Button Farm Living History Center

Button Farm Living History Center

Where Present Meets Past and Past Meets Future

Script Your Own Adventure

Script Your Own Adventure

Hands-On Experiences For Guests Of All Ages

Lift Every Voice

Lift Every Voice

Come Celebrate Our Diverse Community

Discover a Story of Freedom

Discover a Story of Freedom

Self-Emancipation To Social Justice Nation

Maryland Emancipation Day 2025

Hand colored Emancipation The Past and the Future tmbSaturday, October 25, 2025, 12PM to 3PM

THIS EVENT IS FREE!

 Join Button Farm as we celebrate our annual Maryland Emancipation Day Event in commemoration of the day in 1864 when Maryland changed its constitution to abolish slavery six months before the end of the Civil War. The program will feature speakers, self-guided tours of the farm’s museum garden and animal pens.  Snacks and cider provided!

Our Supporters

Open House

From August 24, 2024 12:00 pm until August 24, 2024 3:00 pm

The farm will be open for Guided and Self-Guided Tours of our facility including The Commons, Museum Garden, Animal Pens, Historic Outbuildings and Slave Cemetery. Each open house will feature an activity, speaker or hands-on history demonstration. Please check back on April 1, 2024 for our full listings of programs and fees.


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