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History Conversations REWIND | Legacy of Slavery Project at the Maryland State Archives

With Hannah LaneThe Maryland State Colonization Society was a former auxiliary of the American Colonization Society (ACS) that recruited free and manumitted black Marylanders to settle in Liberia. From 1832 to 1861, the Maryland State Colonization Society was largely supported by appropriations from the Maryland General Assembly. Join Hannah Lane, research archivist in the Legacy […]

History Conversations REWIND | Shopping in an 1850s Canal Town: A Material Culture Mystery Story

with Blyth McManus, Museum Curator, C&O Canal National Historical Park | pre-recorded virtual event |  In the museum collection of the C&O Canal National Historical Park is a shop ledger from a merchant in Williamsport, Maryland. Tracking purchases made between 1856-1858, the ledger provides tantalizing glimpses into the everyday lives of its customers. Materials like flour, […]

History Conversations REWIND | Will Adams, Fiddler of Ken-Gar

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 […]

History Conversations REWIND | The Full Spectrum: Uncovering LGBTQ+ Heritage in Montgomery County

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 […]

History Conversations REWIND | Washington Grove: The Montgomery County Outlier

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 […]

History Conversations REWIND | The Past, Present, and Future of the Bethesda Meeting House – “The Church That Named Bethesda.”

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 […]