with Brian Belanger | Radio in Maryland began as early as 1900, when Reginald Fessenden launched experiments of the feasibility of voice transmission at his facility at Cobb Island. Baltimore got its first entertainment radio stations in 1922. The U.S. Navy built a powerful state-of-the art radio station in Annapolis for long-distance communication during WWI. The […]
with Kimberly Bender and Neil Flanagan | Pre-recorded virtual eventWhy are the western suburbs of DC white and the eastern ones Black Believe it or not, Clues can be found in the parking lot of a strip mall next to Chevy Chase Village. In 1906, when streetcar suburbs were a novel luxury and the ambition […]
Join The League of Women Voters of Montgomery County and Montgomery History on September 30, 7-8pm, for a Trending Topics Webinar: “What do voters know – and what should we know - about the judges who appear on our ballots?” The process by which voters in Maryland are expected to choose circuit court judges – […]
Join Montgomery History and Glen Echo Park for a celebration of 250 years of Montgomery County! October 10 | 11 - 4 pm |RSVP HereYou're invited to an anniversary bash for Montgomery County on October 10 from 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park. We'll have games, music, dancing, cake, and light refreshments to […]
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 […]