Due to a shortage of tour leaders for a variety of reasons, St. Michaels Museum will change the Saturday Morning, 10 AM tour schedule.
The new schedule will feature the classic 90 minute tours for $10 per person as follows:
“Historic St. Michaels: its People, Places and Happenings”
*1st and 5th Saturday, August 1 & 29, September 5 and October 3 & 31
“Frederic Douglass, a slave, in St. Michaels 1833-36”
*4th Saturday, August 22, September 26 and October 24
Then on the 2nd and 3rd Saturdays we will feature our shorter 45 min tour with minimal walking, “St Michaels Museum and St. Mary’s Square – The core of St. Michaels History” for $7 per person as follows:
*August 8 & 15, September 12 & 19 and October 10 & 17
The cost will include admission to the Museum. Walk ups are welcome. Tours leave from St. Michaels Museum at the corner of E. Chestnut St. and St. Mary’s Square (409 St Mary’s Square). For further information e-mail [email protected] or call 410-745-0530.
About the tours:
The general tour “Historic St. Michaels: its People, Places and Happenings” will give highlights of St. Michaels during the 19th Century, chronicling the rise and fall of the shipbuilding industry, the War of 1812 and battles of St. Michaels, and the rise of the seafood industry. These stories will be told by viewing many restored structures from that era and describing life of famous and typical residents of these times, including Frederick Douglas.
The Museum’s signature tour “Frederic Douglass, a slave, in St. Michaels 1833-36”, will give a more detailed view of the early life of St. Michaels’ most famous 19th century resident and probably the most important African American Abolitionist in the Civil War Era. This will fit well with the 2015 expanded exhibit on Frederick Douglass; “Frederick Douglass: His world 1818-1895”
The new “short” tour, “St Michaels Museum and St. Mary’s Square – The core of St. Michaels History” will involve a visit to the museum and it’s exhibits along with a leisurely stroll in St. Mary’s Square which is the original “Town Green” laid out by James Braddock in 1778. There will be discussions of the History of St. Michaels Museum and its exhibits, on life in the 19th Century, Frederick Douglass, and the 1813 Battles of St. Michaels. Then will follow awalk in St. Mary’s Square where the participants will hear about the History of St. Michaels starting with the original plat by James Braddock. The tour will discuss, the Town Bell, the ceremonial cannons, various buildings currently or previously on St Mary’s Square and how they relate to the Town’s history including the Battles of St. Michaels, the Civil War, Frederick Douglas, and other highlights.
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