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!

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This 1880s farmhouse was named for the Button family; the last farming occupants to own the property after World War II.

The house is an American “Foursquare” meaning that all four sides are of equal length. The house has a total of 10 rooms including the attic and basement and was restored in 2015.

The ground floor will be used as an office, library, and gift shop space. The second floor serves as residential quarters for staff and includes a room for a future bed & breakfast. The house and farm are part of the Maryland Department of Natural Resource’s Resident Curatorship program.

If you are looking to live in a Maryland State Park check out the program link here: https://dnr.maryland.gov/land/Pages/Stewardship/Resident-Curatorship-Program.aspx#:~:text=Pioneered%20in%201982%2C%20the%20Maryland,sharing%20it%20with%20the%20public.

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