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The annual celebration of Juneteenth begins early at the Newcomer House on the Antietam National Battlefield with an 11:00 a.m. Porch Program talk on Saturday, June 14, 2025.

Educator, actor, and historic interpreter ZSun-Nee Miller-Matema will present "Juneteenth - Little Known Facts About How Blacks Contributed to Their Own Liberation!" Learn about the accomplishments of Black soldiers at the lead up to Juneteenth and beyond. 

Miller-Matema serves on the Board of the Friends of Tolson's Chapel. Tolson's Chapel is a historic African American church located 1 1/2 miles from Newcomer House in Sharpsburg, MD. It was built in 1866 and served as a church and a Freedmen's Bureau school for Black residents of Sharpsburg in the years following the American Civil War.

The Newcomer House is the only dwelling on the Antietam National Battlefield that witnessed the battle and is regularly open to the public. It serves as an exhibit and visitor center for the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area. Knowledgeable volunteer docents are available to share information about the Newcomer House and offer assistance to visitors to the three-county Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area.

The Newcomer House is located at 18422 Shepherdstown Pike in Keedysville, MD. The house is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekends in April, May, October and November and Tuesday-Sunday, June through September.