Will Resume Spring 2009
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Walking Tour of Silver Spring's Original "Main Street," Georgia Avenue
Join SSHS president Jerry A. McCoy on a historical walking tour of downtown Silver Spring's "Main Street," Georgia Avenue. McCoy is the author of "Historic Silver Spring," published in 2005 by Arcadia Press.
Tour participants will meet at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station, 8100 Georgia Avenue (at Sligo Avenue). Limited free parking is available in front of the station. The 2-hour tour proceeds north up the west side of Georgia Avenue to Bonifant Street and returns on the east side of Georgia Avenue to the railroad station. Cost is $5.00 per person. Children under 13 free. Free for SSHS members with membership card. Friendly dogs are welcomed!
Reservations are NOT required. For additional information email sshistory@yahoo.com or call 301.537.1253.
Will Resume Spring 2009
10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
Discover the OLD in the NEW Silver Spring!
Silver Spring Historical Society member Karen Kali will conduct a walking tour of South Silver Spring. The tour starts from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station, 8100 Georgia Avenue. Tour will run from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Cost is $5.00 per person. Children under 13 free. Free for SSHS members with membership card. Friendly dogs are welcomed!
Reservations are NOT required. For additional information email sshistory@yahoo.com or call 301.537.1253.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station Holiday Open House!
Saturday, December 6, 2008
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The Silver Spring Historical Society sponsors a FREE hoiday open house of the historic 1945 B&O Railroad Station, 8100 Georgia Avenue (at Sligo Avenue) in downtown Silver Spring, MD. At 2:00 p.m. the musical quartet Seraphim will perform classic holiday tunes. From 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. historian Jerry A. McCoy will sign and sell copies of his award-winning book Historic Silver Spring. A variety of Silver Spring-themed postcards and stationery will be available for purchase.The Silver Spring Historical Society sponsors a FREE hoiday open house of the historic 1945 B&O Railroad Station, 8100 Georgia Avenue (at Sligo Avenue) in downtown Silver Spring, MD. At 2:00 p.m. the musical quartet Seraphim will perform classic holiday tunes. From 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. historian Jerry A. McCoy will sign and sell copies of his award-winning book Historic Silver Spring. A variety of Silver Spring-themed postcards and stationery will be available for purchase.
Limited free parking is available in front of the station (please do not park next door at the fire station!) with ample street parking and a parking garage available nearby. The railroad station is also an easy four block walk from the Silver Spring Metro station on the Red Line. The station only building in downtown Silver Spring listed in the National Register of Historic Places (although others ARE eligible!). Information (301) 495-4915
Jerry A McCoy (center) points out architectural detailing on the 1936 Silver Spring Post Office to attendees of the Fall 2008 Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference meeting, held November 6-8th, in Silver Spring, MD. Photo by George French.
