Rural Legacy Program protects land where Tubman once lived
Maryland's Rural Legacy Program will now protect some 28,000 acres of land in Dorchester County, where Harriet Tubman was born. As a story in the Daily Times describes it: “In rural Dorchester County adjacent to Blackwater Wildlife Refuge lies a 28,300-acre tract that is the best-preserved example of a natural, cultural and historic [...]
Sept. 21 Presentation Reveals Rediscovered Frederick Douglass History
Lost history rediscovered! Come out Friday, Sept. 21 from 6 to 8pm to hear about newly rediscovered history about Frederick Douglass on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Join local historians and community leaders for a presentation about previously unknown high-profile visits that Frederick Douglass made, while serving as Marshal of the District [...]
Tubman Conference is June 1-2 in Cambridge, MD
The annual Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Conference is set for June 1-2, 2018 in Cambridge, Maryland — just a few miles from the lands where Harriet Tubman lived and toiled, as well as the site of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center. The two-day symposium focuses on the research [...]
Media Coverage
“For travelers, there is no better way to experience Tubman’s history than along the 125-mile Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway. Spanning three states and more than 30 sites, the self-guided driving route immerses people in the places where Tubman worked, lived, and later found freedom.”
– National Geographic
- The Dirt, The Landscapes of Harriet Tubman, Oct. 18, 2022
- Annette Laing Non-Boring History, On a Mission From God, Sept. 21, 2022
- Chesapeake Bay magazine, Visitors Flock To Cambridge To See Tubman Immortalized With 13-Foot Sculpture, Sept. 12, 2022
- Chesapeake Bay Magazine, Through Her Eyes, Sept. 8, 2022
- WMAR-TV, Maryland Community to Honor Harriet Tubman with 13-foot Sculpture, Sept. 2, 2022
- Miami Herald, We Walk with Harriet: A Modern-Day Retracing of Harriet Tubman’s Footsteps, July 26, 2022
- New York Times, Finding Traces of Harriet Tubman on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, June 2022
- Perceptive Travel, Following Harriet Tubman on the Maryland Eastern Shore, June 16, 2022
- Frommer’s, How to Take a Road Trip through Harriet Tubman’s Maryland, June 16, 2022
- AAA World magazine, Freedom’s Beacon: Exploring the Life of Harriet Tubman, May 2, 2022
- U.S. News & World Report, Maryland Celebrates Harriet Tubman’s Place in State History, April 29, 2022
- NBC News Washington, Exploring the Harriet Tubman Museum, March 24, 2022
- Cuisine Noir, Following Harriet’s Footsteps to Freedom: Maryland’s Tubman Bicentennial, March 15, 2022
- BET, Women’s History Month: The Harriet Tubman Byway Offers A Broader View of Underground Railroad History, March 17, 2022
- National Geographic, Secrets of Harriet Tubman’s Life are Being Revealed 100 Years Later, March 10, 2022
- Smithsonian magazine, Harriet Tubman Is Famous for Being an Abolitionist and Political Activist, but She Was Also a Naturalist, March 10, 2022
- Frommer’s, How to Take a Road Trip Through Harriet Tubman’s Maryland, March 2022
- Toronto Sun, Celebrating Harriet Tubman, iconic figure of the Underground Railroad, March 5, 2022
- The Globe & Mail, A Road Trip Turns History Lesson on Maryland’s Harriet Tubman Byway, March 2, 2022
- National Park Service, Determining Harriet Tubman’s Birth Year, March 2022
- Baltimore Magazine, Cambridge Museum Carries on Legacy of Harriet Tubman, March 2022
- Travel Awaits, Celebrating Harriet Tubman On Her 200th Birthday: Lesser Known Facts, Plus The Best Sites To Visit, February 2022
- Baltimore Sun, A Legacy of Hope: Celebrating Harriet Tubman’s 200th Birthday in Maryland and Beyond, Feb. 10, 2022
- Lonely Planet, Celebrate Harriet Tubman’s 200th birthday at these 5 sites, February 1, 2022
- Arlington Magazine, Retrace History along the Harriet Tubman Byway, Jan. 28, 2022
- Ms. Magazine, Tubman 200: Series of 17 essays and interactive website about Harriet Tubman, January-March 2022