Boyds Historical Society

Boyds Historical Society We are a small museum and local history organization in upper Montgomery County, MD. 1980, BHS acquired the historic Boyds Negro
School property.

The school is located at 19510
White Ground Road. This one-room 22 x 30 foot
wooden building, heated by a wood stove, served
as the only public school for African Americans in
the Boyds area from 1895-1936. The schoolhouse
served students in grades 1-8, many of whom
walked for miles to attend classes at the school. After the purchase of the property in 1980, the
school was restored by BHS to its original
condition in approximately 1900.

08/16/2026

Here is the link to the obituary for Delores Magnolia Talley, community leader and former president of the Boyds Historical Society. She was instrumental in the preservation of the historic Boyds Negro School, where her parents had attended as students.

https://www.snowdencares.com/obituary/Delores-Talley

Heritage Days is this weekend! Hours are 12:00-4:00 on Saturday and Sunday.
06/26/2026

Heritage Days is this weekend!
Hours are 12:00-4:00 on Saturday and Sunday.

Email from Heritage Montgomery What's going on in the Heritage Area during Heritage Days?   Can't view this newsletter? Click here. NEWS & EVENTS FROM HERITAGE MONTGOMERY Heritage Days Edition HERITAG

06/19/2026
A post from Febrary, 2005. Interview with Nina H. Clark.
02/04/2026

A post from Febrary, 2005.
Interview with Nina H. Clark.

Nina Honemond Clarke laughs when she recalls the bus she rode every morning attending segregated elementary schools in the 1920s and 30s.

This article from 2002 about BNS is worth revisiting at the start of Black History Month.
02/01/2026

This article from 2002 about BNS is worth revisiting at the start of Black History Month.

BOYDS Ric Wagner and Eskin Huff are relative newcomers to this western Montgomery County village. Betty Hawkins' roots go deep in the community.

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01/16/2026

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Discover the civil rights history of Glen Echo Amusement Park! Check out two opportunities to view the award-winning film "Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round." In honor of MLK Day, the film is available for streaming from January 15 - 20, 2026. Or you can watch it at a FREE screening at the Park on February 7, 2026. Learn more at glenechopark.org/civil-rights

Susan Soderberg from Germantown Historical Society is one of the presenters this week. The topic is Emancipation.
12/01/2025

Susan Soderberg from Germantown Historical Society is one of the presenters this week. The topic is Emancipation.

Our popular History Conversations program features virtual lectures on Tuesday afternoons, covering a wide variety of local history topics. Each lecture is live-streamed via Zoom and then posted here for a week on the Monday following. Click read more to learn more and register.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp34525490qoRIP to Viola Ford Fletcher. 111 years old.300 people were killed in the T...
11/30/2025

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp34525490qo

RIP to Viola Ford Fletcher. 111 years old.

300 people were killed in the Tulsa Race riot.
1200 homes, churches and businesses were destroyed, over a 30+ block area.

All of this because of a false report of an alleged assault.

The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 is regarded as one of the worst episodes of racial violence in US history.

Address

P. O. Box 161
Boyds, MD
20841

Telephone

(301) 461-4646

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