Event Information

Join M-NCPPC Archaeology and Darnall’s Chance House Museum for an evening commemorating Black women and discover how archaeology can facilitate discussions on the lasting legacies of enslavement in Prince George’s County.

4-6 pm

Experience “History in Her Hands,” a new museum exhibit about the lives of colonial Black women enslaved at Darnall’s Chance. Learn how archaeology works to interpret the lives of underrepresented people in history. Dinner provided.

6:30 pm

Listen to an all-woman panel discuss the dynamic relationships of an 18th-century household and the lasting impacts of enslavement on today’s society.

8 pm

Join us fireside for continuing conversations on experiences and perspectives of the day.

For more information, please call 301-627-1286 or email archaeology@pgparks.com.