Silver Spring Historian Honored in the Historical Society of the Nation's Capital

The founder of the Silver Spring Historical Society, Jerry McCoy, was honored among 19 local individuals/organizations who are making a difference in their community.

The traveling exhibit " Choosing to Participate" is a multimedia presentation that shares the accomplishments of educators, young people and community members. McCoy was nominated by Archivist Mary Beth Corrigan for the local feature of the exhibit, "Upstanders: Profiles of Courage," for his major role in creating and maintaining a local historical society.

"I felt really honored to be not only nominated by a colleague whose job it is to preserve history but by someone who does not even live in Silver Spring," McCoy said.

His mission is to "create and promote awareness and appreciation of downtown Silver Spring through sponsorship of education activities and the preservation and protection of historical sites, structures and archives," according to his blog, Silver Spring, Then and Again.

The exhibit "Choosing to Participate" opened at The Historical Society of Washington, D.C., on February 17 and will be open through June 17.