Newcomer Porch Program: Juneteenth

Partner Event
June 14, 2025 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Keedysville, MD 21756

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The annual celebration of Juneteenth begins early at the Newcomer House on the Antietam National Battlefield with an 11:00 a.m. Porch Program talk on Saturday, June 14, 2025. 
 
Educator, actor, and historic interpreter ZSun-Nee Miller-Matema will present "Juneteenth - Little Known Facts About How Blacks Contributed to Their Own Liberation!" Learn about the accomplishments of Black soldiers at the lead up to Juneteenth and beyond through the eyes of a mother whose son was sold away as a child but is reunited as he enters the town as an Army Captain and liberator. Hear compelling  stories of bravery and a heartwarming reunion story.
 
Miller-Matema serves on the board of the Friends of Tolson's Chapel. Tolson's Chapel is a historic African American church located 1 1/2 miles from Newcomer House in Sharpsburg, MD. It was built in 1866 and served as a church and a Freedmen's Bureau school for black residents of Sharpsburg in the years following the American Civil War.

Fee Information

Program is free; entrance fee is $20/vehicle.

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Antietam National Battlefield