'Harriet Tubman' To Visit Historical Society of Montgomery County

She was a hero of the Underground Railroad. She helped to free many slaves. And, on Sunday, she'll be a guest of the Historical Society of Montgomery County. Well, sort of...

On Sunday at 2:30 p.m., Harriet Tubman, (also known as Dr. Daisy Century) will host a free talk at the HSMC, located at 1654 DeKalb Pike in Norristown.

According to the HSMC website, Century is known as a historical interpreter.

"As a historical reenactor, Dr. Century has traveled all over the United States portraying historical figures from history," the site said. "She defines her role as a 'Historical Interpreter' because she becomes that character."

The HSMC described Tubman as an "American Hero and Moses of her People." Guests to the free speech will learn more about the historical figure.

"​Harriet Tubman escaped slavery to become a leading abolitionist and perhaps the most well-known of all the Underground Railroad's 'conductors,'" said the HSMC site. "During a ten-year span, she made 19 trips into the South and escorted over 300 slaves to freedom, and, as she once proudly pointed out to Frederick Douglass, in all of her journeys she 'never lost a single passenger.'"

For more on upcoming programs with the county's historical society, visit the website here.