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Join Poolesville Seniors on January 20th  @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 reminders of those […]

Join the 2022 PS! Book Club on January 17th at 7 pm to discuss the first selection of the new year, All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. This Pulitzer Prize winning novel relates the WWII parallel lives of a blind French girl and a German boy obsessed with science and radio waves. The unique vision of each is revealed in beautifully descriptive language.

Please note that for 2022 the PS! Book Club will […]

Join biologist Clarence Hickey on January 13th at 7:00 p.m. to 

Join Jon Wolz at Great Falls Tavern on January 5 at 10:30 a.m for a 3.5-mile hike. Jon will lead the group up the hill behind Lock 19 to the Overlook Trail. The group will head along the hillside, down to the […]

Kwanzaa, an annual holiday that begins on December 26 and lasts through January 1, is a relatively new creation, though it has its roots in the traditions of community and cultural spirit of the African harvest festivals going back generations. The name comes from the Swahili phrase “matunda ya kwanza,” which means “first fruits”. 

Kwanzaa is not a religious holiday, and families who celebrate it often celebrate it in addition to Christmas, Hanukkah, or another religious holiday. 

Kwanzaa was created in 1966 as […]

Join Montgomery College Anthropology professor Tara Tetrault on February 10th at 7 pm when she delves into the 

Poolesville Seniors is busy getting ready for our February fundraising auction. The Heart ‘n Soul Auction Committee has received several prints of the John Poole House that are signed “H. Cohen.”    

We are unable to find any information on this talented artist. We are asking our readers if they own artwork by H. Cohen or if they can provide any biographical information that would help us value these pieces, please send any information or clues to  [email protected]. 

The art of Rockville artist Eric Mohn is the embodiment of patience and concentration. While still a teenager, Eric was left a quadriplegic after a 1963 car accident. He went on to graduate from Montgomery College in 1977 and proceeded to earn his bachelor’s degree from Saint Andrews Presbyterian College, in North Carolina.  

Eric needed to learn how to adapt to his new limitations. He loved spending time painting and was determined to utilize the creative process still in him. which brought joy to himself and those around him. Eric learned to translate his vision with precise strokes by a […]

Join biologist Clarence Hickey on January 13th at 7:00 p.m. to 

Join area historian Ralph Buglass on January 6th at 7 pm for a history of Sugarloaf Mountain. Well known to area residents, the privately owned Sugarloaf Mountain is an oasis of natural beauty and scenic vistas that is open to the public. Sugarloaf, a Registered National Landmark, was very nearly lost to the public in the 1920s and again in the 1930s. Learn about these fascinating connections with Frank Lloyd Wright and FDR that might […]