Construction on what is now known as Ashton Village Shopping Center got underway in April 1965, following its announcement in a March 18, 1965 edition of the Gaithersburg Gazette.
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The City of Gaithersburg is commemorating the 250th anniversaries of both the United States and Montgomery County with a yearlong series of events celebrating history, culture, and community. (more…)
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Silver Creek Middle School in Kensington may be one of Montgomery County’s newer schools, but the site it occupies has a long and layered history dating back nearly a century.
Thirty years after retracing the path of the Underground Railroad on foot, a Germantown historian plans to make the journey again, this time marking the nation’s 250th birthday while highlighting the legacy of Harriet Tubman.
Montgomery Parks and community members gathered Sunday to celebrate new interpretive signs honoring the history of Emory Grove, an African American community in Gaithersburg founded by formerly enslaved people in 1864. Nearly 100 residents and descendants of Emory Grove attended the March 1, 2026 gathering at Johnson’s Local Park, where the new signs were unveiled. The bilingual signs, presented in English and Spanish, highlight the stories of the people who built the community and describe daily life, religious gatherings, and the generations who lived there. An audio post installed at the park also allows visitors to hear first-person accounts and reflections tied to Emory Grove’s history.
Baseball’s connections to Rockville will be highlighted during an upcoming Glenview Mansion-Peerless Rockville speaker series program titled “The History of Baseball in Rockville.”
Pretty cool story, at least to us. Last week, our very own “Mr. MoCo,” Alex Tsironis, shared a piece of local history that connects Montgomery County’s first McDonald’s to the […]
For decades, Tuffy Leemans’ Duckpin Bowling Lanes in Glenmont was a familiar gathering place for Montgomery County residents, a basement bowling alley where casual players and league bowlers shared lanes and memories. Fewer may realize that the man behind the alley was also one of the early stars of professional football.
Glenview Mansion, one of Rockville’s most recognizable landmarks, turns 100 this year. The City of Rockville is commemorating the centennial with a slate of public programs that invite residents and visitors inside the historic estate in new and creative ways.
The first McDonald’s in Montgomery County opened on January 6, 1960, marking the arrival of the fast-food chain locally during its earliest years of expansion. The restaurant was located on the 1300 block of Rockville Pike, near where Best Buy stands today. A newer McDonald’s still operates at that same location.
If you grew up in MoCo, Northern Virginia, or the Baltimore area in the 80s or early 90s, the Erol’s logo was likely a fixture in your life. Founded by Erol Onaran, a Turkish immigrant who arrived in the U.S. with just $16 in his pocket, the company did more than rent movies. It helped shape how the DC Metro area accessed technology.