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The Arc Montgomery County is pleased to invite you to attend “I Wish I Knew This Before“, an informative community event designed to help seniors, caregivers, and family members better navigate aging, caregiving, and future planning. 

Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: 7362 Calhoun Place, Rockville, MD 20855 

This event brings together local experts and organizations to provide […]

Have you ever tasted pawpaw? This tree, Asimina triloba, is a species in the plant family Annonaceae. Pawpaw is a fruit tree native to North America, growing wild in 26 states, mostly east of the Mississippi. It may be best known and loved in the Mountain South, where stands of trees produce fruit that weigh between 5 and 16 ounces. They are considered the largest edible fruits indigenous to […]

This year is the 25th anniversary of the deadliest foreign attack on American soil since the attack on Washington, DC in War of 1812. On 9/11/2001, nineteen Saudi Arabian al-Qaeda operatives hijacked four commercial airplanes and crashed them into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in NYC, a field in Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon in Virginia.  

A total of 2,977 direct victims died on 9/11/01, an additional 6,000 were injured and […]

Join the My Maryland Farmer 2nd Annual Maryland Farm Tour on Saturday, September 12, where participating farmers across the state open their farms and welcome the community to explore, learn and celebrate Maryland’s rich agricultural heritage. Admission is free! 10AM – 4PM RAIN OR SHINE. 

You still have until September 7th to check in to the Maryland’s Best – Ice Cream Trail from the Deere Valley […]

The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial was designed to capture that moment in time at 9:37 a.m. on 9/11/2001 when 184 lives became intertwined for eternity. On the first anniversary of the attack a granite marker was laid at Arlington National Cemetery. In September 2002 after Pentagon repairs were completed, the America’s Heroes Memorial and chapel were located where American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the building. In March 2003 a worldwide design competition judged […]

Celebrate Harriet Tubman (1822-1913) on the anniversary of her first attempt to reach freedom on September 17, 1849.  Tubman was born into slavery as Araminta Ross on a plantation in Dorchester County, MD. As a child she was beaten and suffered a traumatic head injury when an overseer threw a heavy weight that hit her in the head 

In 1849, Tubman escaped to Philadelphia, only to […]

National Grandparents Day is an observance and not a public holiday in the United States. This year it falls on Sunday, September 13, 2026.

National Grandparents Day has more than one origin. Some people consider it to have been first proposed by Michael Goldgar in the 1970s after he visited his aunt in an Atlanta nursing home. He made 17 trips to Washington DC over a seven-year span to meet with legislators and spent […]

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. It begins the celebration of ten High Holidays known as Yamim Nora’im –Days of Awe—which conclude with Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah covers two days (first day is called Tishrei).  Festivities have marked the beginning of the fall harvest since the earliest days of the Israelites. It is also believed to mark the “birthday of the world”– the creation of Adam and […]

On Your Mark. Get Set. Go! 

Get Your Walking (or Running) Shoes Ready for the Poolesville Day 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, September 19th! Register now for the limited spots in this fun event and help celebrate 34 years of 5K community spirit. Organized by the Poolesville Area Chamber of Commerce (PACC) and the Monocacy Lions Club, all proceeds from the race after expenses are returned to the community to help our […]

For many states, September represents International Underground Railroad Month. In 2019, The State of Maryland proclaimed September as International Underground Railroad Month. In 2020, the states Maryland and Michigan were trailblazers in the effort to include more states in this celebration, working with the National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom to connect with verified Underground Railroad sites, facilities, and programs from across the United States.

September was chosen to represent International […]