We’re well in to the winter holiday season, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still enjoy pumpkin, right?

Farming might just be in Brynna Bode's blood. Since the 1600s, her family has farmed in Southern Maryland, and she is no different.

We have been digging deep into tobacco culture and we have heard the stories of staff, community members, and experts alike.

Invasive species are non-native plant species that aggressively establish within an ecosystem different from their own.

by Kate McGowan, Educator If you’re somehow not familiar with the cultural phenomenon that is Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the premise...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Cate Sharper was a woman enslaved in Maryland in the mid to late 1700s. Her name, and that of her...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation officially went into effect on January 1, 1863. The...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]June 3, 2020 As more reports of racial inequity emerge every day, we cannot be silent. We must stand...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A Trustee of the Accokeek Foundation for more than 10 years, Gene was one of our most loyal and...

If you’re anything like us, you may have found solace these past few months in nature and the outdoors. While staying home and staying...

by Kaylin Beach, Museum Interpreter and Volunteer Coordinator First, there is no difference between a Pig and a Hog. Just two different...

For those of you who are able to social distance, it might have been a couple of weeks since you last made a grocery run, and you might...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]by Kaylin Beach, Museum Educator & Volunteer Coordinator Spring has sprung! The fields at the Accokeek...

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by Kaylin Beach, Volunteer Coordinator Joshua has served the Foundation in almost every volunteer role. Spending most of his time as a...

by Kaylin Beach, Volunteer Coordinator Currently, she volunteers her time for the Accokeek Foundation as a member of the Board of...

It’s the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, and we’ve partnered with our neighbor, the Alice Ferguson Foundation, to create Earth Day Bingo!...

by Kaylin Beach, Museum Educator and Volunteer Coordinator Every year during lambing season, there is always at least one cuddly, lovable...

Many in America are familiar with Mardi Gras, but in the UK and Ireland, this holiday has a lesser-known nickname

Before Gatorade, Powerade, and Vitamin Water, Switchel was the drink of choice for rehydration. by Kate McGowan, Museum Interpreter “I...