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Historic Hampton, Inc.                                                                           Issue: April 2020
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Tulip Magnolias and daffodils are blooming at Hampton National Historic Site. 
Photography by Tim Ervin, March 21, 2020
Hampton National Historic Site is Modifying Operations to Implement Local Health Guidance

Date: March 28, 2020
Contact: Abbi Wicklein-Bayne, 410-353-2545

Towson, MD – Hampton NHS, in accordance with Executive Orders issued the Governor of the State of Maryland, and in an effort to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is announcing additional modifications to operations.  

As of 5:00 pm on Saturday, March 28, 2020, Hampton National Historic Site will be closed to the public. This includes all park facilities, now including the parking lots and park gates. Park grounds will remain open to pedestrians from dawn to dusk.

While pedestrians are still permitted in the park from dawn to dusk, we ask that anyone in the park adhere to CDC guidelines on social distancing as well as Leave No Trace principles. Additional park signage is available as a reminder about park policies. Please assist National Park Service (NPS) staff by adhering to these guidelines for your safety as well as the safety of our important historic resources.

The health and safety of our visitors, employees, volunteers, and partners at Hampton National Historic Site is our number one priority. The NPS is working with federal, state, and local authorities to closely monitor COVID-19. We will notify the public when we resume full operations and provide updates on our website and social media channels.  

Updates about NPS operations will be posted on the NPS' Public Health Updates page. Please check with individual parks for specific details about park operations

Please visit us on social media to learn more about Hampton National Historic Site. 

Dear Friends of Hampton:

Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, the Hampton Spring Luncheon scheduled for April 15, sponsored by the Women's Committee of Historic Hampton, has been cancelled. 

We thank you for your continued support of Hampton and look forward to seeing you after the curve has flattened.

Stay well!!

The Women’s Committee of Historic Hampton, Inc. 
 
The clue is in the center....

What is this object, which is part of Hampton National Historic Site's collection?  See below for the answer!

Ferns for Urns
Give the Gift of Beauty!

Celebrate the arrival of Spring, Mother's Day, AND Father's Day by giving an urn filled with beautiful ferns to a special someone, your mother and/or father!  Your sponsorship gift of Ferns for Urns will fill a loved one's heart with joy, while helping to preserve the beauty and history of the urns and gardens of Hampton National Historic Site.  Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland District III are planning another year of planting the urns when current Covid-19 restrictions allow.   

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Gift sponsorships are perfect for anyone or any occasion. For $35.00, your gift recipient will receive an adoption package which includes:
  • a note card stating a sponsorship donation was made in his/her honor
  • a species card of the ferns planted in the urns
  • a one-year subscription to the Hampton Highlights e-newsletter (once we have your email address)
To order a gift for that special someone, please email us at info@historichampton.org

The clue is in the center...

The object (above the Ferns for Urns announcement) is a Rococo style silver "dish cross" (HAMP 3504), made in Baltimore for the Ridgelys of Hampton by Standish Barry (working 1784-1808), one of the city's leading silversmiths. Similar to modern chafing dishes, the dish cross was used to keep serving plates warm. It is essentially a trivet with a receptacle to hold oil and a wick in the center. Both the arms and feet are adjustable to accommodate dishes of different shapes and sizes. 

The dish cross is a very rare form in American silver, more frequently made by English silversmiths. Barry probably copied the English example made for the Capt. Charles Ridgely and his wife Rebecca Dorsey Ridgely in 1766, so the family could use a pair on their dining table. Capt. Ridgely's nephew and heir, Charles Carnan Ridgely, also patronized Barry for sophisticated silver pieces for his dining table. Both dish crosses survive in Hampton NHS's museum collection.

Hampton National Historic Site is always looking for motivated, passionate, and dedicated individuals who want to help to share these stories and to preserve the legacy of the National Parks for future generations.

How to Apply: Prospective volunteers must submit an application and go through an interview process.
You may contact Volunteer Coordinator, Ranger Shannon McLucas by email at
 shannon_mclucas@nps.gov  or by telephone: 410-962-4290, x207.  

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The mission of Historic Hampton, Incorporated is to promote directly the historical, scientific, educational and interpretive activities of the Hampton National Historic Site and to accept gifts, contributions, or loans and otherwise engage in fundraising to finance and pay for the above mentioned activities in respect to which no funds from the Federal Government or other sources are available.
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