Harriet Tubman Museum

Harriet Tubman Museum is a museum in Cape May, New Jersey, about Harriet Tubman.

This article is about the museum in Cape May, New Jersey. For the museum in Church Creek, Maryland, see Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center.
Harriet Tubman Museum

It is in the Howell House, which used to be the Macedonia Baptist Church's parsonage facility.[1] The facility was renovated to hold the museum.[2]

It had a virtual opening coinciding with Juneteenth (June 17, 2020).[3] It physically opened on Thursday September 17, 2020, with Governor Phil Murphy attending.[1] Murphy had approved a bill designating this as the state's official Harriet Tubman Museum. The museum refers to Tubman's time living in Cape May.[4]

The formal opening to the public was on Juneteenth in 2021.[5]

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References
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  1. Roseberg, Amy S. (2020-09-17). "The Harriet Tubman Museum in Cape May marked its opening. Here's what's inside, and why it's in Cape May". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2020-09-23. - Alternate link at gmtoday (Conley Media).
  2. Conklin, Eric (2020-09-18). "Murphy Makes Tubman Museum". Cape May County Herald. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  3. Barlow, Bill (2020-06-22). "Virtual Opening Held for Tubman Museum on Juneteenth". Cape May County Herald. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  4. Hawk, Tim (2020-09-17). "Learn about our 'unfinished fight for civil rights' at N.J.'s official Harriet Tubman museum, Murphy says". Nj.com. NJ Advance Media. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  5. Crimmins, Peter (2021-06-19). "New Harriet Tubman Museum opens in Cape May on Juneteenth". WHYY. Retrieved 2021-06-22.

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