Historic St. Mary's City

Historic St. Mary's City will use grant funds to treat archaeological artifacts from the core of the original seventeenth century capital. The objects range from tools and architectural elements to items of personal adornment and clothing (buttons, clothing hooks, etc.) made of iron, copper alloy, glass, and organic materials that provide significant information about life in the early colony. The project focuses on items recovered from two significant structures: the 1635 home of Leonard Calvert, the first governor of the colony, which subsequently served as the first statehouse of the colony and as the largest public inn in the colony; and the only known English Civil War fort built in North America, Popes Fort, which was occupied in the 1640s. The conservator will work with conservation interns, providing training to the next generation of professionals.