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Join Glenn Wallace on December 2nd at 7 pm on Zoom for a mini master class in cemetery preservation. Many who attended Glenn’s previous event about the Montgomery County Cemetery Inventory Project had questions about simple preservation techniques for graves and markers. Glenn will bring us his “do no harm” methods to safely clean, preserve, and maintain grave markers in the gentlest, least intrusive way. Register below and receive an instant confirmation email with the […]

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 […]

Join Tom Medema, Poolesville resident and co-founder of Rally for Rangers, on December 9th at 7:00pm to explore the […]

Poolesville Presbyterian Church has launched the first location of the Little Free Pantry in Poolesville, MD. It is intended as an occasional resource to supplement other food security programs such as WUMCO-Help, as well as for those who only have an occasional need. The Little Free Pantry provides yet another way to fill the gap in food security for all area residents by providing a way for neighbors to give what they have and take […]

The December Birthday Club 

Let’s Celebrate Our December Birthdays!! 

• 12/1 Suzanne Tallia 
• 12/2 Terry Debree 
• 12/3 Melissa Rose 
• 12/7 Wendy Ketcham 
• 12/11 Jorge Valles 

Town of Poolesville Holiday Lighting Contest – Start planning your holiday decorations now for the  contest judging which happens the third week of December. One prize for businesses, and  homes will be judged in a ‘traditional’ and a ‘contemporary’ category with winners in each  chosen from both sides of Fisher Ave.  Lighting-Rules-PDF (poolesvillemd.gov) 

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 […]

Amazon Shoppers…As you begin your holiday shopping, 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 do all your shopping at Amazon Smile. 

 To sign up for the Amazon Smile program, go to  

Each December, Wreaths Across America (“WAA”) coordinates wreath-laying ceremonies to “Remember, Honor, and Teach” about the sacrifices made by our veterans and their families. This tradition began in 1992 as The Arlington Wreath project started by Morrill Worcester with the laying of 5000 Christmas wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery. 

WAA remained relatively obscure until 2005 when a photo of the stones adorned with wreaths and covered in snow went viral, resulting in national attention.  

The next year over 150 […]

Contributed by Cheryl Watts 

In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Native Americans shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn’t until 1863, during the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each year. The first Thanksgiving meal in Plymouth had little in common with today’s traditional holiday spread. […]