Heritage Days are Here

This weekend June 28-29, 2008, Montgomery County celebrates Heritage Days. From Glen Echo to Poolesville experience the >42 sites open to the public, including music, dance, crafts, and food from 12 Noon to 4 PM. Heritage Montgomery says “You don’t have to go away to get away”. Pick a place and find out why. Plan a special brunch or tea and create a day to remember. Montgomery County has so much to offer.

In Rockville on both Saturday and Sunday, the Beall-Dawson House and Stonestreet Medical Museum will be open with their regular tours and exhibits. Learn how to make pills, remove bullets, and use leeches at the Medical Museum. Enjoy the current exhibit, “Good Advice” at the Beall Dawson House, where you can compare your etiquette to 200 years worth of American advice books. I’m thankful we don’t have to wear white gloves anymore! Right now they have added a special exhibit on breakfast (my favorite meal of the day) with this cute “food” from Lilly Bean. Admission is free on both days, 12 Noon – 4 PM.

Also on Saturday and Sunday, the Latvian Museum at 400 Hurley Avenue will have folk arts, crafts and costumes with hands-on activities for all ages. A special traveling photography exhibit “One Day in the Life of Latvia” will be on display along with ceramic and wood carvings.

Sunday is the day for all the special activities in Rockville.

At the Beall-Dawson Historical Park, you can meet “Dr. and Mrs. Stonestreet” who will dispense medical advice and let you know how to keep cool.

At 12:30 PM join Peerless Rockville at the Beall-Dawson House to learn about the Red Brick Courthouse, the Art Deco Bank, and 1970s Brutalism.

At 2:15 PM take a West End Stroll starting at the Beall-Dawson Historical Park to see Victorian homes and summer hotels including the Chestnut Lodge. Round-trip time will be about 50 minutes.

Rockville’s Historic District Commission will also be providing self-guided walking tours and a display on Victorian Summer Resorts and Hotels. This is an opportunity to find out about Rockville’s African American history and the Civil War in our city.

Sunday’s events are “one-stop shopping” to learn all about Rockville’s history. You can even learn why the “Pink Bank” is worth saving.

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