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Riversdale House Museum is hosting our 17<sup>th</sup> Annual Battle of Bladensburg Encampment tomorrow from noon-4pm! To get you in the spirit, check out the
<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/without-prince-georges-county-there-might-have-been-no-star-spangled-banner/2012/08/06/dede95be-dcbf-11e1-9974-5c975ae4810f_story.html">
great article in Washington Post</a> and our <a href="http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/19246248/see-the-battle-of-bladensburg-at-riversdale">
spot on Fox 5 this morning with Holly Morris!</a> <br>
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We’ve got some brand new activities this year to commemorate the War of 1812 Bicentennial! This event is entirely FREE, including house tours (thanks to Maryland Milestones)! We’ve got kid’s activities at the ready and Lisa and Robert Papp, author and illustrator
of the children’s book, <i>The Town That Fooled the British</i>, here for storytime, too! Enjoy gunnery drills, artillery demos, horsemanship displays, open hearth cooking, and period food and music throughout the afternoon! We are happy to be serving the
University of Maryland Dairy special edition, Star-Spangled Explosion ice cream.
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If you have any questions, please feel free to call the office at 301.864.0240. Looking forward to seeing you all!
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Cheers,<br>
Samantha <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="color:olive">Samantha Ferris</span></b>
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<span style="color:olive">Education Coordinator</span> <br>
<span style="color:olive">Riversdale House Museum</span><br>
<span style="color:olive">4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park, MD 20737</span> <br>
<span style="color:olive">Department of Parks and Recreation</span> <br>
<span style="color:olive">The Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission</span>
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<span style="color:olive"><a href="mailto:Samantha.Ferris@pgparks.com"><span style="color:blue">Samantha.Ferris@pgparks.com</span></a> /
<a href="http://history.pgparks.com/"><span style="color:blue">history.pgparks.com</span></a></span>
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<span style="color:olive">301.864.0420 / fax 301.927.3498<br>
<a href="http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?llr=rx4axyiab&p=oi&m=1108931018481"><span style="color:blue">Sign up for Riversdale's e-list!</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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