Award-winning author Barbara Lockhart has been honored by the Underground Railroad Free Press in recognition of her nine years of research bringing back to life and thus preserving the vivid 1850s African American history of her farm, and the life of Elizabeth Burton, its free Black owner 165 years before.

Her historical novel, “Elizabeth’s Field,” is a remarkable accomplishment of historical resurrection, says Peter H. Michael, publisher of the UUR Free Press, in his letter of notice.

The Free Press annually awards the Free Press Prizes for leadership, preservation and advancement of knowledge, regarded as the top honors in the international Underground Railroad community.

Lockhart is a retired educator who holds a master of fine arts degree in creative writing and is the recipient of two Maryland Arts Council Awards for her two novels, a collection of short stories and four children’s books.

She is also the recipient of an IPPY silver medal for “Elizabeth’s Field” as well as national Indie awards for her stories.

All of her work is set on the Eastern Shore, honoring its history, small towns, rivers, beaches and agriculture.

Lockhart’s books are sold locally at the Dorchester Center for the Arts, the Bay Country Shop, and the Harriet Tubman Educational Center and Museum in Cambridge.

“Elizabeth’s Field” will be featured on her scheduled talk and reading on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 1 p.m. at the Harriet Tubman Educational Center.