5 ways to celebrate Harriet Tubman Month in March 2023
Celebrate Harriet Tubman in the land where she was born in March, unofficially considered Harriet Tubman Month. This was the month she was born here in Dorchester County [...]
Governor shares archaeological news along Harriet Tubman Byway
We were honored to have Maryland Governor Wes Moore at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park & Visitor Center in Church Creek, Maryland on Feb. 14. He was here to help share the latest archaeological discoveries on land where Harriet Tubman was born into slavery....
Dorchester County 2022 Highlights
How quickly we forget! It's fun to look back and see what happened in the past year. The Harriet Tubman Bicentennial brought international attention. More than 20 new tourism-related businesses opened....
MHAA FY2024 Grant Round Opens
Now is the time to plan for the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority FY2024 grant round! We encourage non-profits and municipalities with projects or ideas that involve historical, cultural or natural resources, sites, events or facilities to attend one of the information sessions about the grants process. (Click on the headline to read more.)
Heritage Area Honorees – 2022
Former East New Market Mayor Caroline Cline, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park and Visitor Center, and the South Dorchester Folk Museum are this year’s recipients of the annual Heart of Chesapeake Country Heritage Area heritage awards. (Click headline to read more.)
Heritage Board Public Meeting
The Heart of Chesapeake Country Heritage Area Board of Directors will present their Annual Year in Review during a public meeting at 9 a.m. on Dec. 15 at the Dorchester County Tourism Office. (Click the headline to read more.)
Crab Basket Tree celebrates watermen
A Christmas tree made from re-purposed crab baskets and buoys? Oh yes! A busy corner in downtown Cambridge is home to a 20-foot high tree made from nearly 200 bushel baskets that have been used to harvest Maryland blue crabs — and will be put back to work when crab season starts again in April. (Click headline to read more)
Heritage Board Nominees Sought
The Heart of Chesapeake Country Heritage Area is seeking nominations for their Management Board. The Heritage Board’s mission is to protect, preserve and promote Dorchester County’s history, natural resources and culture and to encourage economic development through heritage tourism. Nominations are due Nov. 30. (Click the headline to read more.)
New Harriet Tubman statue in place in her homeland
The new Harriet Tubman sculpture, “Beacon of Hope” has now made its permanent home in Cambridge, Maryland – just a few miles from where the Underground Railroad conductor [...]
Dorchester home to several International Underground Railroad Month events
Governor Larry Hogan proclaimed September 2022 as the fourth annual International Underground Railroad Month in Maryland. The month acknowledges the significance of the Underground Railroad, and all those involved, for its contribution to the eradication of slavery. Maryland also continues to honor 2022 as the “Year of Harriet Tubman” to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Tubman’s birth. Special events are planned in Dorchester County, Maryland, where Tubman was born....
Dedication of New Harriet Tubman Sculpture to Highlight Day of Resilience Sept. 10
The Fourth Annual Day of Resilience on Sept. 10, 2022 will feature a very special and significant highlight – the dedication of the Beacon of Hope, an inspiring, [...]
Dorchester Women’s Mural adds vibrance and history
A vibrant mew mural was dedicated on Aug. 13, 2022 in Downtown Cambridge. The Dorchester Women's Mural features a dozen women from the past and present who have [...]