Paper Flashlight Workshop

An Invention that Changed the Nation

Did you know that the first official telegraph message was received at the current location of the B&O Railroad Museum on May 24, 1844? Learn more about Samuel Morse and how the telegraph revolutionized communication at one of our scheduled activities:

Activity

Learn to communicate in Morse Code using paper flashlights! Participants will learn about how circuits and polarity work during this activity.

Storytime and Craft

May 25, 2026 @ 10:30 AM

Enjoy a read aloud of Jackrabbit McCabe and the Electric Telegraph by Lucy Margaret Rozier. Afterwards, color your own Maryland flag.

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Paper Flashlight Workshop

May 25, 2026 @ 10 AM-4 PM

Learn to communicate in Morse Code using paper flashlights! Participants will learn about how circuits and polarity work during this activity.

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Morse Code Workshop

May 25, 2026 @ 10 AM-4 PM

Learn about the connection between Samuel Morse’s telegraph and the B&O. Next, decode your own name in Morse Code and create a bracelet.

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July 2, 2026

Toddler Time

July 4, 2026

B&O Unlocked: American Freedom Train (AFT) No. 1

July 4, 2026

250th All-American Bash

Ice Cream Sundays

Select Summer Sundays

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250th All-American Bash

July 4 | 10:30 am-3:30 pm

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Restoration Shop Tour

July 12 | Train Ride departs at 10:30 am

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See the newly Restored B&O No. 3316 “Washington” Observation Tavern Car 

Now on display in the Roundhouse

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