UGRR stamps to be dedicated at Harriet Tubman Day March 9

Join in the Harriet Tubman Day celebration on March 9, 2024 at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park & Visitor Center in Church Creek, MD. The highlight will be the official, national dedication of the new U.S. Postal Service stamps that feature Tubman and nine other Underground Railroad heroes! Plus a presentation by well-known Tubman re-enactor Millicent Sparks at 1pm; a talk by Kate Clifford Larsen, author of “Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero,” at 1pm; and an National Park Service presentation at 3pm

>> If you’re interested in the stamp dedication, it’s at 11am (stamps go on sale at 10am). RSVP here.

>> Make a weekend of it by exploring the road trip known as the Tubman Byway here on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Plan your trip at HarrietTubmanByway.org.

>> And for more ideas of how to mark Harriet Tubman Month, see this roundup.