Local history writer Robert Engelman will share the story of slavery – with names and stories of some of those enslaved – in the place of his childhood and adolescence. His research area stretches from Kengar-Palisades Park near Kensington to Wheaton Triangle in southern Montgomery County. It includes the historic Newport Mills, where Rev. Josiah Henson experienced conversion to Christianity at age 18, a touchstone of the stories Engelman will relate. The area also played a role in indigenous, early colonial, and Civil War history. Engelman’s research objectives are to help us connect to the humanity of those locally enslaved and to better understand the places we live as land and sites of human relations evolving over centuries of time.
Recommended for ages 12 and up.
Admission is $5 per person, light refreshments are provided. Tickets available online and onsite.
Arrive early and take a self-guided tour of the museum. Doors open at 5pm. Parking is only available at Wall Local Park (5900 Executive Blvd. North Bethesda, MD 20852). Limited accessible parking onsite.
