with Eugene Meyer | Prerecorded virtual event More than 163 years later, John Brown’s October 1859 ill-fated raid on Harpers Ferry to seize its federal arsenal and incite a slave rebellion is well known. Less known are the stories of five African Americans who joined with him. Their sacrifice continues to resonate, as the legacy of […]
with Jennifer Wilcox, Director of Education at the National Cryptologic Museum | Prerecorded virtual event During the Cold War, both the United States and the Soviet Union sought to protect their own communications and “read the mail” of the enemy. Join Jennifer Wilcox, Director of Education at the National Cryptologic Museum, as she shares the history […]
with Sarah Hedlund | Tuesday, August 12 at 2:00 p.m. | Virtual Event | Want to learn more about the place you live? Montgomery History has many resources available to help. Director of Library and Archives Sarah Hedlund will provide an overview on the tools available for researching your Montgomery County property, using everything from maps […]
with Tom Farquhar | Prerecorded virtual event The rich soil of Montgomery County has supported a wide variety of agricultural enterprises, ranging from millennia of crop cultivation by indigenous communities, to tobacco plantations of the first colonial settlers of European descent, progressing to market farming serving growing populations in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Today the agriculture […]
with Jim Johnston | Tuesday, August 26 at 2:00 p.m. | Virtual Event | Taverns in colonial times served many purposes. Alcohol was perhaps the main one, but they also provided food, sleep, news, gossip, and fellowship. Commonly the largest building in a town, a tavern might also serve as the courthouse, jail, stagecoach station, and […]
with Kacy Rohn | Prerecorded virtual event | For 25 years, Montgomery County’s Rustic Roads Program has protected the historic and scenic roadways that reflect the county’s agricultural character and rural origins. An update to the Rustic Roads Functional Master Plan was approved in 2023 . This presentation describes the work done to bring new roads […]
Join Montgomery History at Shirley Povich field for our annual Ice Cream Social! We'll have a trivia contest and a very brief teaser for the History Conference from our keynote speaker, Ralph Buglass. RSVP Here
with Jim Johnston | Prerecorded virtual event | Learn about a 200+ year-old tale of Supreme Court history this week, as Jim Johnston details the pivotal 1803 case of Marbury v. Madison and the man behind it–William Marbury. Born to an impoverished tobacco farmer in Prince George’s County, young Marbury had bigger dreams of fame and […]
with Sarah Hedlund and Maria Sprehn | Prerecorded virtual event | In 1850 less than 2% of Montgomery County’s population was foreign born and by 1960 it was almost 5%. Today, more than 35% of the county’s residents are foreign born and even more speak at least one language besides English. How has Montgomery County become […]
with Chiquita C. Sorrels | Thursday, October 16 at 7:00 p.m. | Virtual Event | Jerusalem-Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church is celebrating its 190th Anniversary this year. Established in 1835, it is the oldest African American church in Rockville. Through church splits and mergers and multiple name changes it has served as a place of worship and […]
with Paul Schwartz | Prerecorded virtual event | Enjoy this must-see presentation that brings attendees through a 164-year journey of local history as told through the news stories covered in the Montgomery County Sentinel: one of the most important sources of local journalism. The paper covered everything from civil rights to the Civil War, county infrastructure, […]
with Kenny Sholes | Prerecorded virtual event | The 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 […]