{"id":399,"date":"2020-08-21T13:23:39","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T13:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ded3712.inmotionhosting.com\/~hsmcdigshistory\/?page_id=399"},"modified":"2026-05-20T18:02:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T18:02:56","slug":"mission-and-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ded3712.inmotionhosting.com\/~hsmcdigshistory\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission &#038; History"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"mission_statement\">The mission of the Historic St. Mary&#8217;s City Commission is to preserve and protect the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/research\/archaeology-and-architecture\/\">archaeological and historical record<\/a> of Maryland\u2019s first colonial capital and to appropriately develop and use this historic and scenic site for the education, enjoyment, and general benefit of the public.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"miss_bot\">Adopted 1997<br \/>\nSenate Bill 393<br \/>\nMaryland Legislature<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-399 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ded3712.inmotionhosting.com\/~hsmcdigshistory\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/daffodils\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/hsmcdigshistory.imgix.net\/~hsmcdigshistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/daffodils.jpg?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Historic St. Mary\u2019s City (HSMC) has been recognized as a National Historic Landmark since 1969 and is one of Southern Maryland\u2019s leading tourism attractions.<\/p>\n<p>The outdoor living history museum commemorates the fourth permanent English settlement in North America, Maryland\u2019s first city and for sixty-one years, its colonial capital.<\/p>\n<p>The Historic St. Mary\u2019s City Commission, the governing body of the museum, was established in 1966. Led by retired Gen. Robert E. Hogaboom, the commission set about the work of building a museum to memorialize and preserve early Maryland history on the site of the colony\u2019s first capital, St. Mary\u2019s City. Beginning with less than an acre of property, the commission grew the park, eventually protecting over 800 acres. In 1967, the Department of Research and Collections started with the hire of preeminent historian Lois Green Carr. In 1969, the Secretary of the Interior designated St. Mary\u2019s City a National Historic Landmark in recognition of the uniquely well-preserved archaeological record of more than 10,000 years of human occupation. The recognition of this land on a national scale is a testament to the importance of St. Mary\u2019s City to the history of Maryland and the United States of America.<\/p>\n<p>Research Director Cary Carson, hired after Dr. Carr, assembled a team of architectural historians and archaeologists to explore life in the 1600s and developed a strategic plan for the study of St. Mary\u2019s City. In 1971, the Historic St. Mary\u2019s City Commission began a formal archaeology program. In that year, the museum\u2019s first annual <a href=\"\/research\/field-school\/\">Field School in Historical Archaeology<\/a> was convened to conduct excavations around the reconstructed state house. Soon after, the construction of <em>Maryland Dove<\/em> began. This wooden tall ship was built to represent a medium-sized cargo ship of the time and named in honor of <em>Dove,<\/em> the smaller ship that accompanied<em> Ark<\/em> with Leonard Calvert and the first colonists to Maryland. The ship was opened to the public in 1979. This began the living history program that now includes four outdoor exhibits where museum staff share their knowledge via engaging hands-on demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p>Today, HSMC is dedicated to studying and interpreting the lives of those who dwelled in the area that is currently known as St. Mary\u2019s City. This includes the ancestors of contemporary Native American groups, including the Piscataway Indian Nation and Piscataway Conoy Tribe, who recognized the region\u2019s unique environmental advantages and lived here for thousands of years. It includes the European colonists from all walks of life who made the brave decision to voyage to an unfamiliar land and make a home on the banks of what came to be called the St. Mary\u2019s River. It also includes the people of African ancestry who were forced from their homes and transported across the Atlantic Ocean to labor in perpetual bondage. The interactions of these groups of people gave rise to the complex legacies of opportunity and oppression whose effects are still being felt today.<\/p>\n<p>HSMC is responsible for the preservation of more than 800 acres of land and three miles of shoreline. The museum continues to make new archaeological discoveries and train future archaeologists with its annual Field School in Historical Archaeology, the longest-running historical archaeological field school in the country. HSMC continues to engage both students and the general public in educational programs in novel and exciting ways, encouraging people of all ages to connect the past with their contemporary lives.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Historic St. Mary&#8217;s City has been accredited by the American Alliance of Museums<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4189 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/hsmcdigshistory.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AAM-Logo-2.jpg?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress&amp;w=300&amp;h=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hsmcdigshistory.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AAM-Logo-2.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/hsmcdigshistory.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AAM-Logo-2.jpg?w=50 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Historic St. Mary\u2019s City Commission Board Members<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appointed by the Governor with Senate advice &amp; consent to 4-year terms:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bonnie M. Green, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chair,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2028<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linda Kohler, <em>Vice Chair<\/em>, 2027;\u00a0 \u00a0 William H. Drew, 2026; Francis C. Gray, 2027; William R. Hall III, 2025; Kyle P. Harmon, 2025; Rosemary A. Hinkle, 2026<\/span>; <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gary A. Kellner, 2029;<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Julia A. King, Ph.D.,2027; <\/span>Cynthia Kramer, 2028; <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hess Stinson, 2027; Lucille Ward Walker, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ex officio:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Judith Fillius, designee of Chair, Board of Trustees, St. Mary&#8217;s College of Maryland; Dan Kerns, President, Historic St. Mary&#8217;s City Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(voting)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Adrianne Mathis, designee of Senate President; Heidi Fleming, designee of House of Delegates<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>Historic St. Mary&#8217;s City Commission (HSMCC)\u00a0 Meetings<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/April182026.Board-Agenda.docx-2.pdf\">April 18, 2026 HSMCC Board Meeting Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Closed-Session-April182026.HSMCCBoardMTGAGENDA-wo-meeting-info.pdf\">April 18, 2026 HSMCC Board Meeting Closed Session Agenda<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 24<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/January242026.Agenda.docx.pdf\">, 2026 HSMCC Board Meeting Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/January242026.Agendawminutes.pdf\">January 24, 2026 HSMCC Board Meeting &#8211; Minutes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/October182025.HSMCCBoardMTGAGENDA-1.pdf\">October 18, 2025 HSMCC Board Meeting Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/October182025.HSMCCBoardMTGMINUTES.pdf\">October 18, 2025 HSMCC Board Meeting &#8211; Minutes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Closed-Session-October182025.HSMCCBoardMTGAGENDA-.pdf\">October 18, 2025 HSMCC Board Meeting Closed Session Agenda<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdministrationCommittee-Meeting.09082025.pdf\">September 8, 2025 HSMCC Administration Committee Meeting Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AdministrationCommittee-Closed-Session-Meeting.09082025POST.pdf\">September 8, 2025 HSMCC Administration Committee Closed Session Meeting Agenda<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/July122025.HSMCCBoardMTGAGENDA.pdf\">July 12, 2025 HSMCC Board Meeting Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/march152025hsmcfullboard-agenda\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6407\">March 15, 2025 HSMCC Board Meeting Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/march152025hsmcfullboard-agenda-minutes\/\">March 15, 2025 HSMCC Board Minutes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/march15closedsession-agenda-docx\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6423\">March 15, 2025\u00a0 Closed Session Agenda<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/december142024-hsmccboardagenda-rev2-docx-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6251\">December 14, 2024 HSMCC Board Meeting Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/december142024-hsmccboardagenda-withminutes-use-docx\/\">December Board Meeting Minutes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/september-7-2024-hsmcc-board-meeting-agenda\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6172\">September 7, 2024 HSMCC Board Meeting Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/september-hsmccboardagenda-972024-minutes\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6650\">September Board Meeting Minutes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/groundscommitteemeeting942004\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6160\">September 4, 2024 HSMCC Grounds Committee Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/agenda_planning-committee-mtg_0801_2024\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6059\">August 1, 2024 HSMCC Planning Committee Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/june152024-hsmccagenda\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5968\">June 15, 2024 HSMCC Board Meeting Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/fullminutes-6-15-2024\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6657\">June Board Meeting Minutes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/administrationcommittee-meeting-5282024\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5933\">May 28, 2024 &#8211; HSMCC Administration Committee Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4.10.24_EdMtg_Agenda.pdf\">April 10, 2024\u00a0 HSMCC Education Committee Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/march2024hsmcfullboard-agenda\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5762\">March 2, 2024 HSMCC Board Meeting Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/closed-session-march22024-docx\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5765\">Closed session agenda<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/march2024hsmcboardminutes\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5972\">March HSMCC Board Minutes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/buildinggroundscomm-132024\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5640\">Buildings and Grounds Committee Agenda<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/educationcommitteemeetingagenda12112023\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5597\">December 11, 2023 HSMCC Education Committee Meeting Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HSMCFullBoardAGENDA.December162023-Update.pdf\">December 16, 2023 HSMCC Board Meeting Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/hsmcfullboardagenda-december162023-withminutes\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5943\">December 2023 HSMCC Board Meeting with Minutes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/administrativecommitteemtg-docx\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5594\">December 5, 2023 HSMCC Administrative Committee Meeting Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/bg-meeting-92123-docx\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5459\">September 21, 2023 HSMCC Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/hsmcfullboardagenda-june2023\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5212\">June 10, 2023, HSMCC Board Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/closedsessionagenda6102023\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5213\">June 2023 Closed Session Agenda<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/hsmcfullboardagenda-june2023-withminutes\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5941\">June 2023 HSMCC Board Meeting with Minutes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/hsmccfeb252023fullboardagenda\/\">February 25, 2023, HSMCC Board Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/closesessionagenda-2252003-use\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4906\">Closed Session Agenda<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/february252023-closingstatement-fullboarduse\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4907\">February 25, 2023 Closing Statement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/hsmccboardmeeting12923-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4903\">January 29, 2023, HSMCC Board Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/january292003-closingstatement-fullboard-1-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4904\">Jan. 29, 2023 Closing Statement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/hsmcc_full-board-agenda-dec-10-2022\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4749\">Dec. 10, 2022 Full Board Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/december102022-closingstatement-fullboard\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4747\">Dec. 10, 2022 Closing Statement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/about-hsmc\/mission-and-history\/full-board-agenda-09-17-2022-with-minutes\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4746\">Sept. 17, 2022 Full Board Agenda with minutes<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Full-Board-Agenda-09172022.POST_.docx\">Sept 17, 2022 Full Board Agenda <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Full-Board-Agendawith-Minutes.March-19-2022.pdf\">March 2022 Full board meeting. Minutes<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Full-Board-Agenda-DRAFT-March-2022-USE.docx-1.pdf\">March 2022 Full board meeting. Agenda. DRAFT<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HSMCC-Closing-Statement-Full-Commission-Meeting-0319-2022.pdf\">HSMCC Closing statement for Full board meeting_March 2022<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AGENDA.March152022.docx-1.pdf\">March 2022 Board meeting. Executive Committee. Agenda. DRAFT<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Full-Board-Agenda-with-Minutes-March-2021.pdf\">March 2021\u00a0 Full board meeting. Minutes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/September2020.BoardMinutes..pdf\">September 2020 Full board meeting. Minutes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Full-Board-Minutes-5.23.2020.pdf\">May 2020 Full board meeting. Minutes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HSMCBoardMinutes-9.21.2019.pdf\">September 2019 Full board meeting. Minutes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/March-23-2019-Board-Minutes-.docx.pdf\">March 2019 Board meeting. Minutes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HSMCBoardMinutes9222018-rf.docx.pdf\">September 2018 Board meeting. Minutes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HSMCBoardMinutes3.23.2018.pdf\">March 2018 Board meeting. 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