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MoCo History: Education in Montgomery County (Mid 1800s – Mid 1900s)

By MCS Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Public Works Administration, 1939

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

Maryland was one of the last states in the Union to establish a public school system. Through the mid-1800s only private academies and church schools were available for privileged children. A surviving example of a church school stands in the Forest Glen Historic District. In 1874, members of St. John’s Catholic Church in Forest Glen built St. John’s Academy in a modest one-room structure.

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(Located) Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigative Division Seek Public’s Assistance in Locating Missing Teenager

By MCS Staff

Update: Issac Martinez Membreno has been located safe and unharmed

Per Montgomery County Police For Immediate Release: Sunday, April 24, 2022

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Montgomery County Police Investigate Germantown Homicide

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Per Montgomery County Police For Immediate Release: Saturday, April 23, 2022

Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Police – Major Crimes Division are currently investigating the April 22 homicide that occurred in Germantown. On Friday, April 22, 2022, at approximately 10:50 p.m., Montgomery County Police – 5th District officers responded to the 19500 block of Gunners Branch Road for the report of a shooting that just occurred.

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Montgomery County Council Committee Meetings on April 25, 2022

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Committees will discuss the FY23 Operating Budget and Capital Improvements Programs

The Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee will meet on Monday, April 25, at 9:30 a.m. to discuss the FY23 Operating Budget for the Office of Agriculture (OAG), incubator programs, the Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA) and the Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC). The committee will also discuss an FY23-28 CIP amendment for affordable housing acquisition and preservation, as well as FY22 supplemental appropriations for naturally occurring affordable housing and for loan repayment proceeds related to affordable housing acquisition and preservation.

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Montgomery County Council President Albornoz to Hold Media Availability on April 25 at 12:30 p.m. to Provide an Update on the Council’s FY23 Operating Budget Deliberations and Other Council Matters

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Per Montgomery County For Immediate Release: Friday, April 22, 2022

Rockville, Md., April 22, 2022—On Monday, April 25 at 12:30 p.m., Montgomery County Council President Gabe Albornoz will host a media availability to discuss various Council matters, including feedback the Council has received regarding the County’s FY23 Operating Budget during its public hearings.

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Montgomery County Police- Special Victims Investigations Division is Asking for Public Assistance in Location Missing Rockville Teenager

By MCS Staff

From Montgomery County Police For Immediate Release: Friday, April 22, 2022

Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile female from Rockville.

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Montgomery County Police Detectives Investigate Attempted Commercial Robbery; Surveillance Video of Suspect Released

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Per Montgomery County Police, For Immediate Release: Friday, April 22, 2022

Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Major Crimes Division are investigating an attempted commercial robbery of the Exhale Smoke Shop in the 8200 block of Georgia Avenue. Detectives have released surveillance video of the male suspect and are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying him.

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Highlighting a Few Legendary Women in Montgomery County’s History

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“In diverse and remarkable ways, women have made major contributions in the history of Montgomery County. The lives and achievements of some Montgomery County women are legendary, while the significance of others is often overlooked.”

PLACES from the PAST: The Tradition of Gardez Bien in Montgomery County, Maryland by Clare Lise Kelly M-NCPPC highlights just some of these legendary women below, courtesy of Montgomery Planning:

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What Was There Before The Maryland Soccerplex?

By MCS Staff

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.

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

By Susan Soderberg

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.

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