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CAPITAL REGION Rockville MON E-15 In Their Steps: A Guided Walking Tour 29 Courthouse & Red Brick Sqs, 20850 301-762-0096 Hear about the life of Josiah Henson, who risked all for freedom and whose autobiography was the inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe’s main character in Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Find out about the young Ann Maria Weems, who escaped enslavement in Rockville dressed as a coachman, and about two sisters from a prominent Rockville family who exemplify the differences between slaveholders. peerlessrockville.org Germantown MON E-13 Button Farm Living History Center 16820 Black Rock Rd. 20874 The historic Button Farm, home to the Menare Foundation, is situated on 40 acres inside Seneca Creek State Park and is Maryland’s only living history center depicting 19th century slave plantation life and the heroic story of the Underground Railroad through unique living history experiences. The farm offers regular events and programs year round. buttonfarm.org Sandy Spring MON E-15 The Underground Railroad Experience Trail Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park, 16501 Norwood Rd, 20860 • 301-650-4373 Call for group tours. This trail commemorates Montgomery County residents involved with the Underground Railroad, and celebrates the Quaker heritage and traditions of Sandy Spring. Learn how fleeing slaves eluded capture. This two-mile trail has a natural surface and includes interpretive sign markers keyed to a map. Find the map at the Woodlawn Manor trailhead or on the web site. montgomeryparks.org/parksand- trails/woodlawn-manorcultural- park/undergroundrailroad- experience-trail-hikes CENTRAL MARYLAND Annapolis AAR F-19 Annapolis Tours & Watermark Cruises 1 Dock St, PO Box 3350, 21403 410-268-7601; 800-569-9622 Offers various themed tours, including African-American History Tours that highlight the Thurgood Marshall Memorial, Matthew Henson Plaque and other sites. annapolistours.com Discover Annapolis Tours 31 Decatur Ave, 21403 410-626-6000 One-hour minibus tour reveals African-American sites, sculptures, museums and historic homes in Annapolis. discover-annapolis.com Baltimore BCI C-18 African-American Cultural Tours, LLC 10 E Lee St, Ste 707, 21202 443-540-0945 Receptive operator specializing in customized local, national and international African- American history tours featuring the Underground Railroad. Baltimore Black Heritage Tours, Inc. 443 983-7974 A one-stop shop for travel and tourism including step-on guides, hotel accommodations, educational and specialty tours for conventions, family reunions, bus groups and schools. bdx443.com/bbh-tours.html Baltimore Rent-A-Tour 42 E Cross St, 21230 410-464-7994 Provides local and regional tours, with an African-American Heritage Tour focusing on contributions of African- American Marylanders. rentatour.com Frederick Douglass Freedom & Heritage Trail & Tour 443-983-7974 Walk through historic Fells Point in Baltimore and see Underground Railroad locations associated with Baltimore abolitionists and sites of resistance. Stop at the places where Frederick Douglass lived, worked, worshipped and learned how to read. He later returned to build five historic townhouses. bdx443.com/bbh-tours.html Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture 830 E Pratt St, 21202 443-263-1800 Discover the stories of Josiah Henson, Maria Weems, Thomas Smallwood and others who escaped slavery. Explore the museum’s interactive display about the choices, challenges and consequences faced by freedom seekers. lewismuseum.org EASTERN SHORE Cambridge DOR I-21 Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Conference 21613 • 410-228-1064 This conference is held annually in Cambridge in early June. The conference brings together community members, historians, researchers, educators, genealogists and artists to “Put the Pieces Together” regarding the Underground Railroad story. Presenters reveal the documentation they have found about the Underground Railroad and the people that were involved. Noted scholars are selected as keynote speakers. htugrr.com Finding a Way to Freedom Driving Tour: Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway 2 Rose Hill Pl, 21613 410-228-1000 Explore the Eastern Shore of Maryland with Harriet Tubman, one of the most famous Underground Railroad conductors. After finding her own liberty in 1849, Tubman returned to this area to bring away about 70 family members and friends. Drive along the 125-mile self-guided tour and experience exhibits, landscapes, homes and home sites, meeting houses and courthouses that illustrate the life and work of Harriet Tubman. Trace her escape routes and the paths of other freedom seekers, through fields, forests, waterways, and roads that brought them to the safe homes and hiding places of black and white Underground Railroad agents. Information, self-guided driving brochure and audio tour available from the Dorchester Visitor Center at Sailwinds Park East. harriettubmanbyway.org Adventures of Harriet Tubman & the UGRR at Blackwater 2524 Key Wallace Dr, 21613 • 410-901-9255 Travel by boat or bicycle along the banks and rivers of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Explore the waterways that Harriet Tubman used to escape on the Underground Railroad. Guided tours by appointment for a fee. blackwateradventuresmd.com Easton TAL H-21 Frederick Douglass Driving Tour of Talbot County 11 S. Harrison St 21601 410-770-8000 Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Talbot County. He later escaped and became one of the leading Americans in the Abolition Movement. His eloquent words inspired many whites to work on the Underground Railroad. This selfguided driving tour of 14 Talbot County sites gives the visitor an overview of Frederick Douglass’ early life. It was here that he learned what it meant to be a slave and that it was possible to escape. Information available from the Talbot County Visitor Center. https:// frederickdouglassbirthplace. org/driving-tour Ridgely CRN H-22 A Journey Begins: Nature’s Role in the Flight to Freedom, An Audio Tour 12610 Eveland Rd, 21660 410-634-2847 The guide leads people on trails through forest, marsh and field to enhance their understanding of the Underground Railroad, while demonstrating how nature provided both obstacles and opportunities for freedom seekers. The landscape evokes the Underground Railroad era as a context for understanding what it was like to escape from Maryland’s Eastern Shore. adkinsarboretum.org/about_ us/title/audio-tours
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