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News around the neighborhood
Winter 2026: OCA President’s Message
Autumn is upon us, and with it comes an invitation: please join us for our Community Association Meeting on Tuesday, October 13th.
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Overlea History
In 1858, Margaret Fuller, a widow, brought her six children from Ohio and purchased 43 acres and a tract called Sophie’s Garden Regulated, adjacent to Taylor Avenue and Belair Road.
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Trick or Treating at the Overlea Farmers Market!
Bring your little ghosts and goblins trick or treating at the last market of the season on Saturday October 24th.
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My Village
Many Overlea families have deep roots. I can think of at least six families that have been in Overlea for multiple generations. I represent one of those families. My parents bought their home in Overlea back in 1991.
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Transformative Art in Overlea
Community artist Kim King, a few neighbors and children turned an eyesore into a treasure.
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Shop with a Purpose this Holiday Season
On Sunday, November 29, the Maryland Museum of Natural Sciences becomes a one-day-only holiday marketplace filled with minerals, fossils, crystals, shark teeth, Beanie Babyland, and our beloved Big Book Sale packed with great used natural-history books.
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The History of Overlea
The community of Overlea, which means “over the meadows,” started in the late 1800’s. Numerous parcels of high-lying farmland were eventually subdivided into homesites. The Belair Road carline, which originally ended at Kenwood Avenue, made this area very attractive to potential buyers that wanted a country setting with access to city amenities.
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