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 […]
May 18 at 10:30 AM | With Ralph Buglass |Join Montgomery History for a Rockville tour highlighting 250 yearsPopular Local historian Ralph Buglass will take us on a 250-year journey through Montgomery County's history by highlighting various locations through downtown Rockville.This two-hour tour will shine a light on how our county has changed dramatically from […]
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 […]
June 10 at 7 PM | With David O. Stewart |Historic Medley District & Montgomery History present an Evening with Author David O. StewartJune 10 7 PMThe founding of Montgomery County 250 years ago will be the subject of a lecture on Wednesday, June 10 at 7 p.m. by acclaimed historian and author David O. […]
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” […]
with Sandra Heiler | June 11, 2024, marked the 250th anniversary of the Hungerford Resolves, when ten men from the area that became Montgomery County signed a set of historic agreements at Hungerford’s Tavern in the tiny crossroads village now called Rockville. Join Sandra Heiler as she places the Resolves in the context of the transition […]
June 27 12 -4 PM | With Clarence "Corky" Hickey | FREE | Join Montgomery History and Heritage Montgomery for a special open house at the Stonestreet Museum of 19th Century Medicine In partnership with Heritage Montgomery for the annual Heritage Days celebration, the Stonestreet Museum of 19th Century Medicine will be open for "office hours" […]
with National Park Ranger Kevin Patti | How did a shy girl born on a New England farm in 1821 break through the barriers that so often confined women to the domestic sphere? How did she go on to have a sixty-year career of public service that touched people all over the world? How did she […]
With Professor Ken Jassie| Virtual Event| Join Ken Jassie as he examines the history and impact of “Portraits of Life: Holocaust Survivors of Montgomery County,” Montgomery College’s Holocaust exhibition and educational program. Ken will also examine the role of the college’s Paul Peck Humanities Institute in fostering outreach to schools and other institutions in the DMV […]
with Royce Hanson | In light of the Supreme Court's recent ruling, Montgomery History would like to revisit this program that originally aired in June of 2025. This program, presented by Montgomery History and the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County as part of their joint commitment to civics education, tells the story of crafting […]
With Jim Johnston| Virtual Event| African colonization today is considered a misguided blip in American racial history, but it is an instructive, misguided blip worth studying as in recent times the United States has been sending aliens “back to where they came from.” In 1816, the America Colonization Society (ACS) was founded to establish colonies for […]