Per the Germantown Historical Society: On Saturday, May 20 at 3pm at the Germantown Library Susan Cooke Soderberg will be giving a PowerPoint presentation on: The Man Behind the Stations…
MoCo History
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ArtsCelebritiesEntertainmentEventsGaithersburgMoCo HistoryPotomac
Wyclef Jean, Gyptian, and More Set to Perform at Scotland Freedom Day Concert at MoCo Fairgrounds in June
by MCS StaffThe Scotland Juneteenth Festival, and its presenting sponsor Minds in Motion Child Care, are bringing recording artists Wyclef Jean, Gyptian, Jamaican reggae legend Tarrus Riley with opening act Dean Fraser…
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KensingtonMoCo History
The Second Oldest Active Train Station in the Country is in MoCo
by MCS StaffKensington Station, located at 10417 Howard Avenue, is the second-oldest active train station in the United States (the B&O Ellicott City Station is the oldest). Kensington station was built in 1891 and was…
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The iconic Cider Barrel structure on Frederick Rd/355 in Germantown was vandalized on Wednesday, April 19. The Cider Barrel opened in the mid-1920s and sold non-alcoholic cider from the Ballincar Orchard in…
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GaithersburgMoCo History
‘When the Stars Came to Gaithersburg: Remembering the Shady Grove Music Fair’ Will Be Focus of Montgomery History Online Presentation on Thursday, April 6
Per Montgomery County: For most of the 1960s and ’70s, Gaithersburg was an entertainment mecca for the greater Washington area. Shady Grove Music Fair—first under a big-top tent and then…
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GaithersburgLakeforest MallMoCo History
The Ancient Ruins of Chi-Chi’s in Lakeforest Mall
by MCS StaffWith Lakeforest closing in just a couple weeks, we felt it was time to bring back an old favorite here at The MoCoShow. Our founder, Mr. MoCo (Alex T.) has…
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EventsMoCo HistoryRockville
Glenview Mansion-Peerless Rockville Speaker Series to Present ‘Women Who Dared’
by MCS StaffThe Glenview Mansion and Peerless Rockville Speaker Series marks Women’s History Month in March with “Women Who Dared: Pioneering Rockville Mother and Daughter,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 9 at…
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MoCo HistoryMontgomery PlanningSilver Spring
Planning Board Votes Not to Recommend Historic Designation for Former Weller’s Dry Cleaning Site
by MCS StaffThe Montgomery County Planning Board voted to not recommend historic designation for the former Weller’s Dry Cleaning site in Silver Spring at a public hearing on Thursday, February 23. The County Council…
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BoydsMoCo HistoryMontgomery PlanningUp County
Planning Board Unanimously Recommends Historic Designation for Edward U. Taylor School in Boyds; County Council Will Make the Final Decision
by MCS StaffThe Montgomery County Planning Board recommended the Montgomery County Council designate the Edward U. Taylor School in Boyds as historic by adding it to the county’s Master Plan for Historic…
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GaithersburgMoCo HistoryPotomac
Local Students Extend Invite to 16th Annual Black History Month Celebration
by MCS StaffThe Students of Minds In Motion Child Care, Scotland Community, and the Judith Resnik Elementary School extend an invitation to celebrate Black History Month with a night filled with knowledge,…