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History Conversations: Becoming Americans: 1774
with Sandra Heiler | Tuesday, June 11 at 2:00 p.m. | Register Here June 11, 2024, marks the 250th anniversary of the Hungerford Resolves, when ten men from the area that […]
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History Conversations REWIND: In Search of the Ballfields of Montgomery’s Black Communities
with Bruce Adams | Rev. Tim Warner says that for many of Montgomery County’s Black communities, “History is buried with the people.” Along with churches and schools, baseball was the center […]
History Conversations REWIND: The Full Spectrum: Uncovering LGBTQ+ Heritage in Montgomery County
with Emma Satterfield | 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 with Montgomery History, this […]
History Conversations REWIND: The Washington Trolley Story
with Larry Velte from the National Capital Trolley Museum | Join us for “The Washington Trolley Story” to learn about the history of streetcars in the Washington metropolitan area, including the […]
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History Conversations: Grave Matters: Cemetery Preservation in Montgomery County
with Cemetery Archivist Glenn Wallace | Tuesday, July 9 at 2:00 p.m. | Join Cemetery Archivist Glenn Wallace as he discusses cemetery issues throughout Maryland and Montgomery County. Using his extensive work […]
History Conversations REWIND: James Alexander Simpson, An Example of Early Artists in America
with James Johnston| True artists were rare in the Mid-Atlantic in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Tobacco planters might pay for a portrait, but this was a luxury for the […]
History Conversations REWIND: The History and Preservation of Brick and Stone Masonry
with Brien Poffenberger, President of Gruber-Latimer Restoration| Brick and stone masonry has changed little over the past six thousand years. The basic construction of your garden wall would be familiar to […]
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History Conversations | Crossing the River: The Historical Significance of Montgomery County’s Potomac Ferries
51 Mannakee St. Rockville, MD 51 Mannakee St. Rockville, MD, Rockville, MD, United Stateswith Ralph Buglass | Tuesday, July 30 at 2:00 p.m. | Virtual Event | White’s Ferry--until recently closed--was a living history example of a long tradition of Potomac River ferries tying together […]
Annual Ice Cream Social
Shirly Povich Field 10600 Westlake Dr, Rockville, MD, United StatesJoin Montgomery History at Shirley Povich field for our annual Ice Cream Social! Coach Bob Milloy will be on hand to share some personal stories from his time as a […]
History Conversations REWIND | On the Homefront in Montgomery County During WWII
from Paths to the Present | In the early 1940s, all across the country, we were swing dancing to the music of Glenn Miller. Starlets like Ginger Rogers and Mary Martin, were […]
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History Conversations REWIND | Lilly Stone – A Daring Woman
with Judy Welles | | Virtual Event | In this talk based on her book about the prominent Montgomery County socialite and businesswoman Lilly Stone, Judy Welles tells the story of a […]
History Conversations REWIND | Remembering Rockwood
https://youtu.be/7pMx38jx9kA?si=EajJnwuEflZpmVrtwith Ann Robertson | Before it was a county park and wedding destination, Rockwood Manor Special Park was a national Girl Scout Camp. When GSUSA sold the camp to residential developers, […]
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History Conversations | The U.S. National Bureau of Standards moves to Gaithersburg, Maryland
With Bert Coursey, PhD, NIST Retired, Chairman of NIST Alumni History Committee |Tuesday, August 27 at 2:00 p.m. | Virtual Event | The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) began […]
History Conversations Rewind | Canavest: A Final Piscataway Outpost in Colonial Maryland
with retired Maryland Historical Trust Chief Archeologist Dennis Curry |Virtual Event | Canavest (located on Heater’s Island) was the last permanent village of the Piscataway Indians in Maryland. Various aspects of […]
History Conversations Rewind | I Have Started for Canaan: Telling the Sugarland Story
Presented by Gwendora Hebron Reese, Suzanne Johnson, and Jeff Sypeck |Pre-recorded Virtual Event | At its height, the African American town of Sugarland in the northwest corner of Montgomery County was […]
Walking Tour | Button Farm Almanac
16820 Black Rock Road Germantown, MD 20874 16820 Black Rock Road, Germantown, United StatesAt this time, tickets are sold out. Stay tuned for future tour dates! |Join Montgomery History for Button Farm Almanac, a guided tour of the Button Farm Living History Center. […]
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History Conversations | Saving Montgomery County’s Historic Otho Trundle Barn
With Kenny Sholes |Thursday, September 19 at 7:00 p.m. | Virtual Event | Otho Trundle’s barn, thought to have been built around 1830, will turn 200 in a few years. It’s […]
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History Conversations | The History of Reed Brothers Dodge
With Jeanne Gartner|Tuesday, September 24 at 2:00 p.m. | Virtual Event | Reed Brothers Dodge was one of the longest running automobile dealerships in Montgomery County history, operating from two locations […]
History Conversations REWIND | Historic Preservation: Why Does It Matter?
with Eileen McGuckian | If we can read history in books, do we need to see historic buildings in person? Many people think so, and this session will feature how local […]