Join the Havre de Grace Maritime Museum for a lecture series detailing our permanent exhibit on the Underground Railroad in the greater Upper Chesapeake Bay region, as well as new research on the history and experience of Black watermen for a future update on our current "Working on the Bay" exhibit. Admission to the lecture series is free to the public.

Museum Intern, Noelle Gibson, will present her research findings about Black waterwomen on the Chesapeake Bay. Her research includes stories of enslaved Black women who went into the waters of the Eastern Shore for food and modern day examples of the Black waterwoman who continue their family legacies, all contributing to a deep and powerful history of work on the water, defying once believed roles for women of their race and class.

Contact us at info@hdgmaritimemuseum.org or 410-939-4800

Other lectures in the series: 

The Story Behind the Underground Railroad Exhibit  

Bruce Russell

Commander, US Coast Guard (Retired)

September 8, 2024 at 3 pm

Maryland’s Black Watermen in the Lower Susquehanna and Upper Chesapeake Bay Region

Cecelia Hough

Historian

September 11, 2024 at 6 pm

Through Their Eyes: Contemporary Artwork in the Underground Railroad Exhibit

Leslie Kaufman

September 22, 2024 at 3 pm

This project has been financed in part with State Funds from the Maryland Historical Trust, an agency of the Maryland Department of Planning which is an instrumentality of the State of Maryland. However, project contents or opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Maryland Historical Trust or the Maryland Department of Planning.