Sunday Morning Hike

Seneca Creek State Park 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD

Join a Ranger for a hike that makes frequent stops to examine signs of wildlife in Seneca Creek State Park. The route will be determined each Sunday, but plan on about two hours. Meet at the Kingfisher Overlook.

Special Exhibit: Jim Crow on Streetcars

National Capital Trolley Museum 1313 Bonifant Road, Colesville, MD

The 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 resist its establishment. "Jim Crow on Streetcars" confirms the economic and social absurdities of laws supporting racial prejudice. The National Capital Trolley Museum is open […]

Nature Crafts

Seneca Creek State Park 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD

Fun crafts, games, and hands-on nature items. Activities at the Seneca Creek State Park office vary each week!

Reptile Encounter

Seneca Creek State Park 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD

Come to Seneca Creek State Park for a fun, 30-45 minute program for all ages. Meet a living snake or turtle and examine shells and skins from reptiles living in the park! Program takes place at the park office.

Lecture: Rockville’s Role in the Education of African Americans

Rockville Memorial Library 21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD

Up until the mid-20th century, schools in Rockville – as well as Montgomery County – were segregated, but Rockville has played a major part in ever-increasing educational opportunities for African American students, beginning with a  Freedmen's Bureau school in a church basement after the Civil War and finally a modern high school for black students […]

Living History: Civil Rights Movement

Sandy Spring Slave Museum 18524 Brooke Rd., Sandy Spring, MD

History comes alive at the Sandy Spring Slave Museum! The Living Museum: Civil Rights Movement will take you on a journey through time. Meet the men and women throughout history who fought for civil rights, equality and justice for all. Each character will come to life and talk about what inspired them to take a […]

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Living Museum: Civil Rights Movement

History comes alive at the Sandy Spring Slave Museum! The Living Museum: Civil Rights Movement will take you on a journey through time. Meet the men and women throughout history who fought for civil rights, equality and justice for all. Each character will come to life and talk about what inspired them to take a […]

Reptile Feeding

Seneca Creek State Park 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD

Check out Seneca Creek State Park's resident snake at the park office. Learn some quick facts about reptiles of Maryland and watch the live corn snake eat its meal!

Nature Nook

Seneca Creek State Park 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD

Fun crafts, games, and hands-on nature items. Activities at the Seneca Creek State Park office vary each week!

Montgomery Parks Speaker Series

Montgomery County Regional Office Building 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD

Mikah Meyer and Sangita Chari – Championing Inclusion in the Outdoors In 2016, adventurer Mikah Meyer launched a journey to experience all 418 National Park sites, attempting to become the youngest person to experience every unit and the sole person to do so in a continuous journey. His odyssey began as a way to mark his […]