Guided Hike on the Underground Railroad Experience Trail
Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park 16501 Norwood Road, Sandy Spring, MD, United StatesLearn about the experience of 19th century freedom seekers and Montgomery County residents in a guided hike of the Underground Railroad Experience Trail. Discover techniques used for navigation, eluding detection, […]
Meet the Mules at Great Falls
Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center 11710 MacArthur Blvd, Potomac, United StatesDuring the 19th century, mules acted as the "engines" of the C&O Canal by pulling boats from Georgetown to Cumberland, MD. Today, the park mules help to preserve and share […]
September Open House at the Silver Spring B&O Station
Silver Spring B&O Railroad Station 8100 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, United StatesStep on Board! Explore Silver Spring’s Historic Railroad Station! Special Guest: Clarence Hickey will present “Backyard Science” at 11am Join him to hear the insights he gleaned on monarch conservation […]
Boat Rides at Great Falls
Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center 11710 MacArthur Blvd, Potomac, United StatesThis year's boat program will highlight the launch boats that traveled along the canal during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Launch boats were typically 30-foot long boats that […]
Glen Echo Pottery Show
Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, United StatesCome see pottery on display at Glen Echo Pottery. Glen Echo Pottery was founded by Jeff Kirk, who has been the Artistic Director, full-time artist-in-residence, and chief instructor since 1974. […]
Evolution of Fashion Along the C&O Canal
Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center 11710 MacArthur Blvd, Potomac, United StatesClothing and fashion have always played an important role in defining people, communities, and time periods. Just like today, fashion of the 19th-century said a lot about people including their […]
Meet the Mules at Great Falls
Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center 11710 MacArthur Blvd, Potomac, United StatesDuring the 19th century, mules acted as the "engines" of the C&O Canal by pulling boats from Georgetown to Cumberland, MD. Today, the park mules help to preserve and share […]
Boat Rides at Great Falls
Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center 11710 MacArthur Blvd, Potomac, United StatesThis year's boat program will highlight the launch boats that traveled along the canal during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Launch boats were typically 30-foot long boats that […]
What Makes Gatsby Great?
Glenview Mansion 603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville, United StatesJoin Peerless Rockville and Jackson R. Bryer, Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Maryland and co-founder and president of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference for this fascinating […]
Meet the Mules at Great Falls
Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center 11710 MacArthur Blvd, Potomac, United StatesDuring the 19th century, mules acted as the "engines" of the C&O Canal by pulling boats from Georgetown to Cumberland, MD. Today, the park mules help to preserve and share […]