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Looking for a local Covid vaccine option? Poolesville Family Practice is currently offering Moderna shots on short notice. You do not need to be a patient of the practice to take advantage of this opportunity. But you do need to be available on short notice, possibly within an hour. These extra dose calls are generally made between 10am and 1pm.
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Mother’s Day is Sunday May 9. These celebrations can be traced back as far as ancient Greek and Roman festivals honoring mother goddesses; and an early Christian Lenten festival, “Mothering Sunday”.
As celebrated in the United States, Mother’s Day predates the Civil War when Ann Reeves Jarvis promoted “Mothers’ Day Work Clubs” to teach local women how to properly care for their children. In 1868 Jarvis organized “Mothers’ Friendship Day,” at which mothers gathered with former Union and Confederate soldiers to promote reconciliation.
Suffragette and abolitionist Julia Ward Howe […]
You have no doubt heard of Cinco de Mayo, but do you know what it is? Well, prepare the guacamole, pour the tequila, and grab a Corona (the beer not the virus!) and let’s learn about it.
Cinco de Mayo celebrates an important date in history – May 5, 1862. The Battle of Puebla pitted elite French forces against a vastly undermanned Mexican army. If you’re wondering why the results of this battle matter, let’s take a closer look at the world stage in 1860. At the time, Mexico was struggling […]
Thanks to Michelle Roche for leading our PS! Book Club exploration of Matt Haig’s speculative fiction interpretation of string theory in The Midnight Library. We were fascinated by the premise of infinite opportunities to explore parallel lives but […]
Join Poolesville Seniors and local historian Kenny Sholes on May 20 @7pm
The cicadas are coming! They will emerge from the ground after a few of days of 80-degree temperatures, and some rain. They have been living in the soil for the last 17 years munching tree roots and waiting. These ‘violins with wings’ are expected to reach peak numbers in our area May 14 – June 14. During their 4–6-week lifecycle, the cicada nymphs emerge from the ground, climb […]
Join the conversation on May 27th at 7pm with the Honorable Connie Morella who will discuss her educational career at Poolesville High School and […]
Read with us all month, then join us May 24 at 7pm for a discussion of May’s Book Club pick, “Hamnet” by Maggie O’Farrell.
Hamnet is the historical fiction interpretation of the
We greatly appreciated the delightful and informative conversation with Mark Israel and Jennifer Freeman