{"id":1138,"date":"2013-06-06T12:16:32","date_gmt":"2013-06-06T12:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/?p=1138"},"modified":"2013-06-06T12:23:51","modified_gmt":"2013-06-06T12:23:51","slug":"adkins-arboretum-presents-quality-audio-tour-about-natures-role-in-underground-railroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/adkins-arboretum-presents-quality-audio-tour-about-natures-role-in-underground-railroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Adkins Arboretum Presents Quality Audio Tour About Nature\u2019s Role In Underground Railroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 185px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  \" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/delmarvahistory.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/06\/google-books-underground-railroad.jpg?resize=185%2C286\" width=\"185\" height=\"286\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">William Still\u2019s Underground Railroad Records documented many cases. Source: Google Books.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>RIDGLEY, MD &#8212; June 1, 2013 \u2014 As evening descended on Caroline County on this hot Saturday in late spring, an inquisitive group of about 25 people gathered at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adkinsarboretum.org\/index.html\">Adkins Arboretum<\/a> to celebrate the opening of a <a href=\"https:\/\/adkinsarboretumorg.presencehost.net\/programs_events\/event_calendar.html\/event\/2013\/06\/01\/exploring-nature-s-role-in-the-underground-railroad-audio-tour-launch\">\u201cJourney Begins:\u00a0 nature\u2019s role in the flight of freedom.\u201d\u00a0<\/a> The nonprofit, with generous support from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdhc.org\/\">Maryland Humanities Council <\/a>and the Maryland Heritage Area Authority, was introducing its high quality, self-guided audio tour that explores the role of nature on the Eastern Shore for those in pursuit of freedom via the Underground Railroad.<\/p>\n<p>Following opening remarks by Arboretum staff, guest grabbed audio players and strolled through the thick hardwood forest of some 400 acres.\u00a0 By this time\u00a0the sun was slowly slipping low in the sky, lengthening the evening shadows in this natural habitat as\u00a0people listened to thought provoking voices, music, and sounds from another time, an era when freedom seekers leveraged opportunities\u00a0in the natural environment.\u00a0 The \u201cAdkins Arboretum reflects the conditions through which slaves traveled en route to freedom, and serves as a dramatic vista to experience the little-known relationship between nature and the Underground Railroad,\u201d the staff noted as they\u00a0introduced us to the product.<\/p>\n<p>In this native environment, the cross-section of history, cultural and the natural landscape, combine on this Eastern Shore preserve to allow for a vivid presentation about the stories of the Underground Railroad.\u00a0 With its forest, thickets, marshes, rivers, and creeks, it is the perfect spot for a modern audience to grasp conditions slaves had to pass through en route to freedom<\/p>\n<p>As we spent a peaceful, enjoyable hour walking through the reserve on this first day in June, stories about how the railroad made its freedom runs echoed through the woods.\u00a0 Along the way, as we ambled on paths and over creeks, our audio guide revealed the stories of flights to freedom in an engaging way, vividly helping us understand the intersection between history and nature.<\/p>\n<p>It was a powerful presentation, creating a tangible sort of reflection on the past.\u00a0 We had first experienced this type of program about two years ago, when Underground Railroad Expert, Tony Cohen, presented<a href=\"http:\/\/delmarvahistory.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/20\/exploring-tangible-history-in-superb-program-at-adkins-arboretum\/\"> two walking tours<\/a>.\u00a0 We attended both and found his presentation to be excellent so we were excited to see that the preserve was again drawing on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.menare.org\/undergroundrailroad.html\">Tony\u2019s expertise to shape the self-guided audio tour.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tony\u2019s an outstanding guide and teacher and he personably engaged everyone in those first two walking tours group.\u00a0 The lessons were powerful, exactly the way the study of our heritage should be presented in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century.\u00a0 We\u2019ve attended many lectures on the Underground Railroad, but we\u2019ll remember the details of this one for a long time thanks to the way the program was put together and delivered.<\/p>\n<p>Adkins Arboretum is a 400-acre native garden and preserve on Maryland\u2019s Eastern Shore dedicated to promoting the appreciation and conservation of the region\u2019s native plants. Four miles of paths along streams, through meadows and native plant gardens, and under the shade of a rich bottomland forest attract nature lovers, gardeners, students and birders.\u00a0 The Arboretum offers programs year-round in ecology, horticulture, and natural history for all ages. 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