In Memory of Nina H. Clarke
Peerless Rockville mourns the loss of Nina H. Clarke, Montgomery County Educator, Historian, and Advocate. Nina Honemond Clarke was a respected and beloved veteran of the Montgomery County Public Schools. Granddaughter of enslaved families and a native of Montgomery County, she came through a school system where black students could not attend beyond seventh grade. […]
Explore Rockville: Socially Distanced History Scavenger Hunt and Self-Guided Tour
Explore Rockville: Socially Distanced History Scavenger Hunt and Self-Guided TourMarch 18-21 2021$15 per householdGet Your Household’s Tickets Now! Celebrate the coming of Spring with Peerless Rockville! Take your household outside and explore Rockville’s historic and unique places. Join Peerless Rockville as we welcome a new season! This tour builds on the success of our Explore […]
Public Art and the Rockville Cityscape
Public Art and the Rockville CityscapeThursday, April 29, 12 pmFree on ZoomRegister Now Rockville has much public art! Want to learn about the art around you? About this Event Peerless Rockville invites the public to join us for a free, narrated, photographic tour of public works of art in the City. This unique presentation by […]
Event: Dr. Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, Pioneer in Psychiatry
Dr. Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, Pioneer in PsychiatryThursday, March 25 at 7pmFree on ZoomRegister Now A presentation on the remarkable life of Dr. Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, who lived and worked in Rockville’s new National Historic Landmark. About this Event Join Peerless Rockville and Professor Gail Hornstein, author of To Redeem One Person Is to Redeem the World: The […]
Event: Mobtown Massacre: Rockville’s Alexander Hanson & the 1812 Newspaper War
Mobtown Massacre: Rockville’s Alexander Hanson & the 1812 Newspaper WarThursday, April 28, 7pmFree on ZoomRegister Now! Long before the era of “fake news”, the freedom of the press often had to be defended with pens and pistols. About this Event Join Peerless Rockville and Mobtown Massacre author Josh S. Cutler for this illustrated lecture on […]
Event: Forging Freedom: Endurance, Escape, and Rockville’s Underground Railroad
Forging Freedom: Endurance, Escape, and Rockville’s Underground RailroadThu, February 25, 2021 at 7pmon ZoomRegister A virtual presentation on Peerless Rockville’s exhibit “Forging Freedom: Endurance, Escape, and Rockville’s Underground Railroad.” About this Event February is Black History Month! To make our Forging Freedom: Endurance, Escape, and Rockville’s Underground exhibit more accessible, Peerless Rockville is offering it […]
Event: The Archaeology of Josiah Henson Park
The Archaeology of Josiah Henson ParkFebruary 11 at 7 pmon WebexRegister now! Learn about significant archaeological finds at Montgomery Park’s Josiah Henson Park! About this Event Join Peerless Rockville for our Glenview Mansion Speaker Series with Montgomery Parks Senior Archaeologist Cassandra Michaud for this illustrated presentation on archaeology at Josiah Henson Park. This new museum […]
Rockville has a new National Historic Landmark!
On Wednesday, January 13, 2021, the Secretary of the Interior designated Frieda’s Cottage as a National Historic Landmark for its association with Dr. Frieda Fromm-Reichmann.Dr. Frieda Fromm-Reichmann (1889–1957) was a psychiatrist internationally renowned for her pioneering contribution to the treatment of schizophrenia. She made history as the paramount figure at Chestnut Lodge, the premier center […]
Event: The Country Doctor in the 1800s: Dr. Edward Stonestreet of Rockville
The Country Doctor in the 1800s: Dr. Edward Stonestreet of RockvilleJanuary 19 at noonFree on ZoomRegister Now! The Life & Times of Dr. Edward Stonestreet of Rockville, who practiced medicine in Montgomery County from 1852-1903. About this Event Join Peerless Rockville and Clarence Hickey for this illustrated presentation on the life and historic times of […]
Join the Peerless Team!
Grants and Development Experience? Peerless Rockville is hiring! Peerless Rockville is expanding our team and looking for a Grants and Development Manager! Click here for the complete job description. Please share this announcement with anyone who might be interested.