The Maryland Historical Society’s Virtual Field Trips ensure students in Maryland and beyond learn in a fun, interactive way. We’re counting down to our 24-hour fundraiser on Maryland Day (March 25)! Help support our unique distance-learning initiative and bring history to more classrooms. Every Friday and Monday in March, we are bringing our “Pack It Up Colonial Maryland” lesson to you. Can you play along as well as our average 4th grade participant? Today we bring you the first colonial artifact. Can you guess what it is? How might it have been used by an early settler to this country? And why would they have brought it to the “new world?” #marylandhistory #colonialamerica #colonialmaryland #colonialhistory