2018 Juneteenth Events USCT Memorial Monument Interpretive Center

(Historical “Flat Top” Building behind the USCT Monument)

Saturday, June 16, 2018

1:00 (Craft Sessions Start)

Juneteenth Crafts with “Miss Darlene Barnes”

Come enjoy making a variety of crafts that depict African American history and culture. Stop by the Interpretive Center to check the schedule.

1:30-2:30

Genealogy Workshop at Juneteenth

Get help with “Tracing Your Family’s Roots”

June 16, 2018- 1:30- 2:30

USCT Memorial Monument Interpretive Center

21550 Willows Road, John G. Lancaster Park, Lexington Park, MD 20653

Is tracing your family's genealogy on your bucket list? Archivist Kent Randell and archaeologist Julie King from St. Mary's College of Maryland will provide a quick tutorial to get you started. Attendees will receive blank genealogical forms, a list of important sources (including databases), and examples of genealogies underway .If you are already working on your genealogy and have hit a roadblock, bring your problem for a different set of eyes.

3:00-4:00

Sharing the African American Story.

See and hear a presentation by UCAC’s Historical Committee on “What a School Day was Like at Drayden One Room African American Schoolhouse”

USCT Memorial Monument Interpretive Center

21550 Willows Road, John G. Lancaster Park, Lexington Park, MD 20653

The Drayden Schoolhouse is one of the most well preserved one-room school buildings in the entire country. Unlike many surviving schoolhouses of this kind, the Drayden Schoolhouse still sits on its original land and has not been greatly altered over the years. Built in 1890, the school was in use until 1944, educating the AfricanAmerican youth of St. Mary’s County for over 50 years. Visit the exhibit, Remember the Past, Look to the Future. This exhibit tells the story of education for African Americans in St. Mary’s County during a century of segregation.