This program, presented jointly by Montgomery History and the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County, will tell the story of crafting the Fourteenth Amendment in the 39th Congress in 1865 - 1866 and the men who engineered its approval. These include Thaddeus Stevens, William Pitt Fessenden, Jacob Howard, Charles Sumner, Reverdy Johnson, and Robert […]
Join Montgomery History in remembering the life of Ida Pearl Green, June 18, 1918 - April 17, 2025 through this History Conversation with her granddaughter which originally aired in February 2024. with Julianne Mangin | pre-recorded virtual event | Through daily weekday breakfasts with her grandmother, Dr. Kisha Davis learned stories of family and an African American […]
with Emma Satterfield | Prerecorded virtual event With Washington, D.C. and Baltimore nearby, the history of Montgomery County’s LGBTQ+ community has often been overshadowed. Building on Emma Satterfield’s online exhibit for Montgomery History, this presentation seeks to shed light on the struggles and achievements of the county’s LGBTQ+ residents during the late twentieth century. Satterfield also […]
with Phil Edwards | Prerecorded virtual event Washington Grove is a small town in the middle of Montgomery County with a unique form of government. It was called by its first mayor, “a Town within a forest, an oasis of tranquility and a rustic jewel in the diadem of the great free state of Maryland.” One-time […]
with Hank Levine | Prerecorded virtual event Despite being among the community’s most storied buildings, the Bethesda Meeting House -- “the church that named Bethesda” -- was vacant and deteriorating when acquired last year by the Bethesda Historical Society. Constructed in 1820 (and rebuilt in 1850 after a fire) it features a rare “slave gallery,” was […]
with Morgan Miller | Tuesday, July 8 at 2:00 p.m. | Virtual Event | In this presentation, Morgan Miller from the Maryland State Archives will take you through researching Maryland’s land records on the website MDLandRec.net. Learn to search for a present deed by name and address, trace property backwards from the present day, research through […]
with Michael Nardolilli | Prerecorded virtual event With Western states running out of water, could it happen here? The Executive Director of the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, Michael Nardolilli, traces the history of providing drinking water to the DC area, the current system, and the outlook for the future. Originally aired in November […]
with Serena Bolliger, Cultural Resource Planner at Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission | Tuesday, July 22 at 2:00 p.m. | Virtual Event | In 1901, fledgling architect Arthur Heaton designed a Georgian-styled country home for his aunt and uncle overlooking the rolling farmland near Rockville. The home, eventually named Timberlawn, housed generations of philanthropists […]
with Eugene Meyer | Prerecorded virtual event More than 163 years later, John Brown’s October 1859 ill-fated raid on Harpers Ferry to seize its federal arsenal and incite a slave rebellion is well known. Less known are the stories of five African Americans who joined with him. Their sacrifice continues to resonate, as the legacy of […]
with Jennifer Wilcox, Director of Education at the National Cryptologic Museum | Prerecorded virtual event During the Cold War, both the United States and the Soviet Union sought to protect their own communications and “read the mail” of the enemy. Join Jennifer Wilcox, Director of Education at the National Cryptologic Museum, as she shares the history […]
with Sarah Hedlund | Tuesday, August 12 at 2:00 p.m. | Virtual Event | Want to learn more about the place you live? Montgomery History has many resources available to help. Director of Library and Archives Sarah Hedlund will provide an overview on the tools available for researching your Montgomery County property, using everything from maps […]
with Tom Farquhar | Prerecorded virtual event The rich soil of Montgomery County has supported a wide variety of agricultural enterprises, ranging from millennia of crop cultivation by indigenous communities, to tobacco plantations of the first colonial settlers of European descent, progressing to market farming serving growing populations in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Today the agriculture […]
with Jim Johnston | Tuesday, August 26 at 2:00 p.m. | Virtual Event | Taverns in colonial times served many purposes. Alcohol was perhaps the main one, but they also provided food, sleep, news, gossip, and fellowship. Commonly the largest building in a town, a tavern might also serve as the courthouse, jail, stagecoach station, and […]