Jason Green, former Associate Counsel to President Obama, left the White House in 2013 to begin work on The Quince Orchard Project, a documentary about a small community in Montgomery…
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as published by The North Potomac Times, written by Susan Petro, August 2016 On Saturday, June 26, the Pleasant View Historic Site, located at 11810 Darnestown Road in Gaithersburg, opened its…
as published by WTOP, written by Kate Ryan, June 25, 2016 Every day, hundreds of people drive past it, unaware of its history. For many, the old church along Route…
by Quince Orchard Contributor Colin Hardy During the Spring 2016 semester, I participated with the project between the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s Public History department and the Quince Orchard…
by Quince Orchard Contributor Jasmyn Shumate The Quince Orchard team is embracing expectations for the social impact of our upcoming documentary: a film that can “lead to a greater awareness…
We find this across the country. Historic preservation, generally, has focused on the European American legacy, and people are surprised to learn that African Americans have been present for hundreds…
Preservation Maryland, the state’s preservation agency, designated Pleasant View Historical Site as one of six sites across the state of Maryland to create a cooperative partnership with to put the…
Has your community had a ‘past life?’ Does your home address have a back-story? Jason Green is many things, including documentary filmmaker. After discovering something new about his 95 year old…
As published by Gazette.net, Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Some might be surprised to learn of the rich history that resides at the Pleasant View Historical Site, a part of the…
Everybody wants to have, perhaps needs to have a place they call home. Sometimes it’s hard to know how to get there. Such is the case for many Quince Orchard residents….