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Julius Rosenwald was the son of Jewish German immigrants. He was born in 1862 in Springfield, IL, and lived just a block from Abraham Lincoln’s family home. His uncle Julius Hammerslough was at Lincoln’s inauguration and accompanied Lincoln’s body back to Springfield after his assassination. Rosenwald’s parents were successful clothing merchants who supplied Union uniforms during the Civil War. 

Julius Rosenwald was an entrepreneur from […]

On Saturday February 18, about 50 volunteer recruits gathered at the church in the Warren Historic Site in Dickerson. They had all answered the call to help clean up the Martinsburg Cemetery. 

By 9 am, they arrived, layered up for the brisk temperatures and were ready to roll out. Pastor Chuck Copeland greeted them and then took them all to church in his own inimitable Pastor Chuck way. His voice was strong and […]

Montgomery County’s Montgomery Connects program to distribute 40,000 computers on loan to Montgomery County residents ages 7 and older without access to a computer. There is a limit of 1 computer per person and every person receiving a computer must have a library card number to make an individual appointment to pick up a computer and must show photo ID at pick-up. If a parent wants a computer for themselves and also wants one […]

On Wednesday, March 15, 7 p.m. Historic Medley District (HMD) will host a presentation at the Old Town Hall/Bank Building in Poolesville on the African American schools of western Montgomery County before desegregation in 1956. HMD would like this presentation to be a real community forum, drawing on the memories of senior African Americans whose parents, aunts, and uncles attended these schools.  

The moderator will be Knight Kiplinger, HMD Board Chairman. Introductory remarks […]

Presidents’ Day is one of 12 federal holidays in the US. It is celebrated each year on the third Monday of February. Happy Presidents’ Day! 

The holiday was first established as Washington’s Birthday in 1879 to honor President George Washington. It was commemorated on Washington’s actual birthdate, Feb. 22, until 1971, when the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, moved it to give federal workers […]

In the seventeenth century, all slave states passed laws declaring that the children of an enslaved mother inherited her legal status. Eventually the children of any free person and enslaved person were declared slaves.  

Mary and Emily Edmonson were two of fourteen children of Paul Edmonson, a black man from Madagascar, freed by his owners will, and Amelia (Milly) Culver, an enslaved woman in the Berry District of Montgomery County, Maryland. […]

THANK YOU TO ALL THE BIDDERS, VOLUNTEERS, and DONORS who made our 2023 Online Heart ‘n Soul Auction such a success! You made this a fun – and profitable – event! We raised over $9,800 and these funds will help to support our programming and allow us to expand our in-person activities for your enjoyment. 

Poolesville Seniors thrives because of this amazing community that we serve! 

Happy Valentine’s Day! Tuesday is a special day when we express our affection, usually with cards, candy, flowers, and gifts. This year more than half of the adult population of the U.S. is planning a Valentine celebration. Each year Americans send over 145 million valentine cards.  

Those mass-produced valentine cards were the brainchild of Ester Howland, ‘The Mother of the American Valentine.”  After receiving a fancy […]

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) has several programs supporting the preservation of African American history.  

Under the umbrella of the Community Curation Platform, members of the museum community are invited to share the stories, photos and videos that make up their personal collections. The goal is to bring generations together through digital storytelling and continue the tradition that helps paint a more vivid and balanced picture of […]