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Montpelier House Museum Community Day

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Saturday, May 31, 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Saving the Past, Building the Future Festival

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Saturday, May 31, 2025
11:00 am - 4:00 pm

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FREE Professional Portraits

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Saturday, May 31, 2025
11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Add to Calendar Saturday, May 31, 2025 11:00 am America/New_York FREE Professional Portraits See the schedule below for locations & dates.

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Juneteenth Festival 2025

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Saturday, June 14, 2025
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Add to Calendar Saturday, June 14, 2025 12:00 pm America/New_York Juneteenth Festival 2025 Come celebrate Juneteenth! Join us and celebrate the oldest nationally observed commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States! Juneteenth marks the day the last enslaved people in the United States learned of their freedom. Today we commemorate this event nationwide as people come together to enjoy food, music, and the arts while learning about the history of the African American people, their culture, and achievements. Bring your family and friends for an afternoon of celebration! Featuring live entertainment, arts activities, food and shopping exhibitors, history exhibits, and more.

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Come celebrate Juneteenth!

Join us and celebrate the oldest nationally observed commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States!

Juneteenth marks the day the last enslaved people in the United States learned of their freedom. Today we commemorate this event nationwide as people come together to enjoy food, music, and the arts while learning about the history of the African American people, their culture, and achievements. Bring your family and friends for an afternoon of celebration!

Featuring live entertainment, arts activities, food and shopping exhibitors, history exhibits, and more.

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Summer Culture Hub

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Sunday, June 15, 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Sunday, June 22, 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Sunday, June 29, 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Sunday, July 6, 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Sunday, July 20, 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Juneteenth Self-emancipators’ History Tour

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Thursday, June 19, 2025
11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Add to Calendar Thursday, June 19, 2025 11:00 am America/New_York Juneteenth Self-emancipators’ History Tour Take a guided tour through Marietta House Museum, highlighting the resilience and agency of the enslaved freedom seekers, and discuss the history of self-emancipation. Hear about the histories of the enslaved families’ decisions to seek freedom through flight, the courts, and deeds.

Thursday, June 19, 2025
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Add to Calendar Thursday, June 19, 2025 1:00 pm America/New_York Juneteenth Self-emancipators’ History Tour Take a guided tour through Marietta House Museum, highlighting the resilience and agency of the enslaved freedom seekers, and discuss the history of self-emancipation. Hear about the histories of the enslaved families’ decisions to seek freedom through flight, the courts, and deeds.

Thursday, June 19, 2025
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Add to Calendar Thursday, June 19, 2025 3:00 pm America/New_York Juneteenth Self-emancipators’ History Tour Take a guided tour through Marietta House Museum, highlighting the resilience and agency of the enslaved freedom seekers, and discuss the history of self-emancipation. Hear about the histories of the enslaved families’ decisions to seek freedom through flight, the courts, and deeds.

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Take a guided tour through Marietta House Museum, highlighting the resilience and agency of the enslaved freedom seekers, and discuss the history of self-emancipation. Hear about the histories of the enslaved families’ decisions to seek freedom through flight, the courts, and deeds.

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History Boat Tour: Juneteenth

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Thursday, June 19, 2025
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm

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Juneteenth Free Tours

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Friday, June 20, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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Friday, June 20, 2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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They Came ’Cross Salt Water

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Thursday, June 26, 2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Add to Calendar Thursday, June 26, 2025 7:00 pm America/New_York They Came ’Cross Salt Water Meet author Karen Gooden for a discussion of her new book “They Came ‘Cross Salt Water'”, a powerful exploration of the author’s family journey through slavery, resilience, and triumph in America.

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Meet author Karen Gooden for a discussion of her new book “They Came ‘Cross Salt Water'”, a powerful exploration of the author’s family journey through slavery, resilience, and triumph in America.

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Tuskegee Airmen Take to the Skies: Living History Tour

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Saturday, July 19, 2025
11:00 am - 11:45 am

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Lunchtime Lecture: The Catoctin Furnace

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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Add to Calendar Wednesday, September 3, 2025 12:00 pm America/New_York Lunchtime Lecture: The Catoctin Furnace The Catoctin Furnace was built in 1774 to make cannonballs for the War for Independence. Theresa Donnelly will share recent research into the faces of the enslaved iron workers who made the American Revolution possible.

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The Catoctin Furnace was built in 1774 to make cannonballs for the War for Independence. Theresa Donnelly will share recent research into the faces of the enslaved iron workers who made the American Revolution possible.

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Movies at Marietta

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Saturday, September 13, 2025
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Add to Calendar Saturday, September 13, 2025 1:00 pm America/New_York Movies at Marietta In honor of Underground Railroad Month, join us for a screening of the 2019 biopic of Harriet Tubman, followed by a Q&A. Subtitles and ASL provided.

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In honor of Underground Railroad Month, join us for a screening of the 2019 biopic of Harriet Tubman, followed by a Q&A. Subtitles and ASL provided.

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The History of Fairview and Enslaved Families

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Thursday, September 25, 2025
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Add to Calendar Thursday, September 25, 2025 6:30 pm America/New_York The History of Fairview and Enslaved Families Local historian Susan Pearl will present her research on the enslaved families who lived and labored at the Fairview tobacco plantation. This is a hybrid program. In-person registration is not required. Online attendees must register on www.pgparks.com and use the ticket code: MHM-SPEC-GA-20250925 to receive the link.

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Local historian Susan Pearl will present her research on the enslaved families who lived and labored at the Fairview tobacco plantation.

This is a hybrid program.
In-person registration is not required. Online attendees must register on www.pgparks.com and use the ticket code: MHM-SPEC-GA-20250925 to receive the link.

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