Honor Juneteenth by visiting two sites telling stories of the Underground RR

Explore the history of freedom seekers in Montgomery County as we travel to Woodlawn Manor in Sandy Spring and the Josiah Henson Museum on Tuesday, June 26. Sandy Spring is the site of several homes along the Underground Railroad, a 19th century secret network of people and places who helped enslaved persons seek freedom in northern free states and Canada. Following our tours at various sites, we’ll enjoy a picnic lunch in the manor house. After lunch, we’ll drive to the Josiah Henson Museum in Bethesda. Henson’s biography inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe’s landmark novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Please read more about this trip in the Village News. We’ll depart the Village Center at 10 a.m. and should return by 3:30 p.m. The cost of the trip, which includes transportation, admission to the museums and lunch, is $75. The price increases to $95 after June 17. Residents may sign up immediately; nonresidents may sign up beginning June 18. For more details, call the Village Center at 301-656-2797.