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Keep an eye out for a Virginia Bluebells Pop-Up walk with Jon Wolz! Coming some time in the next couple weeks. More info will be shared on our blog and Facebook.

Join Christine Rai on April 28th at 7 pm to delve into the history and cultural roots of beloved Maryland foods like Old Bay, Smith Island cake, Natty Boh, and more unusual items like shad roe and muskrat. 

Maryland’s long history, diverse inhabitants, and varied landscapes have contributed to a delicious cornucopia of foods and culinary traditions. We’ll explore the state’s signature flavors, both familiar and unique, from […]

Join Eileen McGuckian, historian, author, and historic preservationist on May 26th at 7:00 pm

Poolesville Seniors thanks these following 2023 Corporate Sponsors who made it possible to continue our mission to help area adults stay physically, intellectually, and socially young.  

PLATINUM +

Edwin & Winsome S. Brown Foundation

GOLD 

Gail Lee Homes – Long & Foster Real Estate 

Jim Brown – Turning Point Real Estate 

SILVER 

Colonial Opticians, Don […]

Do you have that one relative who always brings everyone’s favorite fudge to holiday gatherings? Are you wishing you had the recipe for those wonderful spritz cookies your grandmother made? Well, you may be able to find these and other recipes in your local cemetery! 

In a recent interview with NPR’s Scott Simon, University of Maryland graduate student Rosie Grant talked about her research on cemeteries. As a quarantine hobby she began visiting […]

For our second installment in this new series, we introduce you to our March Fan of the Month, Ann Connor. A Poolesville resident for 20 years, Ann has been one busy lady, raising a family, working full time, and caring for her parents. She spent most of her 50-year career as a nurse in health care before retiring in 2020 to explore life in the Ag Reserve.  

Retiring during Covid presented Ann with […]

Let’s Celebrate Our April Birthdays!! 

• 4/6 William Hunter 
• 4/7 Norman Spencer 
• 4/8 Anne Beers 
• 4/16 Michelle Roche 
• 4/20 Leigh Platt 
• 4/21 Henrik Rossell 
• 4/24 Pam Hernandez 
• 4/27 Patrick McMahon 
• 4/30 Willy Malonado 
• 4/30 Jane Horvath

Congratulations! 

Love History? If you want to learn and share Poolesville History, Historic Medley District (HMD) has the perfect volunteer opportunity for you! HMD wants to open the John Poole House (JPH) during select hours on Saturdays and Sundays to attract visitors attending Locals Farm Market. They need volunteer docents to staff JPH and recount the history of the building and grounds. Prior skills are not necessary, and guides do not need to be […]

On the first day of April each year, many of us celebrate April Fools’ Day. But what is the origin of this tradition? Celebrated for several centuries by many cultures, the exact origin of the event is a mystery. 

Some historians believe April Fools’ Day pranks date back to France in 1582, when the French switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as called for by the Council of Trent. […]

During Women’s History Month it is fitting to salute Dorothy “Dots” Jones Elgin, for many years considered the ‘first lady’ of Poolesville. In 2019, after a long life spent working and volunteering to make Poolesville a better place, she passed away at the age of 100.  

Dots was born at her parent’s farm in Dickerson, attended Dickerson School, and was one of eighteen in the 1937 graduating class of Poolesville High School. Continuing […]