Part of a quarterly Family Day series: Kids and families of all ages are welcome to drop-in to the Historic Preservation Month Family Day. Enjoy some hands-on activities, free admission to the Woodlawn Museum, Woodlawn Manor House and grounds tours at 12, 1, and 2 pm, and learn about the importance of preserving the historic sites and buildings we all love!
Montgomery Preservations’ Judith Christensen will be speaking at noon as she shares her knowledge of the location history and how it relates to Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park.
The event takes place in Woodlawn’s internal and external spaces. Guests should dress accordingly. No registration Required.
Judith Christensen is a historian and retired municipal planner in historic preservation. A long-time resident of Gaithersburg, she witnessed its growth from a city of 7,000 to nearly 70,000. After earning an MA in Art and Architectural History from American University, Judy contributed to a history of Gaithersburg, and worked as a preservation planner for the city of Rockville and for Montgomery County. As a freelance architectural historian, she prepared numerous architectural resource surveys. Judy also served on the boards of the Gaithersburg Historical Society, Heritage Montgomery, and the historic King Barn Dairy MOOseum near Germantown. She currently volunteers for the MOOseum as a historian.”