Montgomery Parks is a department of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), a bi-county agency established in 1927 to steward public land. Montgomery Parks manages more than 37,000 acres of parkland, consisting of 420 parks. Visit the Scotland Juneteenth Heritage Festival website for complete details. Scotland Festival Events will be held June 15-19 at several different locations. It’s sure to be a great event with a community service opportunity, kids’ carnival, and food that will provide fun for everyone on the holiday.” “We are honored to be part of this important event and to support this community. “Montgomery Parks is proud to co-sponsor the Scotland Juneteenth Heritage festival at Cabin John Regional Park,” said Mike Riley, director of Montgomery Parks.
area and enlisting an interfaith community to help preserve African American history. Along the way, she is working to develop the Scotland Juneteenth Heritage Festival into the premiere Juneteenth celebration in the Washington D.C. She is working to preserve Scotland’s history and ensure its survival. Gasaway-Paul, is a fifth-generation resident of Scotland, a Potomac neighborhood that is the first community where African Americans owned land in Montgomery County.
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Registration is available via the May speaker series online formĪ zoom link will be sent to registrants the day before the session. What: May Speaker Series: Juneteenth: Celebrating the Past and Present
Scotland Juneteenth Heritage Festival Chair LaTisha Gasaway-Paul will discuss the triumphs of this historic community, the challenges residents face in the present, and their hopes for the future. WHEATON, Md.– Montgomery Parks is hosting its May Speaker Series on Montgomery County’s first African American owned community and the upcoming Juneteenth federal holiday. Scotland Heritage Festival Chair LaTisha Gasaway-Paul to discuss the Juneteenth and Montgomery County’s first African American owned community on May 31, at 11 a.m.
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