Returning Rockville historic landmarks to productive use

Rescuing Wire Hardware store, a beloved commercial gem

Promoting Rockville as a great place to live & work

Raising $ 175,000 to restore the Grand Courtroom in the Red Brick Courthouse

Presenting hundreds of quality programs & tours on topics of local history, architecture, and preservation

Collecting images, artifacts, & papers important to Rockville, such as Malcolm Walter's photographs 1917 - 1933

Involving Rockville citizens of all ages in hands-on preservation projects

Ensuring that Rockville's B&O Railroad Station was not destroyed by Metro

Serving local businesses & people working on historic houses with information & technical assistance

Researching more than 400 historic sites & identifying historic places in every neighborhood of Rockville

Recognizing good restoration & design work with Rockville Preservation Awards for 19 years

Proving that progress need not destroy the past; and helping new development complement Rockville's historic places.

Purchasing the two-room Montrose Schoolhouse & returning it to active use

Attracting "outside" funding to Rockville prefects & visitors to Rockville places

Maintaining & restoring the historic Baptist Cemetery

Initiating community traditions, such as the Progressive Dinner & New Year's Brunch

Assisting Rockville neighborhoods, such as Haiti, to appreciate history in their own backyards

Helping to launch the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference & Higgins Historic Cemetery Association

Mounting public exhibits, such as two on historic Rockville cemeteries, Hungerford Tavern and photographer Malcolm Walter: Rockville in the Age of Fitzgerald

Writing 25 publications, such as "Rockville in the 1920s" & "Guide to the Rockville Pike'

Organizing & protecting 100 years of Wire Hardware store business records

Sponsoring hundreds of internships & volunteer & (earning opportunities for young people

Advocating and working for a revitalized Rockville Town Center

Building partnerships with neighborhoods, business, government, & groups such as Rockville Little Theatre, Montgomery County Bar Association, & Rockville Sister City Corporation.

Capturing the memories of Rockville's past with oral history interviews

Presenting enrichment programs and volunteer opportunities for students

Helping visitors to enjoy Rockville's historic places and rich heritage

Computerizing Peerless Rockville's collections to increase public access to information

Receiving Honors & Awards for excellence in historic preservation & special projects

Building a strong base of volunteers & supporters who have a great time while working to "Celebrate Peerless Rockville"