with John Spiers, Ph.D. |Suburban communities have spent a lot of time dealing with sprawl but keep making the same choices that got them there in the first place. Focusing on the case of the Intercounty Connector, I will discuss how efforts were made to support public participation and environmental review for the highway, but […]
with Dr. Charles Holden |Spiro Agnew entered national politics as the little-known governor of Maryland. He left as a disgraced Vice President, having resigned charged with multiple crimes. Yet, his influence on American national politics has been greater than one might think. Join Dr. Charles Holden as he shares the legacy of perhaps our most […]
with Hope Fato | During World War II, women ordnance workers (often called WOWs) played a vital role in the war effort by working in munitions factories across the US. Hope Fato from the National Institute of Standards and Technology will speak on her story about local steelworker Bernice McPherson, the broader context of women ordnance […]
The Montgomery County History Conference Returns November 7!Montgomery College’s Bioscience Education Center on the Germantown CampusThis year’s History Conference will open with a keynote by author David O. Stewart, describing the daunting task that the drafters of the Constitution faced in the summer of 1787. Throughout the day, concurrent sessions will cover an interesting variety […]
SAVE THE DATE — November 7, 2026 | The Montgomery County History Conference returns November 7, 2026 at Montgomery College's Bioscience Education building on the Germantown campus! |Join us as we celebrate and reflect on the 250th anniversary of Montgomery County.Learn More Here