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Upcoming Events
SEPTEMBER
Back in Grandma's Day: Traditional Handicrafts
Saturday, September 11
12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m.
Oakley Cabin African American Museum & Park
Meet knitters, spinners and other crafters and make your own craft to take home.
Celebrate Grandparents’ Day by receiving a free Park Pass
if you bring your grandparent to the event! For more information, visit OakleyCabin.org.
Bluegrass on the Farm
Saturday, September 11
12:00 noon - 6:00 p.m.
Admission: $15 at the gate | $12 advance purchase
Agricultural History Farm Park
Join us for great blegrass in the grat outdoors! Starring at this year's event is the Frank Solivan and the Dirty Kitchen Band. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and instruments if you want to jam. Food will be available for purchase. Children under 12 free. For more information contact 240-793-0975. To purchase advance tickets, visit BluegrassOntheFarm.com.
Lessons from the Past
Sunday, September 26
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Kinglsey School House, Little Bennett Regional Park
Walk down memory lane to the one room, Kingsley School House
and learn lessons from the past. Bring the family and tour the historic school building, meet former Kingsley students, play old-fashioned games, enjoy other hands-on activities. Bring your picnic and enjoy lunch by the stream. Parking is available at teh Froggy Hollow and Wilson Mill Parking areas. Shuttle vans will transport folks to the Kingsley Parking Lot where you can take a horse and carriage ride to the school house. For more information, contact Wendy Hanley at Wendy.Hanley@montgomeryparks.org or 301.528.3451. This event is co-sponsored by the Friends of Little Bennett Regional Park, Clarksburgh Historical Society and the Clarksburgh Lions Branch.
Ongoing Events
Oakley Cabin Tours
Oakley Cabin African American Museum & Park has reopened for the 2010 season. Free tours are given by the trained docents of Oakley Cabin from Noon to 4pm on each second and fourth Saturday, April - November 2010.
Underground Railroad Experience Trail Hikes
Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park - 16501 Norwood Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860. 301-650-4373
Guided hikes will resume for the 2010 season on Saturday, April 3. Free guided hikes will be held every Saturday through November 6 at 10:00am. Please check the Underground Railroad Experience Trail website for more information. Self-guided hikes are also available along the Underground Railroad Experience Trail. Free. Download the Underground Railroad Trail Map
Hyattstown Mill Art Project
The mill is operated by the Hyattstown Mill Arts Project (HMAP), which hosts rotating exhibits and live music performances in the Mill Gallery from April through October. The gallery is open weekends, holidays and for special events. Call 301-874-2452 for more information.
Josiah Henson Site (formerly called Riley Farm/"Uncle Tom's Cabin")
The house and cabin are open only for special occasions at this time. For more information, please call 301-650-4373 or visit JosiahHensonSite.org
We are currently in the process of developing a Park Master Plan for this park. You get more information and follow the public process here.
Kingsley Schoolhouse
The historic school is open only for special occasions at this time. For more information please contact Wendy Hanley at 301-528-3451.
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