VIEW WEST, GENERAL VIEW OF STATION - U.S. Plant Introduction Station, 11601 Old Pond Road, Glenn Dale, Prince George's County, MD Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. Hello Friends, A reminder of our very special lecture about our USDA Plant Introduction Station in Glenn Dale, on Tues. March 8th at 7:30pm [...]
"Truth Alone is Knowledge ---Knowledge is Power" A Free Press[1] From the Cincinnati Commercial JOURNALISM - - The Independent and Party Press. — Public journals constitute, in this age, and country, too important an institution, to render it a master of indifference whether the principles upon which they are conducted are correct [...]
Press Release February 3, 2016 Contact: Stacey Hawkins 301-464-5291 stacey.hawkins@pgparks.com Mary Amen 301-464-5291 mary.amen@pgparks.com “THE USDA PLANT INTRODUCTION STATION IN GLENN DALE” A lecture presented by Marietta House Museum & Prince George’s County Historical Society Please join Dr. Howard Waterworth on Tuesday, March 8th at 7:30pm. at Marietta House Museum for [...]
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD. Cedar Heights, Prince George's Co., Md., is situated on high ground, well watered by numerous springs, a short distance from the District Line at Chesapeake Junction. It is the next subdivision to Fairmount Heights. It has wide streets, well laid out. There is a church on the property and three stores. [...]
Encouraging Words.[1] No person is so superficial as not to see that, whether we will or not, the Negro has come to stay. He is becoming even more and more an element in the sum of those experiences which we call our national life. The Negro has our language, dress, civil customs, religion, domestic and [...]
The Burroughs Diaries & the Secretary Desk April 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | $5.00 Event Navigation A lecture presented by Marietta House Museum & Prince George’s County Historical Society RESCHEDULED to April 14th from January 28th due to snow Please join Historian Susan Pearl, and Art Historian Lynn Roberts, Thursday, April 14th, [...]
In Prince George's County, joining the District, the storm raged yesterday with great severity. The road leading to Marlboro was so blockaded by the snow that traveling was stopped. About Bladensburg the county roads were absolutely unsurpassable for vehicles. They were covered with prostrate trees and telegraph poles, and completely blocked up with snowdrifts {The [...]
Having made a simple lemon zest-cheesecake this weekend, we think a recipe from history is in order. Though not from Prince George's County, we find this one poetic: Recipe for a Cheesecake. If you want to make A splendid cheesecake, And one all tastes to please. Your cook hereby pronounces You need butter [...]
William B. Turpin, Washington, D. C., Business Man, Writes Reminiscent Letter to Portlander.[1] (Excerpts of a letter received by a Portlander last week from William B. Turpin, a business man residing in Washington, D. C,) I want to thank you for the very handsome book of the new highway along the Columbia River. I wish [...]
Advertising provides a window into the social expectations of times gone by. Advertisements from the past relay the"little" daily needs and wants of generations now but faint memories. The Ancient Egyptians and the Romans dyed their hair, and so did, evidently, Prince Georgeans. Marylanders, and citizens of the District of Columbia. An advertisement in [...]
