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What Was There Before The Maryland Soccerplex?

Published April 21, 2022 at 11:17AM | Updated May 1, 2022 at 8:20PM

Some grew up with the Maryland Soccerplex being there as far back as they can remember, but for those of us who were around and remember the times before 1999, we know that something else was there before. The following history (and featured photo), dating back to 1913, comes from the King Barn Dairy MOOseum in Boyds:

In 1913 James King purchased a 350 acre farm in between Germantown and Boyds, Maryland from the Lyddane family, and moved in with his new bride, Macie. Over time, as their family grew, the farm flourished as part of the dairy boom that brought wealth to Montgomery County in the Twentieth Century.

MoCo History: Germantown’s Link to the Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln

By Susan Soderberg

Published April 20, 2022 at 4:17PM | Updated May 9, 2022 at 2:40PM

The Lincoln Assassination Connection, by Susan Soderberg

Many of you who have seen the recent movie The Conspirator will know that George Andrew Atzerodt (alias Andrew Atwood), was one of the Lincoln assassination conspirators executed on July 7, 1865. Atzerodt was arrested in Germantown, the town where he had spent many years as a boy. How he got involved with the Booth gang and why he ended up back in Germantown is a compelling story.

Montgomery History Presentation Tonight on LGBTQ History in Montgomery County and Maryland

By Patrick Herron

Published April 11, 2022 at 8:47AM

Per Montgomery County:

A collective of Maryland organizations and agencies have completed a groundbreaking research document, the “Maryland LGBTQ Historic Context,” making Maryland the second state in the nation to do so. The report, released in September 2020, illuminates Maryland LGBTQ history in rural, suburban and urban locations. The report will be the focus of a Montgomery History presentation available online starting Monday, April 11.

Local Civil Rights Icon William Harvey Zeigler Has Passed Away at 102

By Patrick Herron

Published April 6, 2022 at 7:05PM

From www.montgomerycountymd.gov:

MoCo History: The Trolley Era in Rockville, 1900-1935

By MCS Staff

Published March 28, 2022 at 7:28AM

The Trolley Era in Rockville, 1900-1935

by Peerless Rockville, December 2002

Washington D.C. Temple Will Open to the Public for the First Time Since 1974 Next Month

By Patrick Herron

Published March 17, 2022 at 1:48PM

Update: The open house has now been extended through June 11.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be holding public tours at the famous Washington D.C. Temple this spring, the first time it will be open to the public since 1974.

History: The Civil War in Rockville (By Peerless Rockville)

By MCS Staff

Published March 11, 2022 at 7:30AM

The Civil War in Rockville, courtesy of Peerless Rockville

Rockville in the 1860s: Divided by loyalties, united by community.

Olney: The History of the Olney Ale House

By MCS Staff

Published March 5, 2022 at 9:22AM | Updated May 1, 2022 at 11:01AM

Back in July of 2021 it was announced that the Montgomery County Green Bank and Sandy Spring Bank would be teaming up to provide flexible financing to help the Olney Ale House re-open.

We spoke with a representative from Montgomery County Green Bank in September, who let us know that the construction is moving along well and that construction could take around 3-5 months, but that is just an estimate. They said they want to make sure to keep the county up to date on potential activities around the reopening and would provide additional information soon. We have not heard any additional information since.

Montgomery Commission on Veterans Affairs Honoring Vietnam War Era Veterans with Virtual Tributes as ‘National Vietnam Veterans Day’ Approaches on March 29

By Patrick Herron

Published March 2, 2022 at 4:11PM

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Black History: African-Americans in MoCo After the Civil War

By MCS Staff

Published February 27, 2022 at 9:28AM

Born a slave about 1849, John Henry Wims bought land about 1885 and built his own house in Clarksburg, at 23311 Frederick Road. Wims, aided by his two-horse team, was one of the few black mail carriers in the county.

The following comes from PLACES from the PAST: The Tradition of Gardez Bien in Montgomery County, Maryland by Clare Lise Kelly (M-NCPPC)

Part 1 available here: Black History: African-Americans in MoCo Before the Civil War)

Black History: African-Americans in MoCo Before the Civil War

By MCS Staff

Published February 22, 2022 at 3:37PM

The following comes from PLACES from the PAST: The Tradition of Gardez Bien in Montgomery County, Maryland by Clare Lise Kelly (M-NCPPC):

Though local tobacco plantations were small in scale compared to the large estates of the Deep South, they relied nonetheless on labor of enslaved people. In 1790, enslaved people were one-third the entire population in Montgomery County. The number of slaves exceeded that in Frederick County to the north (12%), but was not as large as its southern neighbor, Prince George’s County (52%). There were five times more slaves than free Blacks here in the 1840s-50s. The travesty of one person owning another and brutal treatment of enslaved people were realities of the county’s first 150 years.