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Booker T. Washington National MonumentBronze Statue of Emancipation of Slaves on Burroughs Farm by Lloyd Lillie
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Booker T. Washington National Monument
Calendar of Events

December 13, 2008 – Booker T. Washington Book Club – 2:00 p.m.
Review a fictional story, March, by Geraldine Brooks.

January 10, 2009 – Booker T. Washington Book Club - 2:00 p.m.
Character Building by Booker T. Washington

February 7, 2009 - Follow the Drinking Gourd - 10:00 a.m.
Children can join a ranger to learn about the story of the drinking gourd and the meaning of freedom. An activity will follow the program.

February 14, 2009 – Booker T. Washington Book Club - 2:00 p.m. 
The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey by Marcus Garvey

February 28, 2009 - Art and Essay Contest Awards Reception  - 2:00 p.m.
Winners of the contest will receive their awards.

March 14, 2009 - Booker T. Washington Book Club - 2:00 p.m.
Southern Horrors and Other Writings; the Anti-Lynching Campaign of Ida B. Wells, 1892-1900 by Ida B. Wells

April 11, 2009 – Booker T. Washington Book Club - 2:00 p.m.
A Memoir of the Last Year of the War for Independence in the Confederate States of America by Jubal Early

April 25, 2009 - National Junior Ranger Day

May 9, 2009 – Booker T. Washington Book Club - 2:00 p.m. 
The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

June 20, 2009 - Juneteenth Gospel Music Celebration

July 25, 2009 - Living History Day

August 22, 2009 - Living History Day

September 26, 2009 - Public Lands Day

October 10, 2009 - Harvest Time Festival

December 5, 2009 - An Old Virginia Christmas

 
a map of NY state, green surrounds the center where the canal floods through  

Did You Know?
The 363-mile long original Erie Canal was the longest uninterrupted canal in the world. It included 83 locks and had a rise of 583 feet from the Hudson River to Lake Erie. Boats of 30 ton capacity could be used on the original canal.
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Last Updated: December 12, 2008 at 15:55 EST