Marietta Historic Site & Museum Celebrates The 50th Anniversary of Alex Haley’s Roots

Marietta Historic Site & Museum Celebrates                                      The 50th Anniversary of Alex Haley’s Roots: The Saga of an American Family

Please join us on Thursday, December 10, 6:30 to 8 pm to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Alex Haley’s seminal book, Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Doubleday & Company published the book in the summer of 1976. Cynthia Guillen, local historian and president of the Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival, will present an insightful talk about the impact and history of an African American family with deep ties to Maryland, and Alex Haley’s groundbreaking television miniseries “Roots”, which aired in 1977.

This is a hybrid program. Visitors are welcome to hear the talk in person at Marietta Historic Site & Museum or online on TEAMS. Online visitors must register to receive the TEAMS link. To register, visit www.pgparksdirect.com and use ticket code: MHM-SPEC-GA-20261210.Walk-ins are welcome. In-person and online registration is $5/person. Ages 12 and older.

For more information, please call 301-464-5291 or email mariettahouse@pgparks.com. Marietta Historic Site & Museum is located at 5626 Bell Station Road, Glenn Dale, MD, and is a property of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.