am-3pm
    Register on Signup Genius

    Trail Maps

    SERC Campus Map (PDF)

    SERC Waterfront Map (PDF)

    SERC Woodlawn Map (PDF)

    Learn more about SERC's four hiking trails

    8:00am - 4:30pm

Mar 22, 2025

  • Environmental Archaeology Dig Day

    Environmental Archaeology Dig Day

    Be an archaeologist for a day!

    Saturday, March 22, 2025 - 9:00am - 3:00pm
    Event Location
    Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, 647 Contees Wharf Road, Edgewater, MD 21037
    Advance Registration Required
    Yes

    Event Details

    A group of people under pop-up tents against a backdrop of fields and forest shovel dirt into buckets and look through it using raised screens.

     

    Who can participate? 

    This is a family-friendly event and we welcome volunteers age 14+.

    • All volunteers under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a participating adult.  
    • Volunteers younger than 14 may be accepted on a case-by-case basis.
    • All volunteers (including accompanying adults) must be included in the sign up.

    What to expect? 

    The general activities are fairly straightforward (such as digging, sieving sediment, washing and sorting artifacts), and training and materials will be provided. No prior experience or training required! 

    The dig day will be happening rain or shine, but we will keep an eye on the temperature and change activities accordingly. If the weather does not look safe to work in outside, we will take a tour of the Woodlawn History Center and then process artifacts found on campus. Regardless, be sure to dress comfortable, wear layers, and wear clothes and shoes that can get dirty. Closed-toed shoes are required for all activities.

    Please stay as long as you want for your slot! There is no pressure to stay the whole time.

    Bathrooms: 

    • If we are at the dig site by the Java Ruins, there are two solar-powered porta potties that can be accessed down a relatively steep grassy hill.
    • If we are inside, there are single-, gender-neutral options as well as multi-stall options that are both wheel-chair accessible. 

    Important notes

    • Specific directions and additional details will be sent via email two days before the date to those who sign-up.  
    • If you have any questions or access needs, please contact Rachael Mady (MadyR@si.edu), who is the SERC Participatory Science Coordinator. 

    9:00am - 3:00pm