Marietta House Museum September Events

By STACEY HAWKINS
Marietta House Museum

Marietta House Museum Presents: “HARRIET,” the Movie

Includes closed captions and an ASL interpreter signing the Q & A portion of the program.

Please join us on Saturday, Sept. 13, 1–3 p.m., when Marietta House Museum will show the movie “Harriet”. The program includes closed captions for the movie and an ASL interpreter will sign the Q & A portion of the program. Dr. Dennis Doster will lead the Q & A following the program.

This presentation is in partnership with the Prince George’s County Office of Human Rights, the Black History Program of Prince George’s County Parks and Recreation, and the Prince George’s County Historical Society.

This is a free program. Light refreshments will be served. Ages 12 & up. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is requested. Walk-ins are welcome. Please register at www.pgparksdirect.com and use the ticket code: MHM-SPEC-GA-20250913

For more information, please call 301-464-5291 or email mariettahouse@pgparks.com
 
Marietta House Museum is located at 5626 Bell Station Road, Glenn Dale, MD and is a property of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.

Marietta House Museum Presents: History of Fairview and Enslaved Family Research

Please join us on Thursday, Sept. 25, 6:30–8 p.m. for “History of Fairview and Enslaved Family Research”. Historian Susan Pearl will present the history of Fairview Plantation, which is in today’s Fairwood community. Ms. Pearl will discuss the enslaved families who lived and labored at Fairview, a former tobacco plantation, and a neighbor of Gabriel Duvall at Marietta, also a tobacco plantation. Find out what interactions may have existed between the enslaved families on those neighboring plantations.

This program is in partnership with Prince George’s County Historical Society. This is a hybrid program recommended for ages 12 & up. Children must be accompanied by an adult. $5/person. Walk-ins are welcome. Registration is not required; however, online attendees must register to receive the TEAMS link. Register at www.pgparksdirect with ticket code: MHM-SPEC-GA20250925

For more information, please call 301-464-5291 or email mariettahouse@pgparks.com

Marietta House Museum is located at 5626 Bell Station Road, Glenn Dale, MD and is a property of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.

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