Charles County Fair

The Charles County Fair is being held Sept 11-14.   The Society for the Restoration of Port Tobacco (SRPT) submitted an educational display on "Port Tobacco Through the Years: Past Glory, Decline, Restoration, Vision for the Future".  Photos relating to CCASM as well as to other organizations working with SRPT are included in the exhibit. 

For CCASM there are photos of the Port Tobacco excavations done by the Archaeology Society of Maryland and by the Port Tobacco Archaeological Project.  The opportunity for people to volunteer at these excavations at Port Tobacco actually led to the formation of CCASM.  Other photos highlight CCASM's public awareness displays and activities at Port Tobacco Market Day and Ghost Walk.  One photo represents all the talks relating to Port Tobacco archaeology that have been given at a CCASM meetings.

You will have to go to the fair to see the rest.  The exhibit can be seen in the Garden Building.

1814 Battle of the Potomac

Patrick O'Neill

In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the writing of the Star Spangled Banner, Patrick O'Neill joined us for our CCASM meeting on September 11th to give a talk on the Battle of the Potomac and the burning of Washington. He described how Maryland and Virginia militias engaged British warships on the Potomac between August and September of 1814 and how these efforts gave Baltimore time to build their defenses before the British attacked Baltimore.

Patrick O’Neill has been a professional archaeologist and historian for over 30 years. He received a BS in Anthropology from Kansas State University and an MA in History from West Texas A & M University.   Patrick is past President of the Archeological Society of Virginia, and historian for the Kittiewan Plantation in Charles City County, Virginia.

CCASM would like to thank Patrick for donating a signed copy of his book "To Annoy or Destroy the Enemy", The Battle of the White House after the Burning of Washington to the CCASM Library.

Attendance: 22

Posting submitted by Sarah and photos provided by Carol.