Presidents’ Day is one of 12 federal holidays in the US. It is celebrated each year on the third Monday of February. Happy Presidents’ Day!
The holiday was first established as Washington’s Birthday in 1879 to honor President George Washington. It was commemorated on Washington’s actual birthdate, Feb. 22, until 1971, when the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, moved it to give federal workers […]
In the seventeenth century, all slave states passed laws declaring that the children of an enslaved mother inherited her legal status. Eventually the children of any free person and enslaved person were declared slaves.
Mary and Emily Edmonson were two of fourteen children of Paul Edmonson, a black man from Madagascar, freed by his owners will, and Amelia (Milly) Culver, an enslaved woman in the Berry District of Montgomery County, Maryland. […]
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Happy Valentine’s Day! Tuesday is a special day when we express our affection, usually with cards, candy, flowers, and gifts. This year more than half of the adult population of the U.S. is planning a Valentine celebration. Each year Americans send over 145 million valentine cards.
Those mass-produced valentine cards were the brainchild of Ester Howland, ‘The Mother of the American Valentine.” After receiving a fancy […]
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) has several programs supporting the preservation of African American history.
Under the umbrella of the Community Curation Platform, members of the museum community are invited to share the stories, photos and videos that make up their personal collections. The goal is to bring generations together through digital storytelling and continue the tradition that helps paint a more vivid and balanced picture of […]
Did you know that the Republic of Maryland was an independent colony that existed in Liberia, Africa from 1834 to 1854. Also known as the Independent State of Maryland, Maryland-in-Africa, and Maryland in Liberia, it was founded by the Maryland Colonization Society with the aid of the American Colonization Society and financial support of the State of Maryland.
If you are shopping online at Amazon for Valentine gifts, please remember that you can help Poolesville Seniors by using the giving program Amazon Smile. It only takes a few moments to choose a non-profit like Poolesville Seniors to receive an Amazon donation at no additional cost to you. It’s so easy and you DO NOT have to be a PRIME member! After the initial setup just remember to […]
When you plan a visit to the Smithsonian African Museum in DC be sure you arrive at the correct museum. You may not realize that there are two African Museums in the Smithsonian system, both in DC.
The National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) was the first museum in the United States with a sustained focus on modern and contemporary African art and a […]
The African American Health Program (AAHP) is funded and administered by the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services.
The AAHP mission is to eliminate health disparities and improve the number and quality of years of life for African Americans and people of African descent in Montgomery County, MD.
AAHP focuses on six major health areas: infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, oral health, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Services […]