Local Opportunities to Participate in Archaeology

Public Archaeology and Volunteer Opportunities

• Charles County 
• Charles County with support from CCASM members
  Historic Port Tobacco, MD
  Public Archaeology Lab, Mondays (11-3:30)
  Contact Esther Read at ReadE@charlescountymd.gov 410-586-8551
  
  
• Calvert County 
• Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, St. Leonard, MD
  Public archaeology (lab and field) May-June
  Register at  jefpat.maryland.gov/Pages/mac-lab/public-archaeology.aspx
      
• St Mary's County
• Historic St Marys City, St Mary's City, MD
  Tidewater Archaeology Weekend tours and demos (last weekend in July)
  Contact info@stmaryscity.org
        
  
• Prince Georges County
• M-NCPPC Archaeology Program at Mount Calvert, Upper Marlboro, MD
  Public archaeology (lab and field) dates vary
  Contact archaeology@pgparks.com or 301-627-1286
   
• Anne Arundel County
• Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD - Citizen Scientist Program
  Fieldwork and lab work, Wednesdays and on occasional Saturdays
  Contact Jim Gibb at jamesggibb@verizon.net
         
• Anne Arundel County Archaeology Program  and Lost Towns Project, Edgewater, MD
  Fieldwork and lab work at numerous sites in Anne Arundel County (weekdays plus lab one Saturday per month)
  Contact Drew Webster at volunteers@losttownsproject.org 
    
• Maryland Historic Trust, Crownsville, MD
  Volunteer Archaeology Lab, Tuesdays
  Contact Zac Singer at zachary.singer@maryland.gov   
• Various
• Maryland Historic Trust, various Maryland locations
  Volunteers are welcomed in both terrestrial and underwater/maritime archaeology.
  For more information and to fill out volunteer notification form
  https://mht.maryland.gov/Pages/archaeology/archaeology-volunteers.aspx
  

Field Sessions

•  Archeology Society of Maryland, Inc. Field Sessions
  http://marylandarcheology.org
  Annual Field Session – 10 days starting two Fridays prior to Memorial Day (location TBD)
  Check blog about a month prior to Memorial Day and in the fall.

Volunteering for Grant-funded and Other Activities (non-recurring)

• CCASM members are often invited to participate in these one-time opportunities.
  Members will be notified by e-mail.  Also look for postings on this blog.

Longer Term Commitments Required

• Calvert County 
• Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, St. Leonard, MD
  Archaeology, historical research, and conservation
  Contact the Outreach Coordinator at 410-586-8536
          
  
• St Mary's County
• Historic St Mary's City, St Mary's City, MD
  Volunteers need to commit for at least a week in the field or one week in the lab.
  Contact info@stmaryscity.org or 240-895-4990