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Featured Events
December 1, 2025 History Conversations REWIND | Emancipation in Montgomery County, Maryland
with Eileen McGuckian and Susan Soderburg| Prerecorded virtual event | On November 1, 1864, Maryland became the first state below the Mason-Dixon Line to free enslaved people within its boundaries by […]
December 8, 2025 History Conversations REWIND | Potomac Marble: The History of the Search for the Ideal Stone
with Paul Kreingold | pre-recorded virtual event | In his talk, “Potomac Marble: The History of the Search for the Ideal Stone,” Paul Kreingold explores the aftermath of Washington’s 1814 destruction […]