[IHHAAC Update] Accokeek Foundation Announces African American Heritage Day

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Press Release

Contact: Kathy Talbot

Phone: 301.283.2113, ext 32

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 


Accokeek Foundation Announces African American Heritage Day


 

This year, African American Heritage Day will be celebrated on Saturday,
August 23rd at the Accokeek Foundation located in Accokeek, Maryland. The
day will include educational exhibits, storytelling, entertainment, food,
artists, crafters and much more in celebration of the cultural, educational,
and creative contributions of African Americans to Southern Maryland. 

 

In previous years, African American Heritage Day has attracted approximately
600 people from Southern Maryland and Virginia. 

AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE DAY

Saturday, August 23, 2008
Noon to 6 pm. Rain or Shine. $5/Adults, $3/Children 3-12. Members Free. 

First 25 Visitors Receive Free Membership!


 


* Meet Harriet Tubman and take a "ride" on the Underground Railroad 

* Puppet Show 

* Storytelling 

* Hands-On Activities 

* Living History Performances 

* Musicians 

* Museums 

* Entertainers 

* Artists 

* Craft and Food Vendors *

For more information about this and other events, please visit
<http://www.accokeek.org/> www.accokeek.org.

 

High resolution photographs from last year's event are available upon
request.

 

For more information about this and other events, please visit the Accokeek
Foundation's web site at  <http://www.accokeek.org/> www.accokeek.org.

 

The Accokeek Foundation

3400 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, Maryland 20607

301.283.2113

 

Founded almost fifty years ago to protect the view across the Potomac River
from Mount Vernon, the Accokeek Foundation, an educational non-profit,
became one of the nation's first land trusts. Today, the Foundation stewards
200 acres of Piscataway National Park in Accokeek, Maryland, where visitors
can hike a network of trails winding through wetlands, visit a native tree
arboretum, and observe an award-winning forest restoration project. To
emphasize the connection between nature and history, part of the site
includes the National Colonial Farm, a living history museum that depicts a
Maryland middle-class family farm on the eve of the American Revolution.
Nearly extinct historic crops and animals are preserved here for future
generations. The Foundation's organic Ecosystem Farm emphasizes the future
of agriculture as organic farmers learn the tools of a new trade, practice
sustainable use of natural resources, and shares of the farms produce are
sold to households in the community.  The park's beautiful grounds, trails
and programs are open to the public year round.

 

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