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The National Colonial Farm Museum Theater Program Presents “That’s Entertainment: The Po
For Immediate Release: July 19, 2012 2012 Museum Theater interns (from left to right); Jeremy Hunter, Kelsey Jonas, Alyshia Bradley, and...
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Accokeek Foundation
Jul 18, 20122 min read
Place a Wager and Support Museum Theatre at the National Colonial Farm!
This year’s theme for the big summer colonial event, That’s Entertainment: The Politics of Mirth, is a colonial-era barbeque designed to...
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Accokeek Foundation
Jun 27, 20122 min read
DAR Awards $6000 Grant to the Accokeek Foundation
HARMONY HALL CHAPTER National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Press Release June 7, 2012 Contact: Judy Meade (301)...
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Apr 16, 20121 min read
Children’s Day Event Teaches Southern Maryland History and Culture Through an Interactive Outd
For Immediate Release For more than 50 years, the Accokeek Foundation at Piscataway Park has been providing just this kind of...
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Accokeek Foundation
Mar 13, 20123 min read
Ordinary Life on the Potomac
by Colleen Walter, Site Interpreter The National Colonial Farm at Piscataway Park depicts life of an ordinary tobacco farming family...
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Mar 12, 20122 min read
Trail Treks: Unearthing History in Piscataway Park
Seemingly ancient barbed wire wrapped around an old wooden fencepost serves as a reminder of just one way that humans have interacted...
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Accokeek Foundation
Feb 17, 20122 min read
Trail Treks: Taking In Our View of Mount Vernon
The Pawpaw Trail offers wintertime views of Mount Vernon and the Potomac River. Whether it’s from the Saylor Grove fishing pier or the...
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Accokeek Foundation
Dec 29, 20111 min read
A Call to all Tailors and Milliners!
“A Plea” by Matt Mattingly Colonial interpreters spin and card wool (but no one to sew!) A new year is upon us and our period clothing is...
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Accokeek Foundation
Nov 22, 20117 min read
Colonial Foodways 2011: Looking Back
by Matt Mattingly During the winter of 2010, the National Colonial Farm began to reexamine what is known in the living history world as...
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Accokeek Foundation
Sep 2, 20113 min read
“Enduring Traditions” – Accokeek Foundation Announces the 11th Annual African Amer
Accokeek, Maryland–On September 24th the Accokeek Foundation’s 11th annual African American Heritage Day will celebrate the region’s...
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Accokeek Foundation
Aug 16, 20111 min read
Pic of the Week #7 – Crime and Punishment in Colonial Maryland
After nearly 2 months of learning about colonial Maryland history, writing scripts, rehearsing, and braving the hot “Dog Days of Summer”,...
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Accokeek Foundation
Jul 19, 20113 min read
Meet the Cast of Museum Theatre Interns at the National Colonial Farm
Shanice Jones interprets "Cate Sharper" Shanice Jones, born in Washington DC, recently graduated from Salisbury University with a...
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Accokeek Foundation
Jul 8, 20111 min read
Support Museum Theatre at the National Colonial Farm
How You Can Show Your Support for Museum Theatre at the National Colonial Farm Make an online donation today! Attend the show! WANTED:...
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Jun 28, 20112 min read
The Curtain Rises at the National Colonial Farm
Tales from the Pillory Walking through the picnic area mid-morning last Saturday, I faintly heard someone singing. It sounded a bit like...
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Accokeek Foundation
Jun 21, 20111 min read
Weekend Vignettes
Sunday, July 24, 2011 – Leading up to our Colonial Day: Crime and Punishment event our Museum Theatre Interns will be performing weekend...
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Jun 1, 20112 min read
“Where’s The Beef?” Foodways Found it This Month
It was a fairly warm Saturday on the National Colonial Farm but under the shade of a poplar tree the Accokeek Foundation held its monthly...
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Accokeek Foundation
May 31, 20111 min read
Pic of the Week #3 – May 31
This week’s Pic of the Week photo was taken during an educational film shoot on the National Colonial Farm. Can you think of a great...
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Accokeek Foundation
May 17, 20111 min read
We Take It, You Name It: Pic of the Week – May 17
A few weeks ago, we rolled out a Caption Contest for the photographs selected for Pic of the Week. Each week, staff members tour the...
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Accokeek Foundation
May 11, 20111 min read
A Walk in the Park: Springtime Meanderings
Some days it’s just too BEAUTIFUL to be stuck indoors. Today was one of those days–mid 70s and sunny with a slight breeze. Perfect! So I...
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May 3, 20111 min read
Pic of the Week Caption Contest
One of our favorite things to do at the farm is to take photos — lots and lots of photos! From the barnyard and the colonial site to the...
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