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Our Board of Directors

Our Board Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Treasurer

Kathleen Litchfield, Chairperson of the Board - Annapolis, Maryland

Bill MItchell, Vice-Chairperson of the Board - Annapolis, Maryland

Kathleen Rotondaro,  Acting Treasurer -  Shady Side, Maryland

Our Board of Directors

Beth Denniston - Shady Side, Maryland

Teeja Meier - Owings, Maryland

Deborah Gangloff - Tracys Landing, Maryland

Our museum, our grounds, our rain garden.

    Welcome Dear Sponsor, and Thank you.

      Your corporate sponsorship allows us to offer a wide range of fun and educational programs like the Winter Luncheon Series, engaging exhibits like our Artist Showcase, and community gatherings like our annual Oyster Festival. And, as a sponsor you receive an array of benefits, including prominent visibility in our Oyster Festival booklet.


    Just use our Dropdown Menu button below!

    If you wish to arrange your Sponsorship IN-KIND, please email our Director, Elaina here.

    Sponsorship Renewal is Easy!

    Captain's Circle $5,000

     As a member of the Captain’s Circle your business will be recognized as a prominent sponsor of ALL Captain Avery events. Additionally, Captain’s Circle sponsors enjoy:

    • Use of Museum building and grounds for one private or corporate event (in accordance with established Museum guidelines and during available times and dates);
    • Company highlighted in communication and marketing materials including company name and logo on museum letterhead; recognition and hyperlink on museum website and in monthly e-newsletter, Heard on the Wind;
    • Company logo on marketing materials for our key events like the Oyster Festival, Fridays at the Captain’s, and Winter Luncheon Series;
    • Full page ad in the Oyster Festival booklet (mailed to 1,500 households);
    • Highlighted recognition in one issue of Heard on the Wind;
    • Company information table at the Oyster Festival;
    • Ten(10) tickets to Oyster Festival;
    • Ten (10) Captain Avery Museum individual-level memberships for employees, family members, or loyal customers.

    Schooner $3,000

    Schooner-level sponsors enjoy:

    • Company highlighted in communication and marketing materials including company name and logo on museum letterhead; recognition and hyperlink on museum website and in monthly e-newsletter, Heard on the Wind;
    • Company logo on marketing materials for our special events like the Oyster Festival, Fridays at the Captain’s, and Winter Luncheon Series;
    • Half-page ad in the Oyster Festival booklet (mailed to 1,500 households);
    • Highlighted recognition in one issue of Heard on the Wind;
    • Company information table at the Oyster Festival;
    • Eight (8) tickets to the Oyster Festival;
    • Eight (8) Captain Avery Museum individual-level memberships for employees, family members, or loyal customers. 

    Skipjack $1,500

    Skipjack-level sponsors enjoy:

    • Half-page ad in the Oyster Festival booklet (mailed to 1,500 households);v Company recognized on table cards at six Winter Luncheon Series events;
    • Acknowledgement in an issue of our e-newsletter, Heard on the Wind;
    • Six (6) tickets to the Oyster Festival;
    • Six (6) Captain Avery Museum individual-memberships for employees, family members, or loyal customers. 

    Bateau $500

    Bateau-level sponsors enjoy:

    • One-third page ad in the Oyster Festival booklet (mailed to 1,500 households);v Company recognized on table cards at six Winter Luncheon Series lectures;
    • Acknowledgement in an issue of our e-newsletter, Heard on the Wind;
    • Six (6) tickets to the Oyster Festival;
    • Four (4) Captain Avery Museum individual-level memberships for employees, family members, or loyal customers. 

    Avery Crew $250

    Avery Crew-level sponsors enjoy:

    • Business card ad (approx. 3.5” x 2”) in the Oyster Festival booklet (mailed to 1,500 households);
    • Acknowledgement in one issue of our e-newsletter, Heard on the Wind;
    • Four (4) tickets to the Oyster Festival;
    • Two (2) Captain Avery Museum individual-level memberships for employees, family members, or loyal customers. 

    Log Canoe $125

    Log Canoe-level sponsors enjoy:

    • Business card ad (approx. 3.5” x 2”) in the Oyster Festival booklet (mailed to 1,500 households);
    • Acknowledgement in one issue of our e-newsletter, Heard on the Wind;
    • Two (2) tickets to the Oyster Festival. 

    Just use our Dropdown Menu Below!

    Our Sponsors

    We appreciate the support of our Captain Avery Museum sponsors including:

    • ABC Appliance
    • A Vintage Deale
    • Chesapeake Deli 
    • Christopher's Fine Foods
    • Churchton Dental Care
    • Clarks Landing
    • Colonial Electric
    • D. Miller & Associates
    • Deale Hardware
    • Dockside Restaurant & Sports Bar
    • Edward Jones
    • Forward Brewing
    • Georges Mixes
    • Greenstreet Gardens
    • Harbour Cove Marina
    • HUB International 




    Please frequent our sponsors!

    • Ledo Pizza - Deale
    • JesseJays 
    • M&T Bank
    • Pirates Cove Restaurant & Inn
    • Rausch Funeral Home
    • Real Chill
    • Reilly Benefits
    • Renno’s Quality Market
    • Restoration 1
    • Royal Farms 
    • Schwartz Realty
    • Skipper's Pier
    • Sheldon Seidel - DDS
    • Top Hat Party Designs
    • West River Gardens

     

    Our Partners, Grantors and Collaborators

    We appreciate our Partners in the community including:

    We appreciate our Partners in the community including:

    We appreciate our Partners in the community including:

    • The Anne Arundel Waterman’s Association
    • The Anne Arundel Watershed Stewards Academy
    • South County Chamber of Commerce
    • The Shady Side Community Center
    • Community Alliance of South County
    • National Ballet Company
    • Chesapeake Bay Foundation
    • Lula Scott Head Start
    • Deale Historical Society


    Our Grantors invest in our museum and our community.

    We appreciate our Partners in the community including:

    We appreciate our Partners in the community including:

     The funds we receive as a collaborator, 

    enable us to accomplish so much 

    by leveraging our volunteers and resources.


    • Maryland Heritage Areas Authority/Maryland Historical Trust
    • Four Rivers
    • The Arts Council of Anne Arundel County

    One of our recent 'Heard on the Wind' Newsletters

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    TC receiving the Patricia Barland Leadership Award.

    Founder & Board Member TC Magnotti receives Leadership Award

    Were it not for TC and a small group of heritage-minded colleagues in 1984, the Captain Avery Museum would not exist. TC wrote the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and negotiated the purchase of the house, now our museum. TC's long-standing dedication and good humor is inspirational and we thank her for her work.

    About Us

    History of the Captain Avery Museum

    In 1984 the Shady Side Rural Heritage Society (SSRHS) was founded by a small group of people who wanted to preserve the history and culture of South Anne Arundel County, Maryland. They knew there were family histories to record and traditions to remember. The group became incorporated the following year as a non-profit historical and educational organization. in 1989, SSRHS purchased a ¾ acre parcel of waterfront property that had deep community roots.


    As far as public records can tell, Salem Avery, a buy boat captain hailing from an established family of watermen in Long Island, NY, came to Maryland in search of the bounty of the Chesapeake Bay. He found his bride, Lucretia Weedon Andrews, on the nearby Mayo peninsula. They married in 1857 and together they had nine children, two of which died in infancy. In 1860 they moved into a home on the Shady Side peninsula from which they worked the land and sea.


    In the 1920’s the property was purchased by a group of Masons from Washington, DC. Denied access to public beaches and private clubs because of their Jewish religion, this group of families enjoyed Chesapeake Bay life on the West River for several generations. They modified and added to the Avery home, providing space for a meeting room, a kitchen, dormitories, and several bedrooms. They called themselves the Fishing Club, which evolved into a club called "Our Place." The descendants of this group retained the property until the late 1980’s when the founders of SSRHS purchased the property.


    Wanting to preserve the vital history of the property, and provide a place for community connections, SSRHS restored Captain Avery’s home to resemble its original 1860 appearance. The additions made by the Fishing Club were remodeled into facilities for community activities, receptions, and meetings, with administrative offices above.  A boat shed was constructed in 1993, and in 1994 additional land was acquired to expand parking facilities and provide for future growth. In 1998, an extension was added to the Museum to provide space for a library and storage of archival materials. Grants from Anne Arundel County and the State of Maryland, and loans from the Maryland Historical Trust and the Office of Housing and Community Development's Scattered Sites Program made it possible to accomplish the restoration projects.

    In December 2003, the Museum received a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities Challenge Grants Program. The grant required the organization to match this amount. Fifty-one history organizations nationwide competed for the award. The Museum was one of ten selected from around the country and met the challenge successfully, thereby establishing an endowment for humanities in local history. The Museum was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.


    Over the years, the Museum has received financial support, partnership, and awards from Anne Arundel County Trust for Preservation, the Small Museum Association, Historic Annapolis Foundation, the Southern Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce, capital improvement legislation sponsored by the District 30 delegation, Anne Arundel County, Cultural Arts Foundation, Maryland Historic Trust, Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, Maryland Association of History Museums, Historical and Cultural Museum Assistance Program, Preservation Maryland, Chesapeake Bay Trust, Maryland State Arts Council, Unity Gardens, West-Rhode Riverkeeper, Four Rivers, Arts Council of Anne Arundel County, BayVue Consulting, Greenstreet Gardens, Boy and Girl Scout Troops, the Chesapeake Bay Gateway Network under the National Park Services, and many local businesses.


    In 2010, the organization changed its name to the Captain Avery Museum and continues to fulfill the hopes and promises of its founders by offering a variety of services including educational programs, library resources, community events, professional speakers, and stewardship programs. 


    In 2019, on the organization’s 35th anniversary, the Museum completed some renovations to improve the visitor experience with the support of donors, the State of Maryland, the Maryland Historical Trust, and the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority. Now the Museum enjoys a revival of its home to better serve as a place for enjoying the culture of the Chesapeake Bay and sharing stories, ideas, knowledge, and history about the Chesapeake Bay and beyond. 

    Recent Annual Reports & Newsletters

    CAM Annual Report 2020 (pdf)Download
    CAM Annual Report 2019 (pdf)Download
    CAM Annual Report 2018 (pdf)Download
    CAM-Fall_2019 Newsletter (pdf)Download
    CAM-Spring_2019 Newsletter (pdf)Download

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