History Hour

This lecture series for adult audiences will feature local historians, educations and more as they share their knowledge of local and regional history. Each event will feature a new subject with a presentation that may include video, slide shows or other interpretive aides. This month’s program features a presentation titled “Benjamin Banneker’s Environmental Life” by Sophie Hess. Ms. Hess is a writer, researcher, and Ph.D. Candidate in History at the University of Maryland, focusing on environmental, cultural, and labor histories in the early Mid-Atlantic. Her scholarship has been supported by the Maryland Center for History and Culture, the Library Company of Philadelphia, and the McNeil Center for Early American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Arrive early and take a self-guided tour of Josiah Henson and Park. Doors open at 5pm.

This is an adult program and will take place at the Josiah Henson Museum and Park visitor center. Refreshments provided. Admission, $5 per person. Tickets available onsite.

This event will be held at Josiah Henson Museum and Park