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Join Poolesville Seniors on June 16th  @7pm for next Historic Ag Reserve Properties presentation with local historian Kenny Sholes. The lands around us have played an important part in American history over the last few centuries. The fields we pass through each day have spurred economic development, been the scene of battles, provided escape from the pace of daily life, and brought families together at the dinner table. Dotting this landscape is an array of impressive historic homes – standing as visual […]

June is National Great Outdoors Month. The end of the school year, warm weather, and a need to commune with nature, make this the perfect time to plan and take in the Great Outdoors in all its splendor. 

Started in 1998 under President Bill Clinton as Great Outdoors Week it was originally an economic stimulus project to increase jobs and GDP through outdoor adventures. It was so popular that it was expanded in […]

Together, Visit Montgomery and Heritage Montgomery are working to make June’s Montgomery Museum Month, a celebration of MoCo’s past, both informative and fun!  

MoCo Museum Month runs through the entire month of June. Museums countywide are hosting an array of events, activities, performances and tours for the whole family to enjoy! Everyone is encouraged to support local museums and historical locations all month long.  

Download the free MoCo […]

Mahjong is back on Thursdays at Speer Hall (behind Poolesville Presbyterian) 10 am – 12:30 pm 

May 28th – June 17th  – Sarah Auer Pool – Pre-Season (weekends only) 3-hour sessions 11:00am – 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm. More information at Outdoor Pools – Department of Recreation – Montgomery County, Maryland (montgomerycountymd.gov) 

June 6th – Official Groundbreaking for Poolesville […]

Need a driving getaway still close to DC? Join Barbara Paulson on June 9th at 7 pm when she leads a virtual tour of coastal […]

Do you have a card table sitting around gathering dust? If so, consider donating it to Poolesville Seniors for our in-person events such as our current weekly mahjong and “coming soon” events like bridge and game day.  Help us expand our programming and serve more community members!

Contact Tookie Gentilcore at [email protected] for more information and to donate.

Thanks to Steve Vogel for his presentation that provided a great backdrop to his newest book THROUGH THE PERILOUS FIGHT: From the Burning of Washington to the Star-Spangled Banner. His visuals reanimated local area life from the early 1800’s. Participants became familiar with a time when rivers such as […]

Sincere thanks to historian Eileen McGuckian of Peerless Rockville for her presentation on Rockville and its connection to F. Scott Fitzgerald. While F. Scott Fitzgerald was never a Rockville or Montgomery County resident, he did consider himself a Marylander due to his ancestry and lineage. Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda are both buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Rockville. […]

The first official national commemoration of Memorial Day, known then as Decoration Day, was held in Arlington National Cemetery on May 30, 1868, to honor the more than 620,000 Union and Confederate soldiers who died in the single bloodiest military conflict in American history. After World War I, the holiday continued to evolve, eventually commemorating American military personnel who died in all wars, […]

As the Maryland primary election draws near, you may be wondering what election districts includes Poolesville. Well, the answer is: It depends. Poolesville, like much of the County, is part of three distinct election districts. In 2022, Maryland citizens will vote not only for US Senate and House of Representatives candidates, but also for all State offices and County offices. There are various district maps which determine which candidates are running to represent all […]