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SEPTEMBER 2020
NOVEMBER 2020
9/9 Woodlawn Virtual Lectures: Woodlawn Manor of Sandy Spring
11/11 Woodlawn Virtual Lectures: Archaeology at Oakley Cabin
New virtual version of our History Hour lecture series. Join Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park staff for our first online presentation “Woodlawn Manor of Sandy Spring: The Headwaters of a Kinship Community.” Explore the history of Woodlawn Manor, the Palmer family and the diverse kinship community of Quakers, enslaved and freedom seekers in Sandy Spring, Maryland. Appropriate for ages 12 and up.
New virtual version of our History Hour lecture series. Join Montgomery Parks archaeology staff for “Archaeology at the Oakley Cabin African American Museum & Park: Uncovering a Community’s Resistance, Resilience and Resolve.” Examine how archaeological artifacts found at Oakley Cabin illustrate a community’s creativity, agency and aspiration to create a space for themselves in a racialized society. Appropriate for ages 12 and up.
Registrants will receive an email with log-in details just prior to the presentation. Registration required per connection. Free, advance online registration required. No onsite or walk-in registration available. Ages: 12 & up • Free Course #88493 • Wednesday, Sep. 9 • 7-8pm Online, hosted by Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park staff
Registrants will receive an email with log-in details just prior to the presentation. Registration required per connection. Free, advance online registration required. No onsite or walk-in registration available. Ages: 12 & up • Free Course #88537 • Wednesday, Nov. 11 • 7-8pm Online, hosted by Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park staff
OCTOBER 2020 10/14 Woodlawn Virtual Lectures: Josiah Henson—The Man vs. The Myth New virtual version of our History Hour lecture series. Staff for the new Josiah Henson Museum & Park facility present “Josiah Henson: The Man vs. The Myth” examining the life of Rev. Henson whose story provided basis for Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” Appropriate for ages 12 and up. Registrants will receive an email with log-in details just prior to the presentation. Registration required per connection. Free, advance online registration required. No onsite or walk-in registration available. Ages: 12 & up • Free Course #88523 • Wednesday, Oct. 14 • 7-8pm Online, hosted by Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park staff
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