Peerless Rockville Nominating Committee Report for 2024
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 2024 Peerless Rockville Annual Meeting […]
Office Closed 5/29 – 6/2/2024
The Peerless Rockville office will be closed from Tuesday May 29th until Sunday, June 2, 2024. You can always contact us via e-mail and we’ll get back to you when we reopen.
Committees of Correspondence and Hungerford Tavern in Rockville
In the years leading up to the American Revolution, the coordination of the American colonies’ responses to actions taken by Great Britain was vital. Coordination was a challenge as the time it would take for news to travel was of course much slower than today. Overland, it might take a letter 24 hours to travel […]
Support Peerless Rockville in the City Budget
Take the Budget Survey! Monday, April 8 is the final public hearing for Rockville’s proposed Fiscal Year 2025 budget. Please ask the Mayor and Council to fully fund Peerless Rockville’s Community Grant. Comments to eliminate our community grant have us concerned – share what you love about Peerless. You can voice your support for funding Peerless through […]
Farmers Banking and Trust Building Recommended for Local Designation
Frieda’s Cottage: National Historic Landmark
On January 13th, 2021, the Secretary of the Interior designated Frieda’s Cottage as a National Historic Landmark. It is the first Landmark in Rockville! It earned this remarkable national recognition for its association with Dr. Frieda Fromm-Reichmann and her significant contributions to the field of medicine as a psychoanalyst.
Update: Montrose School
In the late 1970s, Peerless purchased the 1908 Montrose school house at the intersection of Rockville Pike and Montrose Road and raised money to restore and renovate it. Peerless advocated and worked to save this building due to its significance in the history of education and the community of Montrose. Since then, this historic […]
1873-2023 – 150 Years of the Metropolitan Branch of the B&O Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) is the oldest commercial railroad in the United States with its first section opening in 1830. It was founded by merchants from Baltimore to expand the distribution of goods. At first, the B&O was located entirely in the state of Maryland. Chartered in 1827 as the Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company, the railroad did […]
2022 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 2022 Peerless Rockville Annual Meeting […]
Second Chance to Explore Rockville By Decade
Explore Rockville By Decade May 19-22 $20 per household Get Your Tickets Now! Celebrate Rockville’s rich History! Take your household outside and explore these historic and unique places! You’re invited to Explore Rockville’s long and rich history! Join this self-guided outdoor tour and scavenger hunt that will walk you through sites and stories in Rockville […]