Save the Date for Peerless Rockville’s Annual Meeting
All are welcome to join us June 25 at 7 pm on Zoom! Due to COVID-19 closures, Peerless Rockville’s 2020 Annual Meeting will be virtual via Zoom! You’ll receive the Zoom invite in your e-mail! Watch your e-mail for candidate information and instructions on the officer and director election! Voting begins June 9th and ends […]
History@Home: The History of Baseball in Rockville
Thursday, May 28 at noon Free on Zoom! Register now! Miss Baseball? Join us to learn about Rockville’s rich baseball history from long ago to today. Take this sports pause as an opportunity to learn about Rockville’s storied connection with both major league and Negro leagues baseball. Bill Hickman will present a rundown of the […]
History@Home: Rockville 1850
Thursday, May 14, 2020 at noon on Zoom. Register now to receive the link! Join Peerless Rockville for a presentation on what life was like in the small town of Rockville in 1850! Rockville 1850 will look at a time when slavery was the practice of the day and the community experienced the rising tensions […]
Sneak Peek: A Pictorial History of Rockville
Tuesday, April 28 at 7:30 pm OR Wednesday, April 29 at 2 pm. Free on Zoom Get a sneak peek of Images of America: Rockville this week! You have two opportunities Tuesday, April 28 at 7:30 pm OR Wednesday, April 29 at 2 pm. Peerless Rockville is proud to announce the publication of a new […]
History@Home: From Farmland to Community
Virtual Lunch & Learn: From Farmland to Community Thursday, April 23, 2020 at noon FREE Register to receive Zoom link A special presentation to look at the unique transition of farmland into five, thriving neighborhoods in Rockville. The neighborhood examples include the first neighborhood of Williamsburgh, historic West End Park, Anderson Farm/College Gardens, Hurley/Carter Farm, […]
History@Home: Women Who Dared
Virtual Lunch & Learn: Women Who Dared Thursday, April 9, 2020 at noon FREE Register to receive the Zoom link Did you know Rockville has its own remarkable women to brag about? Ann Maria Weems, Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, and Vivian Simpson are just a few of our impressive women in history. In this presentation, Mary van […]
Limited Time Opportunity — Vital Donations to Peerless DOUBLED!
As the COVID-19 pandemic makes trying times, we thank our members and donors for their continued support – any additional help you can give now will be doubled and thus go even further! Montgomery County Arts & Humanities Council has made $200,000 in COVID-19 Emergency Relief Matching Funds available – 100% of your donation to […]
Images of America: Rockville
Peerless Rockville is thrilled to present our new book from Arcadia Publishing: “Images of America: Rockville” by Peerless Rockville Historic Preservation with Ralph Buglass. A new pictorial history covering the 250-year span of Rockville’s development, containing many vintage images and some never-before-published photos. Click here for more information and to order your copy.
Advocacy Alert
Help Peerless Rockville and other cultural institutions get through the pandemic! Please call your Congressional delegation today and ask for at least $4 billion for nonprofit museums in COVID-19 (coronavirus) economic relief legislation to provide emergency assistance through June. In addition, urge Congress to adopt a temporary “universal charitable deduction” to help incentivize charitable giving, […]
Update from Peerless Rockville
Peerless Rockville prioritizes the safety of our patrons, staff, and volunteers. We are monitoring the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and its possible impact on the City of Rockville and Montgomery County. We want you to feel confident when visiting our events, exhibit, and offices. As a result of current recommendations, Peerless Rockville will be postponing all of our March […]