Teaming up to preserve mansion

One of the first visible steps in restoring an historic house in Bladensburg began last week as a team of students conducted an archeological dig on the property.

The 18th century Bostwick Mansion sits on about seven acres of land near Kenilworth Avenue and Annapolis Road. In March, the University of Maryland, College Park's Historic Preservation Program began a partnership with the town of Bladensburg to use the site as a teaching center for anthropology students. The program will also help the town, which owns the property, to restore the site for historic preservation.