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Let’s Celebrate Our February Birthdays!! 

• 2/4     Pat Hardwick   
• 2/7     Carrie Trauth 
• 2/11    Martha Mason 
• 2/13    Susan Hemp 
• 2/19    Jean Findlay 
• 2/24    Justine Peck 
• 2/24    Cathy Raugh 

Welcome to a new segment we’re calling PS Fan of the Month. Each month, we randomly select a loyal follower, who attends our presentations or participates in our activities. To appreciate their support of Poolesville Seniors, we want to get their input by asking a few questions to learn better ways of enriching our program for all of you – our important loyal fans.

Meet Jack Templeton – a retiree with an almost 40-year career as […]

Imagine for a minute that you’re living in Montgomery County in the 1950’s. You’re denied entrance to a restaurant, you’re denied access to the public library, and a library card to borrow books, you’re even denied access to a dance hall, all because of the color of your skin. 

As part of our Profiles in Poolesville history series, we are highlighting someone who suffered all those indignities and perhaps more. Christine Clarke […]

Lifting Up Our Community for Black History Month  

In celebration of Black History Month, Poolesville Seniors is pleased to share some stories with you from the families of once thriving Freedmen Communities in and around Poolesville. Watch our blog and newsletter for articles celebrating this month with our Profiles in Poolesville series. 

This year the theme of Black History Month, “Black Health and Wellness,” explores “the legacy of […]

To help Montgomery County direct their Covid response, please remember to report your positive test results to the Montgomery County Self-Test Reporting Portal. Or scan the QR code on the Town’s official Facebook page. 

Virtual Town of Poolesville Public Meetings can be viewed on YouTube at  Town of Poolesville Public Meetings – YouTube 

Don’t forget Community Farmshare a Poolesville non-profit bridging the food insecurity […]

Come and meet the Monocacy Lions Club on February 24th at 7 pm. The Monocacy Lions’ President Tom Conlon, 1st Vice-President Heidi Rosvold-Brenholtz, and Secretary Roger Brenholtz will talk about this generous local volunteer group whose principal ideal is service to those in need. Learn about the much-needed work that the Monocacy Lions have been doing since 1940, both globally and in our own communities, in […]

Want to know how small gas-powered engines really work? Or how to maintain and repair one? Join Kevin Thomas on March 3rd at 7 pm

Join the PS! Book Club on February 15th at 7 p.m. 

Join Poolesville Seniors on February 17th  @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 […]

Thanks again to Kenny Sholes for bringing us the historical heritage of some rarely publicized local properties. This month Kenny discussed the