Birthplace Marker (1820)
- Artifact #1: Picture of the marker that is located on the former plantation where Harriet Tubman was born and raised.
Source: http://search.visitmaryland.org/visitsearch/vmattraction?attractionNumber=1&attractionID=4825
Harriet Tubman was born in Dorchestor County, Maryland in 1820 on the Brodas Plantation. Her actual birthdate is unknown because slave owners only recorded the year that their slaves were born.
Harriet Tubman was born into slavery to Harriet Greene and Bejamin Ross as Araminta "Minty" Ross.
According to her grandmother, Harriet Tubman and her ancestors were from the Ashanti Tribe in Africa.
Shortly after Harriet Tubman's marriage to John Tubman (a free African America), in 1847, she changed her Harriet after her mother.
The Bucktown Village Store (1834)
Artifact #2: Picture of Bucktown Village Store is the location where Harriet Tubman suffered from a head injury.
- Source:http://www.harriettubmanbiography.com/id3.html
When Harriet Tubman was around the age of thirteen, she suffered from a head injury when she was struck in the head by a two- pound iron weight. She recieved this injury when she refused to help retain a runaway slave and a slavemaster
threw the weight at her intending to hit the escaped slave. The near fatal injury caused Harriet Tubman to have seizures and other complications that she had for the rest of her life.
Reward Poster (1849)
Artifact #3: This is a photo of the reward poster that Eliza Brodess(widow of Edward Brodas) had published for the return of Harriet and her brothers, Ben and Harry [Henry].
Source: http://www.harriettubmanbiography.com/id4.html
On September 17, 1849, Harriet Tubman made her first escape for freedom with her brothers Ben and Harry. Once they escaped, her brothers had second thoughts and wanted to return to the plantation. Their decision forced Harriet to return to the plantation with them.
Despite her brothers' second thoughts, Harriet Tubman escaped again. She escaped using the secret route called the Underground Raiload, which led her to the free state of Pennsylvania and her freedom.
Source: http://www.harriettubmanbiography.com/id4.html
On September 17, 1849, Harriet Tubman made her first escape for freedom with her brothers Ben and Harry. Once they escaped, her brothers had second thoughts and wanted to return to the plantation. Their decision forced Harriet to return to the plantation with them.
Despite her brothers' second thoughts, Harriet Tubman escaped again. She escaped using the secret route called the Underground Raiload, which led her to the free state of Pennsylvania and her freedom.
White Silk Shawl (1897)
Artifact #4: White silk shawl that was gifted to Harriet Tubman by Queen Victoria of England.
Source: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Harriet-Tubmans-Amazing-Grace.html?c=y&page=2
After learning about many of Harriet Tubman's accomplishments like helping more than three hundred slaves escape from slavery, the publishing of her despite the fact that she couldn't read or write, and her extraordinary efforts as a nurse, spy, and scout in the Union Army during the Civil War; Queen Victoria of England invited Harriet Tubman to England. Queen Victoria invited Harriet Tubman to England so she could be rewarded for all of her accomplshments at the Diamond Jubliee in London, England, in 1897. Even though Harriet Tubman did not accept the invitation to go to Europe, Queen Victoria awarded her with a letter of accommodation, a Jubilee silver medal and a white silk shawl.
Source: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Harriet-Tubmans-Amazing-Grace.html?c=y&page=2
After learning about many of Harriet Tubman's accomplishments like helping more than three hundred slaves escape from slavery, the publishing of her despite the fact that she couldn't read or write, and her extraordinary efforts as a nurse, spy, and scout in the Union Army during the Civil War; Queen Victoria of England invited Harriet Tubman to England. Queen Victoria invited Harriet Tubman to England so she could be rewarded for all of her accomplshments at the Diamond Jubliee in London, England, in 1897. Even though Harriet Tubman did not accept the invitation to go to Europe, Queen Victoria awarded her with a letter of accommodation, a Jubilee silver medal and a white silk shawl.
Death (1913)
Artifact #5: This is one of then last pictures of Harriet Tubman.
Source: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2010/03/harriet-tubman-artifacts-donated-to-the-smithsonian/
On March 10, 1913, Harriet Tubman passed away from pneumonia at the age of 93. She is buried at Fort Hill Cementary in Auburn, New York and she was buried with full military honors to her favorite hymn called "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot".
In Harriet Tubman's last years of life, she founded the "Harriet Tubman's Home of the Aged", which was a house for elderly African Americans.
Source: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2010/03/harriet-tubman-artifacts-donated-to-the-smithsonian/
On March 10, 1913, Harriet Tubman passed away from pneumonia at the age of 93. She is buried at Fort Hill Cementary in Auburn, New York and she was buried with full military honors to her favorite hymn called "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot".
In Harriet Tubman's last years of life, she founded the "Harriet Tubman's Home of the Aged", which was a house for elderly African Americans.