with Hank Levine | Virtual Event | August 27, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. | The Bethesda Public Library (now named for former Congresswoman Connie Morella) is neither the oldest nor the largest in Montgomery County, but it has the most interesting story, and its history tracks the establishment and growth of public libraries in America (and […]
With Gene Meyer | Pre-recorded virtual eventGene Meyer has spent decades exploring every nook and cranny of Maryland from the Eastern Shore to Appalachia — first for The Washington Post and then for Maryland Life magazine. History is always an essential ingredient of his work, and people and places in Montgomery County are part of […]
With Gene Meyer | Pre-recorded virtual eventGene Meyer has spent decades exploring every nook and cranny of Maryland from the Eastern Shore to Appalachia — first for The Washington Post and then for Maryland Life magazine. History is always an essential ingredient of his work, and people and places in Montgomery County are part of […]
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 – […]
From 1960 to 1980, the number of Spanish speakers in Montgomery County increased from 948 to 22,790, over a two-thousand percent increase. The Spanish-speaking residents from these decades, who hailed from many different countries, became the pioneers for one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the nation today and one with more than nineteen […]
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 […]
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