Evening & Weekend Volunteer Hours at the Archaeology Lab

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Beginning this September, the Anne Arundel County Archaeology Lab will have expanded volunteer hours. The Lab will be open:

  • Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
  • Thursdays from 1:00 to 7:00 pm
  • One Saturday a month from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm (Sep. 9, Oct. 7, Nov. 4, Dec. 9).

You can check the lab schedule or sign up here. Future dates and times will be added to the same signup link. The lab is located at 839 Londontown Road in Edgewater, MD, just behind the London Town visitor’s center.

Volunteers help process artifacts by washing, labeling, sorting, and cataloging them. No experience is needed. Volunteers must register in advance. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

For further information, contact our volunteer coordinator at [email protected].

Volunteers Bob & Vera Wiest Receive Heritage Award

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Our very own volunteers Bob and Vera Wiest are the recipients of the 2022 Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Stewardship Award! This award recognizes “efforts that make a difference in stewardship of our natural resources or built environment.” 

This married couple of archaeological all-stars process artifact collections by washing, labeling, and preparing artifacts for curation. Whether it’s a 10,000-year-old spear point or a piece of pottery from the 1800s, we know we can count on Bob and Vera to get the job done with care and dedication. Over the last two years, Bob and Vera have given over 550(!) combined hours towards preserving local history! We truly could not do what we do without the generosity of incredible volunteers like Bob and Vera–Congratulations on this well-deserved award!

Volunteers Welcome: Archaeology Field Session at Whitehall Plantation, Annapolis

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In partnership with the Brandywine Foundation, the State of Maryland, and the Lost Towns Project, the Anne Arundel County Cultural Resources Section will be excavating an area that could yield new information about those who worked and lived on Whitehall Plantation in the late 18th and 19th century and whose stories have yet to be told.

The narrative and existing documentation has yet to adequately address the full history of the site, and archaeology promises to tell us about both the freedman and enslaved workers who lived and worked here. This work is the first foray into telling a broader, more inclusive story about the Whitehall Plantation.

A limited number of volunteers are welcome to assist. Volunteers must register here in advance. Volunteers new to fieldwork should attend the volunteer orientation on April 12th or email Drew Webster at [email protected] for more information. Volunteers should also review the field manual. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

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