with John Liebertz | pre-recorded virtual event | For the majority of the twentieth century, private and public sectors channeled and influenced development of the county based on race and ethnicity. Montgomery Planning built a mapping tool that illustrated historic patterns of segregation inside the Capital Beltway (I-495) by recording racial restrictive covenants in the land […]

with Ralph Buglass | pre-recorded virtual event | The Washington Aqueduct, carrying drinking water to the nation’s capital but running mostly through Montgomery County from Great Falls, was a technological marvel when completed 160 years ago in 1864. After all that time of continuous service, it is currently undergoing a major rehabilitation. Through current and historical […]

Presented in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County | Virtual Event | Did you know that only 27% of registered Montgomery County voters participated in the 2022 primary election? This month’s free Trending Topics webinar, co-sponsored by Montgomery History, will investigate voter turnout trends in primary elections. We’ll discuss who is not […]

with Brian Belanger | pre-recorded virtual event | Prior to WWII, radio newscasts were infrequent and more likely featured commentary on current events rather than “hard-hitting” journalism. That all changed during the war. Brian Belanger, Curator at the National Capital Radio and Television Museum, will lead a talk discussing CBS’ Edward R. Murrow, wartime broadcaster, and […]

With Neile Whitney| Virtual Event| In Montgomery County, each of us lives around the corner from a former site of enslavement (SOE), whether it was a farm that was turned into a suburban development, the ruins of a mill that ground flour to feed the local people, or the ghost of an old tavern where enslaved […]

with Bob Plumb | pre-recorded virtual event | Join us as Robert Plumb discusses five remarkable women who made important contributions to the Union cause at various stages before, during, and after the critical years of the American Civil War. The singular actions of Clare Barton, Julia Ward Howe, Sarah Josepha Hale, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and […]

with Ralph Buglass | pre-recorded virtual event | Education, denied to the enslaved, was one of the highest priorities of emancipated African Americans. But in Montgomery County, where slavery existed, public education was not extended to Black children until a decade after it was instituted for White children. Even then, the practice of “separate but equal” […]