FCSP Event Calendar

The Mount Aventine Manor House is open for visitors again on Sundays from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

Keys to History - Margit Sigray Bessenyey

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Keys to History Signage

The Friends of Chapman State Park have installed new interpretative signage—“Keys to History”-- covering the property’s evolution from a 18th century plantation supported by enslaved labor, through the Civil War era, to a 20th century horse breeding farm. Most of the signage is accessible via an easy walk from the...

Chapman Family Cemetery Research and Restoration

Thanks to a grant from the Southern Maryland Historical Area Consortium, the Friends of Chapman State Park are working to research and restore the Chapman Family Cemetery. Volunteers are needed to do further research on and restoration of this site. ************ Summary, “Documentation of the Chapman Family Cemetery.” The cultural landscape of Southern...

Maryland Independent Reports Mount Aventine Kitchen Ready for Cooking and Interpretation

Mt. Aventine kitchen ready for cooking, interpretation (reprinted from SoMDNews) By DARWIN WEIGEL dweigel@somdnews.com Mar 30, 2018 The Friends of Chapman State Park recently received a mini grant for a historical food program called “The Culinary Story of Mount Aventine and Southern Maryland Cuisine.” The money, awarded by the Southern Maryland Heritage Area Consortium,...