Mr. George Peck Remembrance Ceremony
Saturday, January 10, 2026 2-2:30 p.m. Poolesville Presbyterian Church sanctuary, 17800 Elgin Rd., Poolesville Join MoCoLMP and our community partners as we remember Mr. George Peck , lynched in Poolesville in 1880. Pastor Howard (Chuck) Copeland of the Hosanna Community Church, Ed Reed , Poolesville Town Commissioner, Neile Whitney and Derrick C. Tabor , MoCoLMP Steering Committee members, will deliver brief remarks. We will also mark the passing of Mr. Peck by laying fl
Marker Unveiled for the historic Black Rosenwald School in Poolesville
Descendants Tina and Mark Clarke talked about the historic Black public school in Poolesville, MD
“IT HAPPENED HERE” photo exhibit hosted at Blackrock Center for the Arts
“IT HAPPENED HERE: REMEMBERING THREE LYNCHINGS” was developed by MoCoLMP and reveals the forgotten and nearly-erased history that occurred in our county. Originally focused on the two lynchings that took place in Rockville, the exhibit has recently expanded to include Mr. Peck’s lynching in Poolesville. With site markers and photographs, this exhibit traces the paths of the three lynchings: Mr. George Peck in 1880, Mr. John Diggs-Dorsey in 1880 and Mr. Sidney Randolph in 1896