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Archaeologists discover site that was once home of Harriet Tubmans father By Caitlin OKane Harriet Tubmans road to freedom Last year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service bought 2,600 acres in Maryland for $6 million. The land was purchased to help mitigate future sea-level rise — but it turned out to have affected history. Archaeologists have determined part of the site was the home of Harriet Tubmans father, Ben Ross.  The abolitionist and famed Underground Railroad condu...

Harriet Tubman: archaeologists find abolitionist’s lost Maryland home Alexandra Villarreal © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Harvey B Lindsley/AP Socially distanced archaeologists in masks trudged through the wet forests on Maryland’s eastern shore, searching for signs of a long-abandoned home. Julie Schablitsky, the chief archeologist for Maryland’s state highway administration, used a metal detector, hoping for nails or other signs of an old building. Instead, al...

Archaeologists discover long-lost homesite once owned by Harriet Tubmans father Historic artifacts date back to early to mid 1800s Share Updated: 11:36 AM CDT Apr 21, 2021 By WBAL-TV Historic artifacts date back to early to mid 1800s Share Updated: 11:36 AM CDT Apr 21, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript Good morning. Mhm. I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful spring. My name is need a subpoena. I am the superintendent of the Maryland park Service and it...

Home where Harriet Tubman likely learned how to navigate and survive discovered in Maryland Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT The house, owned by Ben Ross, was discovered amid a search that began in November 2020. Marylands Department of Transportation archaeology team began the project after a 2,600-acre property was acquired in 2020 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  Maryland, Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford was joined by archeologists, historians and ...

Last modified on Wed 21 Apr 2021 03.31 EDT Socially distanced archaeologists in masks trudged through the wet forests on Maryland’s eastern shore, searching for signs of a long-abandoned home. Julie Schablitsky, the chief archeologist for Maryland’s state highway administration, used a metal detector, hoping for nails or other signs of an old building. Instead, along the roadway, she found an 1808 coin imprinted with the word “liberty”. “When this thing came out of the ...

DORCHESTER COUNTY, Md.— Archaeologists have uncovered the historic home of Harriet Tubmans father, offering new insights into the famed abolitionists youth and her years learning to navigate the marshy terrain of Marylands Eastern Shore. The onetime home of Tubmans father, Ben Ross, was found on land that recently became part of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Dorchester County. A team of archaeologists began searching for the site in November. When the team returned in March to co...

Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford joined archeologists, historians and officials Tuesday to announce the major historic find. The 10-acre home site is located in a 2,500-acre parcel of land called Peter’s Neck that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service purchased for $6 million last year. Ross was given the land and granted his own freedom five years after slaveholder Anthony Thompson’s death in 1836. Tubman, born Araminta Ross in March 1822, would have spent time at this home site. “The import...

Harriet Tubman’s Family Home Located in Dorchester County The historic homesite of the father of abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman has been located, according to a press release Tuesday from Maryland Lieutenant Governor Boyd K. Rutherford and federal partners at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center. The home of Ben Ross, Tubman’s father, was discovered on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service land that was acquired in 2020 so it could be added to the ...

USA TODAY The house, owned by Ben Ross, was discovered amid a search that began in November 2020. Marylands Department of Transportation archaeology team began the project after a 2,600-acre property was acquired in 2020 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  Maryland, Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford was joined by archeologists, historians and government officials Tuesday to announce the finding. “This discovery adds another puzzle piece to the story of Harriet Tubman, the state of Mar...

Teens and vaccines: what pediatricians advise for families with children eligible for COVID-19 vaccine Local pediatricians are making sure families with teens are educated when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine and more. Credit: WVEC Published: 12:04 PM EDT April 19, 2021 Updated: 12:04 PM EDT April 19, 2021 NORFOLK, Va. — For years, pediatricians have been educating families about the latest vaccines and the one for COVID-19 is the same for physicians every yea...