Books & Gifts
Peerless Rockville offers a unique selection of gift items and publications that are related to the preservation of the history of Rockville and the surrounding area.  Members receive a discount on most purchases.

Books/Brochures

Women Who Dared: A Guide to the Places in Rockville Where Women Dared to Challenge Expectations Both in Society and in Themselves - Free Brochure

This booklet highlights the lives and achievements of six remarkable Rockville women and Rockville sites associated with them.  Free brochures are located in the Red Brick Courthouse or click here for the free brochure. 

The Underground Railroad: Rockville People and Places - Free Brochure
Read about Josiah Henson, Ann Maria Weems, the Beall family and others who played a role in antebellum Rockville.  Includes a list of local UGRR sites and publications.  Call 301-762-0096 or click here for a free brochure.  The brochure needs to be printed on 8.5"x14" paper and it will take a few moments to load on the computer.

A Shadow on the Household: One Enslaved Family's Incredible Struggle for Freedom - $31.75
This thoroughly researched history brings to life the heart-wrenching story of the Weems family of Montgomery County and their struggle to liberate themselves from slavery.  Mining newspapers, private letters, diaries, estate records, marriage registries, and abolitionist papers, Bryan Prince has rescued this local family and their plight from historical oblivion.

Stealing Freedom - $7.15
Young adult book by Elisa Carbonne that tells the exciting (and true!) story of Rockville's Ann Maria Weems, a young girl who escaped slavery dressed as a coach boy.

The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave - $10.55
The real life account of a slave who lived Rockville, escaped to Canada, and whose autobiography
provided Harriet Beecher Stowe with the model for Uncle Tom.  Reads like an adventure novel!

Uncle Tom's Cabin - $6.30 
Harriet Beecher Stowe's best seller that dramatized the brutality of slavery and helped push the country into Civil War.

Rockville: Portrait of a City  is an engaging look at our city's past. Author Eileen McGuckian, Executive Director of Peerless Rockville, paints a vibrant portrait of the rural crossroads that was destined to become a thriving American community.  Years of researching the town's history and a familiarity with the hearts of its citizens shine in McGuckian's narrative.

Lifelong citizens, newcomers and visitors all will be enriched by this interesting and thorough account of the history of Rockville.  Rockville:  Portrait of a City, published by the City of Rockville may be purchased from the City of Rockville and at Peerless Rockville's Gift Shop (where  Peerless Rockville members receive a 10% discount) in the Red Brick Courthouse, 29 Courthouse Square, in Rockville Town Center.

Guides and Brochures

Protecting our Past: Historic Cemeteries of Montgomery County, Maryland - Free Brochure
Learn more about historic cemeteries through the Montgomery County Cemetery Inventory, basic cemetery care, available public resources, and how you can help through research, outreach, or cemetery maintenance activities.  Click here for the free brochure (it will take a few moments to load on the computer).

How to get Health, Wealth and Comfort: Peerless Rockville - $4.00
A reprint of an 1890 description of the town of Rockville, prepared by developers to present the virtues of living in Rockville. 

Centennial History of the Red Brick Courthouse, by Perry G. Fisher and Eileen S. McGuckian (1991) - $10.50  Outlines the history and features of this historic Rockville landmark.

Self-Guided Bike Tours Free Here!

The Underground Railroad Self-Guided Walking Tour Free Here! 

The brochure needs to be printed on 8.5"x14" paper and it will take a few moments to load on the computer.