with with Robert Engelman | pre-recorded virtual event | How much do we know about the enslavement of African Americans that occurred in our own neighborhoods? This project aims to chronicle the history of a three-square-mile area between Kensington and Wheaton. The unifying objective is to bring to light the experience—and ideally the names—of individuals enslaved […]
with Sandy HeilerThe War of 1812 was one of the most contentious conflicts in American history, and Montgomery countians were nearly universally opposed to it. Nevertheless, although their properties were spared the war’s horrors, Montgomery’s citizens were not. A sense of honor and proximity to Washington and Baltimore led them to take an active part […]
with Charles Holden | Thursday, April 17 at 7:00 p.m. | Virtual Event | Spiro Agnew entered national politics as the little-known governor of Maryland. He left as a disgraced Vice President, having resigned charged with multiple crimes. Yet, his influence on American national politics has been greater than one might think. Join Dr. Charles Holden […]
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 […]
with Christian Murgia | Tuesday, April 29 at 2:00 p.m. | Virtual Event | Christian Murgia, Education Program Manager at Woodlawn Manor, will discuss the history of Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park as a location in continuous use since its founding over 200 years ago. From the site of a boarding school to a Quaker plantation with […]