The St. Clement’s Island Museum tells the story of Maryland’s first English colonists to the New World. Join a one-hour ceremony and wreath-laying commemorating the founding, and hear Dr. Julia King, anthropology professor at St. Mary’s College, on the significant archaeological findings that may locate the home of Dr. Thomas Gerard, an early landowner in the Maryland colony.

11am-noon:
free
. St. Clement’s Island Museum, Colton’s Point, St. Mary’s County: 301-769-2222; http://visitmaryland.org/Events/Pages/MarylandDayCelebrations.aspx