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  • Heritage Days | Stonestreet Open House

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    Stonestreet Museum of 19th Century Medicine 42 W. Middle Ln, Rockville, MD, United States

    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" […]

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  • History Conversations REWIND | Clara Barton – An American Life

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    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 […]

  • History Conversations | Portraits of Life: Holocaust Survivors of Montgomery County at 20 Years

    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 […]

  • History Conversations | The Maryland Colonization Society

    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 […]

  • History Conversations REWIND | Teaching Naval History at US Naval Academy

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    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  

  • History Conversations REWIND | Montgomery County in the 1980s: Addressing County Challenges with Progressive Programs

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    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 […]

  • History Conversations | Navigating Online Resources at Montgomery History

    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 […]

  • History Conversations REWIND | Hidden Maryland: In Search of America in Miniature

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    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 […]

  • History Conversations REWIND | Revisiting the Du-Drop Inn: When Emory Grove was the Center of Black Culture in Montgomery County

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    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 […]

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