Maple Sugaring Days
Brookside Nature Center 1400 Glenallan Avenue, WheatonFebruary is Maple Sugaring Month at Brookside Nature Center. Every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday you’ll have an opportunity to experience an American tradition: maple sugaring! Watch the whole maple sugaring […]
Special Exhibit: Jim Crow on Streetcars
National Capital Trolley Museum 1313 Bonifant Road, ColesvilleThe National Capital Trolley Museum celebrates Black History Month with a special exhibit telling the stories of both 19th and 20th century efforts to establish racially segregated transit and to […]
Seneca Bluffs Trail Hike
Seneca Creek State Park 11950 Clopper Road, GaithersburgDiscover one of the newest trails in Seneca Creek State Park, far from the main Clopper Road campus. We will hike the section of the trail between Old River Road […]
Celebrating Black History Month – Ken-Gar: Then and Now
Kensington Park Library 4201 Knowles Avenue, KensingtonOne of our local neighborhoods, Ken-Gar, was founded by former slaves in 1892. Over the years, the neighborhood has transformed from a haven for African-Americans to a diverse community of […]
Lecture: Stories of the Underground Railroad
Sandy Spring Slave Museum 18524 Brooke Rd., Sandy SpringHosted by the Sandy Spring Slave Museum: Sandy Spring Resident Natalie “Buttons” Thomas Williams will share the complexity of the Underground network. She will also tell stories local stations and […]