Montgomery History will host “The Great Road: 355 from Georgetown to Frederick”, a free online presentation beginning April 29. (more…)
“Montgomery County’s Gift to D.C.: The Washington Aqueduct” an online presentation from Montgomery History, will take place on Tuesday, April 23.
Update: Rockland Farm responds to statement from White’s Ferry owners here.
White’s Ferry owners–Chuck and Stacy Kuhn–have formally offered to donate the White’s Ferry operation to Montgomery County. This most recent offer has been described by the Kuhn family as “part of their commitment to getting the ferry operational to preserve history, save jobs, and reduce traffic.”
Article by Ben Shlesinger
In 2020 there were almost 5,800 movie theaters and drive-ins across the country. Just 15 years earlier though, there were more than 7,700 of these cinema sites. As populations grow and moviegoing habits change, the number of theaters continues to decline.
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“Mills in Montgomery,” an online presentation from Montgomery History, will be available to watch on-demand beginning Monday, April 15. (more…)
Having fulfilled the 2023 goal of establishing the Scotland Juneteenth Heritage Festival as one of the major cultural events centered around the national holiday in the DMV, Juneteenth Scotland Foundation Inc. will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. on April 19 at 7700 Scotland Drive to highlight key elements of the upcoming 2024 festival — including the names of the five other non-profit organizations which will share in the net proceeds.
Montgomery Donuts was a staple across Montgomery County (and beyond) for decades– starting with the first location in Silver Spring to a total of nine locations in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties at its peak. We caught up with Patrick Mayo, the grandson of the original founders who has worked every job in the company while his father owned it, and have everything you need to know about the local business that everyone misses– including which current donuts have the closest taste to those from Montgomery Donuts.
Information and photos from: PLACES from the PAST: The Tradition of Gardez Bien in Montgomery County, Maryland by Clare Lise Kelly M-NCPPC , courtesy of Montgomery Planning.
We associate this Upcounty favorite with summer outdoor fun–but that’s not what the lake’s creators had in mind when it was built.
Montgomery History will host a free online presentation on the Bethesda Meeting House on Thursday, March 14. (more…)
