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

Plan Your Visit

Our Hours of Operation

  • Button Farm is currently closed for our August hiatus and will reopen after Labor Day. Fall hours for public visitation--featuring the Tubman Journey to Freedom Statue--will be on Saturdays, from 12-3pm, through October. See our Calendar of Events for specifics. Daily school and private tour visitation is available by RESERVATION ONLY using our RESERVATION LINK.

Our Supporters

Preserving the Legacy Of the Underground Railroad

slave woman 1The historic Button Farm, home to the Menare Foundation, is Maryland’s only living history center depicting 19th-century plantation life. Situated on 40 acres, inside Seneca Creek State Park in Germantown, Maryland, Button Farm provides a safe and affirming space for people to gather, commune and explore. Through our unique interactive experiences, we seek to reveal our nation’s social justice legacy, using the story of slavery and the Underground Railroad as a spark for human potential.

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