Marietta Historic Site & Museum, 5626 Bell Station Rd., Glenn Dale, MD.  20769

Marietta Historic Site &amp; Museum presents: Marietta’s Winter Holiday Celebration

Looking for a holiday family event? Well, we have the event for you! Visit Marietta Historic Site &amp; Museum during December for Marietta’s Winter Holiday Celebration, December 3–31, 2026, Thursdays through Sundays, 11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm. We will be closed on Dec. 25, 2026.&nbsp; It is free to visit Marietta in December. All ages are welcome. Families are encouraged to attend.&nbsp; Visitors can explore this year’s décor, featuring a new display of lavish Victorian decorations and food in the dining room and open-hearth kitchen. Guides will share stories about enslaved cooks, Maria and Serena, who prepared the annual holiday foods at Marietta. Visitors can also see the fireplace roasting tools and hear how traditional meats were roasted on a spit and how soups were cooked in spider pots. Hear how Jim, the enslaved butler, prepared the house for winter, including chopping the firewood for the many fireplaces, and how Randolph warmed the carriages for winter travel. Walk through the formal parlor to see period-inspired decorations used to decorate the tree while learning more about the enslaved Duckett and Brown families who were enslaved at Marietta, who not only witnessed Duvall’s lavish holiday traditions but also made their own family traditions. This year’s holiday celebration will also feature a Kwanzaa Room, illustrating a newer holiday tradition. After the tour, visitors can make holiday greeting cards to take home. Visitors may register for a specific day and time by visiting www.pgparksdirect.com.&nbsp; Walk-ins are welcome.





For more information, please call 301-464-5291 or email mariettahouse@pgparks.com. Marietta Historic Site &amp; Museum is located at 5626 Bell Station Road, Glenn Dale, MD, and is a property of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.

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Marietta Historic Site & Museum presents:...

Marietta Historic Site & Museum presents: Marietta’s Winter Holiday Celebration

Looking for a holiday family event? Well, we...

Marietta Historic Site & Museum presents: Marietta’s Winter Holiday Celebration

Marietta Historic Site & Museum, 5626 Bell Station Rd, Glenn Dale, MD.  20769

Marietta Historic Site &amp; Museum Celebrates&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The 50th Anniversary of Alex Haley’s Roots: The Saga of an American Family

Please join us on Thursday, December 10, 6:30 to 8 pm to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Alex Haley’s seminal book, Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Doubleday &amp; Company published the book in the summer of 1976. Cynthia Guillen, local historian and president of the Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival, will present an insightful talk about the impact and history of an African American family with deep ties to Maryland, and Alex Haley’s groundbreaking television miniseries “Roots”, which aired in 1977. 
This is a hybrid program. Visitors are welcome to hear the talk in person at Marietta Historic Site &amp; Museum or online on TEAMS. Online visitors must register to receive the TEAMS link. To register, visit www.pgparksdirect.com and use ticket code: MHM-SPEC-GA-20261210.Walk-ins are welcome. In-person and online registration is $5/person. Ages 12 and older. 
For more information, please call 301-464-5291 or email <a href="mailto:mariettahouse@pgparks.com">mariettahouse@pgparks.com</a>. Marietta Historic Site &amp; Museum is located at 5626 Bell Station Road, Glenn Dale, MD, and is a property of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.

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