Maryland Emancipation Day Celebrations
Friday, November 6, 2009
"The Night Sky and the Underground Railroad" Guided Hike with Tony Cohen
Night Hike: Underground Railroad Experience Trail. 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Woodlawn Cultural Park Manor - 16501 Norwood Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860
UGRR Night Hike is SOLD OUT!
Registration has closed for the Underground Railroad Experience Trail Night Hike for November 6. Thank you for your interest and we look forward to seeing you next year!
Historian Anthony Cohen gets Maryland Emancipation Day started a day early with his special night hike of the Underground Railroad Experience Trail. Interpretative materials are appropriate for children ages 8 and up; no dogs will be allowed along this guided hike, except for therapy animals; dress for the weather; and, bring your flashlight. Parking: Available at Woodlawn Manor. Registration is required for this event, tickets will not be available onsite. For more information, contact 301-650-4373 or visit www.UndergroundRRExperience.org. To learn more about Tony Cohen and the Underground Railroad experience in Montgomery County, visit www.Menare.org.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Free events to celebrate Emancipation Day!
On November 1, 1864, Maryland freed by a new state constitution all those held in bondage within its boundaries. Celebrate the freedom from enslavement in Maryland with a hike on the Underground Railroad, a tour of a slave cabin and a museum on slavery, living history demonstrations and great food! All activities are FREE.
Underground Railroad Experience Trail Guided Hikes.
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Woodlawn Cultural Park Manor - 16501 Norwood Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860
Hikes begin at 9:00am, 10:00am, 11:00am and 12:00 noon.
Trained Underground Railroad Trail Guides will lead interpretive hikes of the 2 mile trail from Woodlawn Manor to the Sandy Spring Friends Meeting House. Parking: Available at Woodlawn Manor. At the end of each hike, shuttle buses will transport hikers from Sandy Spring Friends Meeting House back to the Woodlawn Manor parking lot between 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
For more information, call 301-650-4373 or visit www.UndergroundRRExperience.org
Sandy Spring Slave Museum & African Art Gallery.
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
18524 Brooke Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860.
The museum and art gallery will be open to visitors FREE of charge for Emancipation Day. Lunch will be available for purchase by Ribs on the Run. Special activities at the museum include: 11:00 - 11:30 am – View a video performance by actress Gwendolyn Briley-Strand as Harriet Tubman; 12:00 - 1:00 pm – Live performance and narration by Gwendolyn Briley-Strand as Rosa Parks; and 2:00 - 2:30 pm – Live performance by the All Natural African Dance Troupe.
Directions: From the 495 Beltway, take New Hampshire Avenue exit North. Continue 11.5 miles on New Hampshire Avenue crossing Routes 198 and 108. Go 1 mile. SLOW DOWN. Make a left onto Brooke Road. Go 1 mile. The museum is on the right, across the street from the Ross Boddy Community Center. For more information, visit www.SandySpringSlaveMuseum.org or contact staff at SlaveMuseum@yahoo.com.
Odd Fellows Lodge.
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
1310 Olney-Sandy Spring Road (Route 108), Sandy Spring, MD 20860.
The historic Odd Fellows Lodge on Route 108 will be open to visitors free of charge. Directions: From the 495 Beltway, take New Hampshire Avenue exit North. Continue 11.5 miles on New Hampshire Avenue and turn left onto Route 108 (Olney-Sandy Spring Road). The lodge is located next door to the Sharp Street Church.
Oakley Cabin African American Museum & Park. 12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m. All activities are FREE.
3610 Brookville Road, Olney, MD 20832.
The Maryland Emancipation Day Program at Oakley Cabin will include guided cabin tours, a traditional foodways demonstrations by culinary historian, Michael Twitty and historical re enactor, Anita Henderson, refreshments, spiritual readings and songs, archaeology digs, a keynote address by Dr. Cheryl LaRoche, lecturer, Underground Railroad scholar, professor of American Studies at the University of Maryland at College Park and Georgetown University; and lots of hands-on activities for children. Parking: Available only at the Longwood Recreation Center, 19300 Georgia Avenue.
Inclement weather: Emancipation Day activities planned for Oakley Cabin will take place at the Longwood Community Center, located within the Longwoord Local Park, in the event of extreme inclement weather.
For more information, call 301-650-4373 or visit www.OakleyCabin.org. Sponsored in part by the Friends of Oakley Cabin and Underground Railroad.
Josiah Henson Historic Site (formerly called "Uncle Tom's Cabin"). 
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Josiah Henson Historic Site - 11420 Old Georgetown Road,
Bethesda, MD 20852
The Josiah Henson Site will be open with FREE guided tours. Parking: Available only at the Montgomery County Aquatic Center/Wall Local Park, located two blocks away at 5900 Executive Boulevard, North Bethesda. For more information, call 301-650-4373 or visit www.JosiahHensonSite.org.
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