KHS will host a presentation by noted expert Ms Bonnie Rosenthal on the history of the unique National Park Seminary property and how it has been brought back to life with a new use after years of neglect. First developed as a railroad hotel and Washington area retreat, the property marked by a legacy [...]
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KHS General Meeting on March 9, 2010 Welcomes Author & Leading Photographer Roy Sewall
The meeting, originally set for 2/9, has been rescheduled for Tuesday, March 9, 2010
The Kensington Historical Society welcomes Roy Sewall, local author and leading photographer of the Potomac River and the C&O Canal. His MARCH 9 presentation will include slides of his award winning photographs, giving his perspective of those historic waterways. Mr. [...]
November 10 Meeting Recap
The November 10th KHS Annual Meeting provided an opportunity for the Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Kensington Cabin on Kensington Parkway. Montgomery Parks’ Senior Historian Jamie Kuhns provided excellent historical data and slides on the creation of the park and the building of the cabin during another stimulus project era, the 1930’s! Look [...]
Next General Meeting – Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Next General Meeting is Tuesday, November 10, 2009. Plan to join us as we celebrate Kensington Cabin’s 75th Anniversary. Contact Yvonne Gurney (ygurney@verizon.net) with [...]