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

Tubman: Journey to Freedom Statue Residency: October 17, 2026

Journey Residency 2026

Come experience Wesley Wofford's moving sculpture, Tubman Journey to Freedom, depicting Harriet Tubman leading a child to freedom. The sculpture is open for viewing this Saturday, October 17th and again on October 31, 2026, its final day.  Please check our Calendar of Events page for dates, times, and weather updates at https://buttonfarm.org/calendar-of-events.html. 

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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