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Contact: Catherine Bragaw, 301-491-6265
AUBURN, NY– Harriet Tubman National Historical Park (NHP), in partnership with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), will hold a naturalization ceremony on the grounds of the National Park Service’s legislative partner, Harriet Tubman Home, Inc., at 180 South Street on August 8, 2019.
During the ceremony, Federal Judge Theresa Dancks will swear in 25 new citizens at the historic home where Harriet Tubman lived free for 50 years and where she continued her fight for human rights and dignity. Karen Hill, President and CEO of the Harriet Tubman Home, Inc., is particularly moved about the upcoming ceremony stating, “Those taking their citizenship oath will take their first breath as United States citizens standing on the very ground Harriet Tubman spent her free years, a gift from Harriet Tubman as they go forth as our nation’s newest citizens.”
The naturalization ceremony is an opportunity to recognize the rights, responsibilities, and importance of citizenship. New citizens, their families, friends, and the public are invited to share in the long tradition of welcoming our new citizens at this memorable event.
The ceremony begins at 11:00 am with opening words from Catherine Bragaw, acting superintendent of Women’s Rights NHP and Harriet Tubman NHP, the Reverend Paul Carter, site manager of the Harriet Tubman Home, Inc., and Auburn Mayor Michael Quill. Following the ceremony, light refreshments will be served.
ABOUT THE PARK: Harriet Tubman National Historical Park, created on January 10, 2017, is a partnership park between the National Park Service, the Harriet Tubman Home, Inc. and the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. The site commemorates Harriet Tubman’s free years, which she chose to spend with her loved ones in Auburn/Fleming, NY. Visitors come to visit her home of 50 years and connect with her values of family, faith and freedom. For more information about Harriet Tubman NHP, please call (315) 882-8060 or visit www.nps.gov/hart.
Last updated: August 1, 2019