Montgomery History will host “In Search of the Ballfields of Montgomery’s Black Communities,” a free online presentation beginning June 17.
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MoCo History
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The now-lost city of Triadelphia (“three brothers”) was founded in 1809 by brothers-in-law Thomas Moore, Isaac Briggs, and Caleb Bentley. The brothers were married to the Brooke sisters, who were descendents of Robert Brooke– the founder of Brookeville in Montgomery County.
The Montgomery County Agricultural Fair held a picnic this past Sunday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first nine barns built at the fairgrounds. Full press release below: (more…)
The Montgomery County Historic Preservation Office within the Montgomery County Planning Department unveiled two permanent historic markers today as part of The M-NCPPC’s Remarkable Montgomery: Untold Stories program, an ongoing project to install historic markers around the county that highlight underrepresented topics in local history.
Montgomery History will present Uncovering Montgomery History’s Collections Gems,” a free online presentation on June 4, 2024. (more…)
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On a rainy Wednesday afternoon, May 29, a few members of the Scotland AME Zion Church accepted a special invitation to stop by their busy construction site on Seven Locks Road for a visit.
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Carla Glawe has been the principal of Olney Elementary School, since 2011. She took over following the retirement of Joan O’Brien who was the school’s principal for 19 years. Prior to coming to Olney Elementary School, Glawe served as principal intern and acting principal at Stonegate Elementary School where she began her teaching career in 1997 as a first-grade teacher. While in MCPS, she has also spent three years as a consulting teacher, working with new and under-performing teachers in the county, and then as an assistant principal at Harmony Hills Elementary School before returning to Stonegate. The school also has a rich history, which is shared on the school website and can be seen below:
With the Department of Justice suing Ticketmaster’s parent company, Live Nation, for “monopolizing markets across the live concert industry,” I wanted to take a look back at where I used to buy my tickets here in Montgomery County.
Remember BD’s Mongolian BBQ in Bethesda? Today we remember BD’s Mongolian BBQ. The Midwest restaurant chain had just one DC area location- at 7201 Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda. For 14 and a half years, from 1998 until August 2012, Mongolian BBQ provided a unique restaurant experience that attracted customers from across the county, state, and even NoVa and DC.
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With graduation right around the corner and the 2024 commencement speaker announcement for MCPS schools coming soon, we are continuing to take a look back at some of the speakers for previous classes. Last week we looked at the class of 2024 and now we will take a look at the speakers for the class of 2002.