with Dianne Bradley and Juanita Sealy-Williams | Tuesday, December 16 at 2:00 p.m. | Virtual Event | Prior to the Civil War, Paul Edmonson, a freed Black man, lived with his family on what was then one of the largest Black-owned farms in Montgomery County, now part of the land comprising Leisure World. However, while he […]
with Sandy Heiler | pre-recorded virtual event | America engaged in a century and a half love affair with an architectural feature that no one actually needed but nearly everyone wanted. This talk traces the history of the front porch through the social movements and architectural styles of the 19th and early 20th centuries, from the […]
with Deirdre Harris | pre-recorded virtual event | The Agricultural History Farm Park is home to 275 years of farming history that includes the lives of the Magruder family, patriots of the American Revolution; the Newman family, African Americans who left enslavement in Virginia and purchased land after the failed promise of Reconstruction, and the Bussard […]
with Kevin Patti | pre-recorded virtual event | This presentation traces the remarkable history of eight former members of Takoma Park's Boy Scout Troop 33 who served in the United States military during World War II and lost their lives. Of the eight, two of whom were Eagle Scouts, four became officers, one was awarded the […]
with Jonathan Thompson, US Navy | Tuesday, January 20 at 2:00 p.m. | Virtual Event | The Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center has a rich history, dating back to its inception in 1939. It was established to replace the Experimental Model Basin, which was one of the largest and finest model basins for […]
With Anthony Cohen | Virtual Event |The African slave trade was firmly entrenched in Montgomery County by the time of its founding in 1776. Discover the European and African nations involved, the earliest enslaved arrivals, and learn of their customs and skills, and how they helped to transform the landscape of the region. This presentation […]
with Dr. Kisha Davis | pre-recorded virtual event | Through daily weekday breakfasts with her grandmother, Dr. Kisha Davis learned stories of family and an African American community in Quince Orchard which went much deeper than the name of her school or a road named Quince Orchard. At 105 years young at the time of this […]
Recording available soon!Presented in Partnership with League of Women Voters of Montgomery County |Thursday, February 12 at 7:00 p.m. | Virtual Event | Do you know the status of civil and human rights for immigrant and refugee populations in our county? To learn more about this critical topic, join us on February 12, 7-8:30pm, to hear […]
with Dr. Alexandra Jones | pre-recorded virtual event | The historic African American community of Gibson was built on self-reliance, education, faith, and mutual support in a time when African Americans were discriminated against and prevented from attending schools, obtaining insurance, and being buried in the same cemeteries as their European American counterparts. This community has […]
with Diane Baxter and Paige Whitley | pre-recorded virtual event | Benevolent societies in African American communities were an important support center for local black populations in the segregated post-Emancipation era. Historians note their role in not only providing a communal support system to members during times of sickness and death, but also in building civic […]
with Judy Welles | pre-recorded virtual event | In this talk based on her book about the prominent Montgomery County socialite and businesswoman Lilly Stone, Judy Welles tells the story of a daring woman whose remarkable life extended from the Civil War through the Cold War. After Clara Barton encouraged her to join the DAR, Lilly […]
with Joanna Church | pre-recorded virtual event | Like many women of her generation, Carrie Miller Farquhar (1842-1904) kept a diary for much of her life. These twelve volumes, now in the Montgomery History collections, detail both her young adulthood in Alexandria and Sandy Spring, and (after a gap of nearly two decades) her married life […]