Did you know that the Republic of Maryland was an independent colony that existed in Liberia, Africa from 1834 to 1854. Also known as the Independent State of Maryland, Maryland-in-Africa, and Maryland in Liberia, it was founded by the Maryland Colonization Society with the aid of the American Colonization Society and financial support of the State of Maryland.
If you are shopping online at Amazon for Valentine gifts, 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 […]
When you plan a visit to the Smithsonian African Museum in DC be sure you arrive at the correct museum. You may not realize that there are two African Museums in the Smithsonian system, both in DC.
The National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) was the first museum in the United States with a sustained focus on modern and contemporary African art and a […]
The African American Health Program (AAHP) is funded and administered by the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services.
The AAHP mission is to eliminate health disparities and improve the number and quality of years of life for African Americans and people of African descent in Montgomery County, MD.
AAHP focuses on six major health areas: infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, oral health, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Services […]
The Warren Historic Site is a historic group of buildings that were once the center of an African American community called Martinsburg that was settled at the end of the Civil War. Located at the intersection of White’s Ferry Road and Martinsburg Road in western Montgomery County, Maryland, it is likely last such site in the state of Maryland to retain all three of the structures that were the heart of flourishing […]
February is Black History Month. This year the theme, “Black Resistance,” explores how “African Americans have resisted historic and ongoing oppression, in all forms, especially the racial terrorism of lynching, racial pogroms and police killings,” since the nation’s earliest days. The 2023 theme considers activities, rituals and initiatives that Black communities have done to be well.“
The celebration of Black History can be traced back to Dr. […]
This is another in the series on Poolesville Historical Markers. There is a plaque to the right of the front door of St. Peter’s Church. Historical Marker #HMML4 was erected in 1947 by the Montgomery County Historical Society to celebrate the centennial of the completion of the church. The plaque reads as follows:
Ad Gloriam Dei
St. Peter’s Church
Founded as Monocacy Chapel, a Chapel […]
A 2020 paper issued by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) highlights the fire dangers associated with improperly maintained clothes dryers. Almost four percent of all structural house fires start with a clothes dryer fire. One third of those dryer fires are due to dryer lint which ignites causing a fire. In each of the four years reported in the NFPA paper, there were almost 14,000 fires, which caused seven deaths, 344 civilian injuries, […]
They’re back! The Montgomery County Extension Office warns that Montgomery County is suffering again this year from an infestation of Spotted Lantern Fly (SLF). There is a quarantine in effect, and you need to be on the lookout for this very destructive insect. Residents of all Maryland counties except Harford and Cecil are urged to report observations of SLF to the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) as soon as possible. Submit […]
Montgomery County and the Montgomery County Commission on Veterans Affairs are gathering tributes to honor U.S. Uniformed Service members and veterans who live in or once lived in Montgomery County, Maryland. The virtual tributes will be displayed on the County’s website to mark Black History Month in February. The tributes will include photos, background information and details of accomplishments during their military careers and afterward.
Detailed tributes will also be displayed […]