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 flowers at the marker.

Remembering is resistance.