[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 26005-26006]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



        HONORING THE SANDY SPRING MUSEUM IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND

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                       HON. CONSTANCE A. MORELLA

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 3, 2000

  Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, today I speak of the success of the Sandy 
Spring Museum in Rockville, Maryland, on the occasion of its 20th 
anniversary celebration. Twenty years ago the museum started with a few 
dozen people in the basement of a Sandy Spring Bank branch office. 
Today it has more than 1,000 members, a nine acre campus, and a million 
dollar building.
  The Sandy Spring Museum is a valuable asset to our community in that 
it provides educational and informational services to its citizens, 
especially students. The Museum provides such worthwhile services as a 
yearly

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musical concert series, an art gallery, and a large public research 
library. In addition, it houses thousands of artifacts related to the 
Sandy Spring community, which is over 250 years old.
  Most of the success of the Museum is due to the dedication and 
support of the officers, staff, and members, and I commend them for 
their service. Through their hard work, the Museum has been successful 
in contributing to the preservation of the heritage of our community. 
It is with great pride that I congratulate the staff and members of the 
Sandy Spring Museum as well as the entire community as they celebrate 
their achievements and the heritage of their community.

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