Martha Teichner of CBS Sunday Morning joined OTD and our partners on the Eastern Shore for an upcoming feature on the life of Harriet Tubman and the tourism assets that celebrate her memory. The story, which is slated to run in October, coincides with the upcoming release of “Harriet,” the first major motion picture to […]
Harriet Tubman’s Life and Legacy Immortalized
Film Debuts Sept. 14 at Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center The new film, “Harriet Tubman: Soldier of Freedom” debuts September 14 at 2 p.m. at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Dorchester County. The 15-minute short featuring acclaimed actor and narrator Keith David with B. Cherie Patterson portraying Tubman, will be shown […]
Gov Hogan Urges Release of Tubman $20 Bill in 2020
Governor Hogan Urges Federal Treasury to Release Tubman $20 Bill in 2020 Pens Letter to Secretary Mnuchin to Reconsider Extended Timeline Governor Larry Hogan today sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, urging the federal administration to reconsider its decision to delay the release of the Harriet Tubman twenty-dollar bill. The governor cited […]
Snakehead Derby Debuts at Harriet Tubman State Park
‘Freedom and Fishing’ Celebrated June 8 The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is teaming up with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to host the first “Freedom and Fishing Snakehead Derby” on June 8 at Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park in Dorchester County. Anglers of all ages are invited to participate in this free, […]
MDOT SHA Archaeologists Investigate Cabin
Along Underground Railroad Excavation May Yield More Evidence of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Role in Underground Railroad Archaeologists with the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) are examining artifacts to determine the age of a rustic cabin, believed to have been a slave quarter along the route of the Underground Railroad in Cambridge, […]
Harriet Tubman Day Events Set for March 10
Stories, Events and Art Honor Tubman at Her Namesake Park Harriet Tubman mural at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park & Visitors Center In celebration of Harriet Tubman Day on Sunday, March 10, Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park and Visitor Center invites everyone to free, family-friendly programs. The park, located in Dorchester County, […]
February at Tubman Underground Railroad Park
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park Events Celebrate Black History Month Stories of Underground Railroad Heroes Come to Life this February In celebration of Black History Month, Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park and Visitor Center invites everyone to free, family-friendly programs every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in February. The park, located in Dorchester County, […]
Tubman Underground Railroad Park February Events
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park Events Celebrate Black History Month Stories of Underground Railroad Heroes Come to Life this February In celebration of Black History Month, Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park and Visitor Center invites everyone to free, family-friendly programs every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in February. The park, located in Dorchester County, […]
Underground Railroad State Park Celebrates Anniversary
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park Celebrates Anniversary New Library, Audio-Visual Exhibits and Programs Mark Occasion March 10 – 11 Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park and Visitor Center The Maryland Park Service is celebrating the first anniversary of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park and Visitor Center in Dorchester County March 10 and […]
DNR Secretary Belton’s Message: February 2018
Bringing Everyone on Board for Stewardship As we commemorate Black History Month and celebrate the many contributions of African Americans like Benjamin Banneker, Clarence Mitchell Jr., Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Josiah Henson, Matthew Henson and Thurgood Marshall, it is a time to reflect on Maryland’s past as well as the Free State’s future. It is […]