Mark your calendar! Our annual Harvest Day event will be happening on October 11, 2020! A complete schedule of events will be available in September 2020.
The annual (now virtual) Holidays at Hampton will take place December 13 to 24! Use the link below to access information: Home for the Holidays information
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 2pm A native to Maryland, Harriet Tubman is best known for her daring leadership of enslaved African Americans to freedom via the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. Janice Curtis Greene, Master Storyteller and President of the National Association of Black Storytellers brings Harriet Tubman to life this year on a…
The Northampton Ironworks, farms, dairy, stables, gardens, and Hampton House itself were all powered by the enforced labor of indentured and enslaved men, women, and children for over a hundred years. We have records and stories of freedom seeking indentured servants and enslaved persons dating from the mid-1700s through the Civil War. These freedom seekers courageously…
Do you want to learn more about Freedom Seekers? Are there questions you have about Hampton both then and now? Do you want to know more about being a ranger or what resources the National Park Service has to share? These 30-minute sessions are a chance to learn more and engage in conversation with a…
In 1864, the state of Maryland declared slavery illegal, and any person who had been enslaved was granted freedom. At Hampton, where over 500 men, women, and children had been enslaved over a period of more than 100 years, many enslaved men, women, and children now had to decide what would happen next. Learn about…
Do you want to learn more about the men, women, and children who made the transition from slavery to freedom at Hampton? Are there questions you have about Hampton both then and now? Do you want to know more about being a ranger or what resources the National Park Service has to share? These 30-minute…
Women at Hampton: Scientific Methods As the National Parks celebrate women in science, this Family Program will focus on women's contributions in medicine and botany (the study of plants) here at Hampton. Two women who lived here in the late 1800s will be the central focus. Anne Davis Williams (1835-c.1890), who came to Hampton as…
Virtual Watercolor Workshop inspired by Helen Ridgely's watercolors. Read more about the event, register, and reserve your spot here: https://historichampton.org/watercolor-workshop/
Join HHI Board Member, Baltimore County Public Schools Art Educator, and artist Raine Valentine as she teaches watercolor techniques to brand-new and experienced artists! Read more about the event and register here.