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 […]
with Dr. Claude Berube | Prerecorded Virtual Event Dr. Claude Berube, director of the nation’s oldest navy museum and Assistant Professor in the History Department at the U.S. Naval Academy, will discuss the museum’s collection and how it’s used to educate midshipmen and inform the public.Originally aired April 2022.Recording available July 27 - August 2. https://youtu.be/v5saUpnIkfA
Presented by Kenny Sholes | Pre-recorded virtual eventThe lands around us have played an important part in American history over the last few centuries. The fields we pass through each day have spurred economic development, been the scene of battles, provided escape from the pace of daily life, and brought families together at the dinner […]
With Bob Bachman | Pre-recorded virtual eventWith an introduction from former County Commissioner Ike Leggett presented by Bob Bachman This presentation will discuss some challenges Montgomery County faced in the 1980s and describe the progressive policies & programs that addressed them. These challenges include increased immigration, down-county school closings, up-county school overcrowding, threats to quality […]
With Sarah Hedlund | Virtual Event | August 18, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. | The Jane Sween Research Library and Special Collections will be closed to research starting September 1, and moving into the newly renovated Montgomery History Center later this year. What can you do in the meantime to explore the county's history? Luckily, we […]
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 – […]
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 […]