Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway

06/08/2026

Experience the newly transformed Harriet Tubman Museum and Educational Center during the grand re-opening event this Saturday, June 13! The museum now features murals by Michael Rosato (creator of the famous "Take My Hand" mural on the exterior of the museum) on all the walls and the floors, too.

06/04/2026

WTOP News features the re-imagined Harriet Tubman Museum and Educational Center – which has its grand re-opening on Saturday, June 13! Head to Cambridge, Maryland to experience the new murals and a new way of learning about Harriet Tubman. While you're in Tubman Country, explore other parts of the road trip known as the Harriet Tubman Byway.
⭐️ See the coverage: wtop.com/maryland/2026/06/harriet-tubman-museum-prepares-for-grand-re-opening-with-new-immersive-experience/
⭐️ Plan your trip at HarrietTubmanByway.org.

A reimagined Harriet Tubman Museum and Educational Center will utilize new technology to teach visitors about Tubman’s life and legacy.

06/02/2026

On this day 163 years ago.... And you can see this amazing mural by Michael Rosato in person starting June 13, when the Harriet Tubman Museum and Educational Center in Cambridge, MD has its grand re-opening.

06/01/2026

If you're planning a summer trip to Tubman Country, check out the Family Summer Fun Guide from our friends at I Love Dorchester Heritage & Tourism – loaded with ideas for things to do and places to go with kids!

Looking for things to do in June? We’ve got dozens of ideas for you in our June newsletter! What’s inside:
☀️ Family Summer Fun Guide 2026
📆 June event highlights
🚤 A new way to get out on the water!
🎉 We've got your summer weekend plan all figured out
👟 IRONMAN Eagleman triathlon needs you!
🍦The scoop on this summer's ice cream scene
🎨🎵 The latest in arts and music 
🇺🇸 How to celebrate America's 250th in Dorchester
📌 See the newsletter: tinyurl.com/DoCoNews-June2026
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05/27/2026

Thanks to WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore for highlighting Harriet Tubman in its Star-Spangled Stories feature, talking about her military service. Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=IV0yiefxk0k

05/20/2026

⭐️ SAVE THE DATE! The General Harriet Tubman Tribute Weekend is set for Sept. 26-27, 2026 in Cambridge, Maryland – just a few miles from the place where Harriet Tubman was born. Look for interesting talks, tributes, gala, retreat, and more – including famed Tubman re-enactor Millicent Sparks!
⭐️ More info to come at AlphaGenesisCDC.org.

05/04/2026

Today, Anthony Cohen started a journey by foot, boat, and rail, tracing Harriet Tubman’s 750-mile steps along the Underground Railroad, starting in Maryland and ending in Ontario, Canada on July 4, 2026.

But this isn’t his first time. Exactly 30 years ago today, he embarked on this same journey, winding through Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York, tracing the steps that enslaved men, women, and children took to Canada and freedom. Cohen, a historian, author, and founder of the Menare Foundation (which is leading FreedomWalk2026), wants this year’s journey to help
educate people about Tubman and to commemorate the country’s 250th birthday.

Anthony will have a different kind of companion this time: A trailer will carry Journey to Freedom, a 2,000-pound statue of Harriet Tubman, along his trek. (This statue by Wesley Wofford was on display along the Tubman Byway a few years ago and inspired the creation of our current sculpture, Beacon of Hope.)

The walk team will stop in different cities along the way with special events. We wish them all a safe and inspiring journey!

⭐️ Learn more, follow his journey, and help support the walk: menare.org/freedomwalk2026-join or on Facebook at FreedomWalk2026.

05/02/2026

The Choptank River Lighthouse – now open for the season – is located at Long Wharf in Cambridge, MD, Stop #5 along the Tubman Byway.

In the 18th century, when people, goods and information traveled by water, Cambridge was a regional center for the slave trade. Ships from Africa and the West Indies brought kidnapped Africans and sold them along this waterfront until the trans-Atlantic slave trade was outlawed in 1808. There's a byway marker here that shares more of the story.

The Choptank River Lighthouse is officially open for the season! Stop by this replica of an 1800s screwpile lighthouse for great views of the Choptank River and to learn about our local maritime heritage in the small museum there. Volunteer docents welcome you on weekends for your self-guided tour. Located at Long Wharf Park in Cambridge.
⏰ Open daily, 9:30am-5pm through October.

Photo courtesy Choptank River Lighthouse.

05/01/2026

🎵 Enjoy a free a ca****la musical performance with Not What You Think this Saturday, May 2, at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center from 1 to 2pm.
⭐️ While you're here, explore more of the Tubman Byway. Plan your road trip at HarrietTubmanByway.org.

04/29/2026

People often ask what happened to the idea of putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill – it's been 10 years ago this month since President Obama first proposed the idea. This story from Spectrum News outlines what's happened... but with no clear future.
Read or watch the story: tinyurl.com/4eyz2mv7