Emancipation Day Commemoration, Montgomery County, MD

Join the Montgomery County Historical Society to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the end of slavery in Maryland with an afternoon of free, family-friendly events and performances in Rockville, MD. Meet 1864 historic re-enactors including President Abraham Lincoln, escaped slave Ann Maria Weems, free blacks Enoch and Harriet Howard, and Dr. Edward Stonestreet. View slavery and emancipation-related documents and artifacts. Learn how to research your family tree. Tour an 1815 historic house and mid-nineteenth century doctor’s office. Listen to African American songs of struggle and perseverance by the Washington Revels Jubilee Voices. Hear family stories told by descendants of Montgomery County slaves. RAIN OR SHINE! For more information write to info@montgomeryhistory.org and visit http://www.montgomeryhistory.org/emancipation-day-mchs-november-1/(image courtesy of the Washington Revels)