with Serena Bolliger, Cultural Resource Planner at Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission | Tuesday, July 22 at 2:00 p.m. | Virtual Event | In 1901, fledgling architect Arthur Heaton […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]