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 […]
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 […]
with Royce Hanson | In light of the Supreme Court's recent ruling, Montgomery History would like to revisit this program that originally aired in June of 2025. This program, presented by Montgomery History and the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County as part of their joint commitment to civics education, tells the story of crafting […]
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 […]
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