Interpretive Programs & Events
Ongoing Events and Shows | This Month’s Events | Upcoming Events
Ongoing Events and Shows
Oakley Cabin Tours
Oakley Cabin has reopened for the 2008 season on Saturdays through November. Special events and free tours are given by the trained docents of Oakley Cabin from Noon to 4pm.
Underground Railroad Experience Trail
Woodlawn Manor - 16501 Norwood Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860. 301-570-5722
Beginning April 19th through November 1st - meet Saturday mornings at 10am by the Stone Barn for guided hikes along the Underground Railroad Experience Trail. - free - trail map, event info
The Kingsley Schoolhouse
The school is open only for special occasions at this time. Please check the Upcoming Events listings to see if anything is scheduled.
Uncle Tom's Cabin (the Riley House)
The cabin and house are open only for special occasions at this time. Please check the Upcoming Events listings to see if anything is scheduled.
The Hyattstown Mill
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. The new exhibit “History of Mills in Montgomery County” will be on display in June 2008. Call 301-874-2452 for more information.
This Month’s Events
April 2008
Gas and Steam Engine Show
Agricultural History Farm Park
Saturday and Sunday, April 12 & 13 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., rain or shine. At the Bussard Farm at the Agricultural History Farm Park. Free admission and parking - event info
Upcoming Events
May 2008
"Wild-crafting with Food Historian Michael Twitty"
Oakley Cabin
Saturday, May 3 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Free Admission. (Rain Date: May 10) Explore the history and evolution of African American cooking from slavery to contemporary food trends. For additional information visit: www.OakleyCabin.org
June 2008
"Meeting Josiah Henson”
Uncle Tom’s Cabin (the Riley House)
Saturday, June 28 - Noon - 4:00 p.m. The panel discussion will run from 12pm-1:15pm. This discussion is open to the public but limited to the first 200 people to arrive. Tours of the house and cabin will begin at 1:30pm. Advance registration is required for tours of the cabin. PARKING ONLY AT: Francis Scott Key Middle School, 6300 Tilden Lane, Rockville. Roundtrip shuttle service will be provided from the Tilden Center to the Riley House for the tours.
More information: 301-650-4373
- 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. Panel discussion. This panel discussion is free and open to the public, but limited to the first 200 people to arrive. The discussion will be held in the Francis Scott Key Middle School Cafeteria, and will be led by Dr. Cheryl LaRoche (University of Maryland) and Dr. Diane Swann-Wright (Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Museum) .
- 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. Tours of the house and cabin. To reserve your tour time, please go to www.ParkPass.org.
Heritage Days - June 28th and 29th
Many events are planned for your enjoyment this weekend. If you need additional information about these events, please contact Shirl Spicer, Cultural Resources Stewardship Section, Museum Manager: Shirl.Spicer@montgomeryparks.org, 301-650-4373.
- Civil War Blockhouse and Outpost Camp Walking Tour - Saturday only. (Rain Date is Sunday)
Blockhouse Point Conservation Park at Callithea Horse Farm - 15000 River Road, Potomac, Maryland 20854 (the entrance across from Signal Tree Lane)
12 noon, 1 pm, 2 pm, and 3 pm. Meet the tour guides at the far parking area of the Callithea Horse Farm.
Description: Walk in the footsteps of Civil War Union soldiers by taking a guided 2-mile guided hike along an easy to moderate natural surface trail. See the remains of an 1862 outpost camp and blockhouse used to guard the Potomac River crossing from confederate attack. - Bussard Farm at the Agricultural History Farm Park - Open Saturday - 10am to 5pm
18400 Muncaster Road, Derwood, MD
Open lawn games for children noon-1pm,square dancing 1pm-3pm and old fashioned children's competitive games suitable for all ages 3pm-4pm
Description: Celebrate Montgomery County's Heritage Days at the 455 acre Agricultural History Farm Park. Enjoy casual walks around the turn of the century historic farmstead, . All activities are FREE and sponsored by the Montgomery County Back in Time 4-H Club. This program is made possible in part by the Heritage Tourism Alliance of Montgomery County. - Heritage Days at Woodlawn Manor House
Woodlawn Manor - 16501 Norwood Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860. 301-570-5722
Sunday only, from Noon-4 pm
Description: Docents in period Quaker dress will present Hands-on-History interactive programs and Traces of the Underground Railroad tours at this historic circa 1800 Quaker Tobacco Plantation. The manor house, slave log cabin, gazebo garden, smokehouse, and gift shop will be available for touring and children’s activities such as crushing corn, old time games, carrying yoke and buckets, and more. Ice pops and water will be available at the Little Red Gift Shop.
- Underground Railroad Experience Trail - Open Saturday and Sunday
Woodlawn Manor - 16501 Norwood Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860. 301-570-5722
Hikes begin: Saturday at 10am, 1pm and 3pm. and on Sunday at 1pm and 3pm.
Description: Volunteer “conductors” will lead 90-minute Underground Railroad hikes. The 1 ¾ mile trail winds through fields, woods and across streams to Sandy Spring. Hikers will learn various techniques that people escaping slavery would use to elude pursuers. Listen to true fascinating and heartbreaking stories along the way. - Oakley Cabin -
Open Saturday and Sunday
Noon to 4pm
Description: This African American historic site, built in the 1820s to house enslaved people, was later part of a roadside community. There will demonstrations of 19th century crafts and tours of the cabin. There will also be a scavenger hunt for children.Visit www.oakleycabin.org for more information.
- Uncle Tom's Cabin and Riley House Tours - Sunday Only - Noon - 4:00 p.m.
111420 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20852
Parking only at Wall Local Park / Montgomery Aquatic Center, 5900 Executive Boulevard N. Bethesda, Maryland 20852
Description: Volunteers will conduct tours of the late 18th- early 19th century house. The Riley House/”Uncle Tom's Cabin” is a historic resource of local, state, national and international significance because of its association with Reverend Josiah Henson, whose 1849 autobiography inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe's landmark novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin. The Riley farm was where Henson lived and worked as a slave from 1795 to 1825. The existing frame building, possibly dating to the late 18th century, was the Riley home. The log wing was used as a kitchen in the early 20th century and may have been a kitchen in Henson’s time. www.JosiahHensonSite.org
