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You are warmly invited to join MoCoLMP at our commemoration of Montgomery County’s 250th anniversary, featuring speaker Chris Haley of the MD Archives Legacy of Slavery project

We all have reasons to celebrate or not celebrate the 250th anniversary of our county. Many people may have asked themselves, "What is there for me or my community. Many people may have asked themselves, "What is there for me or my community to celebrate?" Or, "What is one significant event that has happened over the past 250 years in Montgomery County that I want to celebrate?" Maybe it is something your ancestors passed down to you. Maybe it happened in your lifetime or in

MoCoLMP will be highlighting our county’s 250th with a rich array of events

MoCoLMP lays a wreath in memory of Mr. George Peck, lynched in 1880, and talks about how to push back against racism.

MoCoLMP 2024: Remembering our shared history is more important than ever. We continued to create and support community (from 641 to 700 members), research and record the history of slavery and emancipation in the county, and hold field trips to spaces where we can continue to learn about race and racism in Maryland and Montgomery County. Find out more...

Personal reflections by Derrick C. Tabor The first Annual Lynching in Maryland Conference in 2018. Photo by Derrick C. Tabor. For several...

On Sunday, March 3, over 65 people gathered to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Montgomery County Lynching Memorial Project’s...