Glenview Speaker Series: Forging Freedom
Forging Freedom: Endurance, Escape, and Rockville’s Underground Railroad Thursday, November 11, 2021 at 7 pm On Zoom A virtual presentation on Peerless Rockville’s exhibit “Forging Freedom: Endurance, Escape, and Rockville’s Underground Railroad.” November 1 is Emancipation Day in Maryland! For November’s Glenview Mansion|Peerless Rockville Speaker Series, Peerless Rockville is offering the Forging Freedom: Endurance, Escape, […]
Extended: Explore Rockville’s African-American Heritage
Explore Rockville’s African-American Heritage October 21-24 $20 per Household! Presented by M&T Bank in memory of Sharyn R. Duffin It was a little stormy this past weekend – so we’re extending this great event! Grab a sweater! Peerless Rockville’s Explore Rockville African-American Heritage Tour and Scavenger Hunt will show you the rich history of African-American […]
Maryland Emancipation Day – African-American History Walking Tour
Maryland Emancipation Day – African-American History Walking Tour October 30 – 1 pm $10 per person Register now! November 1 is Emancipation Day in Maryland – when enslaved peoples were freed by a state constitutional referendum! Join Peerless Rockville and local historians Ralph Buglass and Chiquita Sorrels for a walking tour of downtown Rockville’s African-American […]
Online Event: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Rockville
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Rockville Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 7pm Free on Zoom An illustrated presentation of Rockville in the time of F. Scott Fitzgerald This presentation takes a look at the small town of Rockville that F. Scott Fitzgerald knew in the1920s and ’30s, with an explanation of how America’s favorite writer came to […]
Celebrate Rockville’s First National Historic Landmark
Join us for a Landmark Party celebrating the designation of Freida’s Cottage – Rockville’s First National Landmark with Peerless Rockville and your friends and neighbors! Friday, October 1, 4 pm on the lawn of the the Frieda Fromm-Reichmann Cottage. On January 13th, 2021, the Secretary of the Interior designated Frieda’s Cottage as a National Historic […]
Online Event: The History of the Rockville Science Center
The Rockville Science Center: Providing Opportunities to Engage Your Interest in Science and Engineering September 9, 20217pmFree on Zoom About this event Join Peerless Rockville and Glenview Mansion virtually for our next Partnership Speaker Series to learn the history of the Rockville Science Center! Since 1989, the Rockville Science Center and its predecessor, the Rockville […]
Peerless Rockville Mourns Sharyn R. Duffin, Local Historian, Preservationist, Advocate, and Longtime Peerless Volunteer
Sharyn R. Duffin was a passionate and determined historian who did invaluable work on African-American history throughout Montgomery County, with a special focus on her Rockville neighborhood of Lincoln Park. A descendant of some of the original founders of this historically Black community, Sharyn was dedicated to investigating and sharing their rich but underrepresented history. […]
Event: The History of Baseball in Rockville
The History of Baseball in RockvilleThursday, July 8, 2020 7 pmFree on ZoomRegister Now! Join us to learn about Rockville’s rich baseball history from long ago to today. Join Peerless Rockville for a Glenview Mansion Speaker Series program about Rockville’s storied connection with both major league and Negro leagues baseball. Bill Hickman will present a […]
Special Juneteenth Exhibit Opening
Saturday, June 19, 20211-4 pm, Reserved Timed AdmissionRegistration Required Forging Freedom: Endurance, Escape, and Rockville’s Underground Railroad is an exhibit on the story of Rockville in the era of the Underground Railroad, when slavery cast a shadow over life in this farming town, and separatist tensions steadily propelled the nation towards war. Come learn about […]
2021 Nominating Committee Report
The Nominating Committee recommends the following board members and officers for service on the Board of Peerless Rockville. Additional written nominations signed by five Peerless members may be filed with the secretary prior to the election. The election will be done by an online poll and results announced at the 2021 Peerless Rockville Annual Meeting […]
