Oakley Cabin, located at 3610 Brookeville Road (approximately 1/4 mile west of Georgia Avenue) in Brookeville, MD, is a museum furnished to depict various periods of its history and development. It is the only publicly owned African American historical site in Montgomery County that is open to the public. The site provides hands-on experiences for visitors and researchers. Built in the early 1800's, it was likely home to slaves from the Oakley/Dorsey farm and later to free black families.

The Friends of Oakley Cabin and the Underground Railroad sponsor a variety of special events throughout the year that allow the public to tour this historic treasure. Programs are available for both adults and children, including cabin tours by living history interpreters, demonstrations of folk crafts unique to the cabin community, and interactive games which teach how people of another era used their limited resources.  

The Cabin is free to the public and is open on Saturdays April 22 to November 4 from noon to 4 p.m.

For further information on the Oakley Cabin, or to become a Friend of the Oakley Cabin and the Underground Railroad, call the Oakley Cabin voice mail at 301-258-4044

If you would like to volunteer as a guide at the Cabin or on the Underground Railroad Experience Trail call 301-563-3400.

To find out more about the Underground Railroad Experience Trail see www.montgomerytrails.org and click on "Rural Legacy Trail."

To find out more about the Underground Railroad in general see: http://www.cr.nps.gov/ugrr/learn.htm, and locally see www.menare.org. For more information on African American historic sites see www.aapc-md.org.

See the Calendar for upcoming events and activities.

Public/private school teachers and their students will find Oakley Cabin to be a valuable resource in teaching Black history, Native American history, pioneer heritage and state and local history from colonial times through the civil rights era.  Activities include oral history, artifact collection and identification, food and culture, archaeology, architecture, and conservation.  Oakley Cabin's facilities and programs assist the educational needs of students from primary school to the university level.