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JANUARY 6 Furnace Town DAYHIKE ALONG A NATURE CONSERVANCY BOUNDARY TRAIL: 2 - 4 pm; daily site admission

NIGHTWALK ALONG THE PAUL LEIFER TRAIL-Walking Where They Walked in 1830: 7 - 9 pm; daily site admission

Costen House BOOK TEA WITH AUTHORS: 1 p.m.   4 p.m.
FEBRUARY 3 Furnace Town DAYHIKE ALONG A NATURE CONSERVANCY BOUNDARY TRAIL: 2 - 4 pm; daily site admission

NIGHTWALK ALONG THE PAUL LEIFER TRAIL: The Moon is Full; 7 - 9 pm; daily site admission

Costen House ART SHOW: 2:00 p.m.   5:00 p.m. Five local eastern shore artists. Tea & refreshments.
24 Furnace Town PROGRESSIVE DINNER-fundraising event. Reservations required. Call for details, 410-632-2032..
MARCH 3 Furnace Town DAYHIKE ALONG A NATURE CONSERVANCY BOUNDARY TRAIL: 2 - 4 pm; daily site admission

NIGHTWALK ALONG THE PAUL LEIFER TRAIL   They Welcomed Spring in 1830; 7 – 9 pm, daily site admission

24 Furnace Town CLEAN UP DAY: Preparing for the 2007 Season. 9 am - 4 pm; drop in; FREE

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES BY FURNACE TOWN BLACKSMITH GUILD: Call for details. 410-632-2032

25 Furnace Town SPECIAL ACTIVITIES BY FURNACE TOWN BLACKSMITH GUILD: Call for details. 410-632-2032
APRIL 1 Julia A. Purnell GRAND REOPENING: See our new exhibits and rediscover your favorites as the museum resumes its regular schedule.

A VARIETY OF VICES: SMOKING, GAMBLING AND DRINKING ON DELMARVA. View our newest temporary exhibit of artifacts related to these habits of intemperance!

Furnace Town FREE DAY: 10 am   5 pm; free site admission
15 Furnace Town ARCHAELOGY DIGS: 1   4 pm; $10 dig fee includes daily site admission. Call early to register, 410-632-2032.
21 Julia A. Purnell YARD SALE: 8am-2pm. Find great bargains to benefit museum programs
26 Sturgis House Pocomoke City Library: Manumitted Slaves of Somerset and Worcester Counties Who Served in the Civil War. Dr. Clara Small, Professor of African-American Studies, Salisbury University, Presenter.
28 Furnace Town PROGRAM: "Spring Renewal; Restoring the Balance of Nature" with Jeanne du Nord. 10 a.m.   4 p.m. Registration required, $55 registration fee includes book The Celtic Quest and a box lunch. Call 410-632-2032 to register.EVENT: "Voices from the 1840's: A Ghost Walk and Lantern Tour." Registration required. Call 410-632-2032 for details.
29 Furnace Town ARCHAELOGY DIGS: 1   4 pm; $10 dig fee includes daily site admission. Call early to register, 410-632-2032
MAY 2 Sturgis House Museum Opens for Season: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, May-October. FEE $2.00 Adult, $.50 per child under 12.
6 Furnace Town ARCHAELOGY DIGS: 1   4 pm; $10 dig fee includes daily site admission. Call early for details/reservations. 410-632-2032
12 Julia A. Purnell FIBER FEST: 10am-4pm. Our 4th annual textile arts festival with kids' activities, demos, itmes for purchase, live animals and more. Festival and museum admission free.
Costen House MOTHERS GARDEN AND TEA: 1:00 p.m.   4:00 p.m.
18 Julia A. Purnell INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY: Celebrate museums in your community and visit us on the house.
Costen House INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY: Special Opening
OC Lifesaving Museum INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY: Free Admission All Day
Sturgis House INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY: Cleevration   Public Invited
20 Furnace Town LUNCHEON AND FASHION SHOW: Fundraising event. Call 410-632-2032 for details/reservations.
27 Furnace Town ARCHAELOGY DIGS: 1   4 pm; $10 dig fee includes daily site admission. Call early for details/reservations. 410-632-2032
JUNE 4 Furnace Town EVENT: STRAWBERRY DAY. 1 p.m. – 4 p.m., daily site admission.
10 Calvin B Taylor CONCERT ON THE LAWN: 6 p.m.
23 Julia A. Purnell CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY DAY: 10 am   4 pm; a day for kids to explore history with crafts and a scavenger hunt. Visitors age 17 and under are free.
JULY 1 Julia A. Purnell THE SCULPTURE OF GLENN LINTON. July 1 – Aug. 22. View intricate marine life sculptures by this local artist and author.
2 OC Lifesaving Museum BEACH SAFETY
3 OC Lifesaving Museum O.C.B.C.   Ocean City Before Condominiums
4 OC Lifesaving Museum KNOT TYING
5 OC Lifesaving Museum ALL ABOUT SHARKS
6 OC Lifesaving Museum STORM WARRIORS
7 OC Lifesaving Museum AQUARIUM FEEDING
8 Calvin B Taylor CONCERT ON THE LAWN: 6 p.m.
  Furnace Town FREE DAY: 10 a.m.   5 p.m. Free site admission.
9 OC Lifesaving Museum BEACH SAFETY
10 OC Lifesaving Museum O.C.B.C.   Ocean City Before Condominiums
11 Julia A. Purnell HERITAGE ARTS FOR KIDS: 1   3 pm; Drop in to make a history-themed project. Included with regular admission.
Julia A. Purnell HERITAGE ARTS FOR KIDS. : 1   3 p.m. Drop in to make a history-themed project. Included with regular admission.
OC Lifesaving Museum KNOT TYING
12 OC Lifesaving Museum ALL ABOUT SHARKS
13 Furnace Town HERITAGE CAMP: Session I: 9:30 am   noon; ages 8 – 11; call for Camp Flyer/registration details. 410-632-2032
OC Lifesaving Museum STORM WARRIORS
14 OC Lifesaving Museum AQUARIUM FEEDING
16 OC Lifesaving Museum BEACH SAFETY
17 OC Lifesaving Museum O.C.B.C.   Ocean City Before Condominiums
18 OC Lifesaving Museum KNOT TYING
19 OC Lifesaving Museum ALL ABOUT SHARKS
20 OC Lifesaving Museum STORM WARRIORS
21 OC Lifesaving Museum AQUARIUM FEEDING
23 OC Lifesaving Museum BEACH SAFETY
24 OC Lifesaving Museum O.C.B.C.   Ocean City Before Condominiums
Julia A. Purnell HERITAGE ARTS FOR KIDS. : 1   3 p.m. Drop in to make a history-themed project. Included with regular admission.
25 OC Lifesaving Museum KNOT TYING
26 OC Lifesaving Museum ALL ABOUT SHARKS
27 OC Lifesaving Museum STORM WARRIORS
28 OC Lifesaving Museum AQUARIUM FEEDING 
AUGUST 1 OC Lifesaving Museum KNOT TYING
2 OC Lifesaving Museum ALL ABOUT SHARKS
3 OC Lifesaving Museum STORM WARRIORS
4 OC Lifesaving Museum AQUARIUM FEEDING
5 Furnace Town HEIRLOOM TOMATO TASTING: 1   4 pm; daily site admission
6 OC Lifesaving Museum BEACH SAFETY
7 OC Lifesaving Museum O.C.B.C.   Ocean City Before Condominiums
8 Julia A. Purnell HERITAGE ARTS FOR KIDS: 1   3 pm; More art fun. Included with regular admission..
9 OC Lifesaving Museum ALL ABOUT SHARKS
10 OC Lifesaving Museum STORM WARRIORS
11 OC Lifesaving Museum AQUARIUM FEEDING
13 OC Lifesaving Museum BEACH SAFETY
14 OC Lifesaving Museum O.C.B.C.   Ocean City Before Condominiums
Calvin B Taylor CONCERT ON THE LAWN: 6 p.m.
15 OC Lifesaving Museum KNOT TYING
16 OC Lifesaving Museum ALL ABOUT SHARKS
17 OC Lifesaving Museum STORM WARRIORS
18 OC Lifesaving Museum AQUARIUM FEEDING
20 OC Lifesaving Museum BEACH SAFETY
21 OC Lifesaving Museum O.C.B.C.   Ocean City Before Condominiums
22 Julia A. Purnell HERITAGE ARTS FOR KIDS: 1   3 pm; Our final workshop of the season! Included with regular admission.
OC Lifesaving Museum KNOT TYING
23 OC Lifesaving Museum ALL ABOUT SHARKS
24 OC Lifesaving Museum STORM WARRIORS
25 OC Lifesaving Museum AQUARIUM FEEDING
SEPTEMBER 1 Julia A. Purnell DELMARVA NEEDLE ART SHOW & COMPETITION: thru Oct. 31; View our popular exhibit of regional needle art, and vote for your favorite. Entries due Aug. 24.
9 Calvin B Taylor CONCERT ON THE LAWN: 6 p.m.
16 Furnace Town ARCHAELOGY DIGS: 1   4 pm; $10 dig fee includes daily site admission. Call early to register, 410-632-2032.
22 Furnace Town EVENT: Quilts on the Line   The Nassawango Outdoor Quilt Show, Sept. 23-24. Judged show. Displays, vendors, Emporium (sales) lectures. Eight classes by nationally known quilters. Block of the Month. Call 410-632-2032 for details.
30 Furnace Town ARCHAELOGY DIGS: 1   4 pm; $10 dig fee includes daily site admission. Call early to register, 410-632-2032.
OCTOBER 6 Furnace Town CHESAPEAKE CELTIC FESTIVAL: Oct. 6-7, 11 am – 5:30 pm; adults $12, children (2-18) $3.
14 Furnace Town ARCHAELOGY DIGS: 1   4 pm; $10 dig fee includes daily site admission. Call early to register, 410-632-2032.
20 Julia A. Purnell FIBER ART FASHION SHOW: Noon. An elegant luncheon and show of wearable fiber art by local artists. At Nassawango Country Club. Reservations required.
21 Furnace Town FURNACE TOWN FUNDRAISER: call 410-632-2032 for details.
27 Julia A. Purnell JULIA PURNELL'S BIRTHDAY PARTY: 10 am   4 pm; Commemorate our namesake's birthday. Our gifts to you: free admission and cake.
28 Furnace Town ARCHAELOGY DIGS: 1   4 pm; $10 dig fee includes daily site admission. Call early to register, 410-632-2032.
NOVEMBER 10 Furnace Town DAYHIKE ALONG A NATURE CONSERVANCY BOUNDARY TRAIL: 2 - 4 pm; daily site admission

NIGHTWALK ALONG THE PAUL LEIFER TRAIL: Preparing for Winter in 1840; 7 - 9 pm; daily site admission

DECEMBER 1 Julia A. Purnell VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION: 10 am – 4 pm; an old-fashioned holiday party with Victorian music, decorations and refreshments.
Furnace Town 19th CENTURY CHRISTMAS & CHRISTMAS MART. Nighttime History Walk. Evening 19th century Christmas Service. Decorations. Call 410-632-2032 for details..
2 OC Lifesaving Museum HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE: 10 am   5 pm.
8 Furnace Town 19th CENTURY CHRISTMAS & CHRISTMAS MART. Nighttime History Walk. Evening 19th century Christmas Service. Decorations. Call 410-632-2032 for details.
Julia A. Purnell MORE VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS! 10   4 p.m. We'll be open an extra day for visitors to see the museum decorated for the holiday.
9 Sturgis House Open House for Christmas: More information to come.

We look forward to seeing you!
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