This post demonstrates the disadvantage of uploading photos without immediately writing the blog. Sooner or later, something is going to fall through the cracks.
In this case, I managed to forget to write the blogs for pictures I loaded from four different trips in 2019, to DeSoto Preserve (Iowa) in August, to a workshop at the University of Michigan with side trip to Detroit and the Gerald Ford Presidential Library in September, and December’s trips to the African American Museum in Washington and the Harriet Tubman Museum in Maryland.
Oh well, here comes a series of backtrack blog post….
At this point, I don’t remember why my youngest brother and I decided to make the 1.5 hour trip to the Maryland Eastern Shore town of Cambridge, location of the Harriet Tubman Museum & Education Center. However, I don’t believe it’s a coincidence that we made the trip the day after the family visited the African American Museum in D.C.
Unsurprisingly considering that it was New Year’s Eve, we were the only visitors to the museum, so we had the full attention of the staff. Still, other than being available to answer our questions, they let us wander the museum at our own paces. Some of the pictures I took are below:
There’s no admission charge, but I made sure to purchase from their souvenir shop. I still wear the shirt regularly.
Both Gerry and I took pictures in front of the famed Harriet Tubman, “Take My Hand,” mural which was on display on an exterior wall in the back of the museum.
Then, we made the short drive to the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Church Creek. The facility was closed for the day–I was surprised the museum was open, so we were not able to see the exhibit inside.
All of the pictures I took are available at: https://singin1.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/harriet-tubman-museum-educational-center-december-2019.
A last note: there’s no way I would be able to wear a jacket that thin in Iowa at that time of year!