All times and locations are subject to change.

Call the NPS Visitors' Center before the event to verify: 410-823-1309 X-251.

Every 2nd Sunday: Children's Tour of the Mansion - Take a 30-minute tour designed especially for kids, and have a look at the life of both Ridgely and slave children at the Hampton estate. Tours offered as requested around 2 pm.

 February 14: Sounds of Sombarkin'

Join us in the Orangery at Hampton National Historic Site at 2:00 pm to hear a performance by Sombarkin’. The a capella trio of vocalists and longtime friends delivers an explosive performance of spirituals, map songs, folk, and gospel. Reminiscent of the songs sung in Hampton’s fields by the enslaved African-Americans, Sombarkin’s performance allows the audience to experience more than simply the music of another time. Feel the rhythm of the music meant to keep the laborers working together. Imagine the enslaved African-Americans who farmed the fields that surrounded the site. Listen for the secret messages of sorrow, hope, and freedom hidden in the words of the songs. Slave songs and spirituals are the roots of many genres of music, from country to gospel to blues and jazz. More importantly, however, they are a way to listen to the very words and emotions of the African Americans enslaved in the United States more than one hundred years ago.

Fourth Annual Symposium on African American History in the Mid-Atlantic at Merrick Lecture Hall, Goucher College Thursday, March 25, 2010 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Hampton National Historic Site, along with partners Historic Hampton Inc., and Goucher College, is pleased to announce distinguished scholar and historian Dr. John Vlach as the keynote speaker at this year's symposium.

For more information, please call the NPS Visitors' Center at 410-823-1309, x-251, or visit their website at: http://www.nps.gov/hamp/upload/registration%20brochure.pdf