View Sessions from the 2016
Montgomery County History Conference

Montgomery History held their annual History Conference at Montgomery College Germantown campus featuring historians, archaeologists and panelists.

Below are some of the highlights:

Presented by:

Ret. Planning Board Chairman, Royce Hanson

Speakers:

Isiah Leggett, Montgomery County Executive

Margaret Latimer, Vice President & Provost, Montgomery College Germantown Campus

A discussion on immigration in the county moderated by Steve Roberts, with opening remarks by Maryland Senator Cheryl Kagan.

Featured panelists:

Dr. Hedieh Mirahmadi, Jewru Bandeh, Lily Qi, and Jorge Restrepo.

A former slave purchased his freedom, became an entrepreneur and property owner at Georgetown. Is Yarrow Mamout buried on this property? The project that began this endeavor and its archaeologist present their findings at Montgomery History’s Conference at Montgomery College.

Battlefields of the Suburban Civil Wars – Friendship Heights 

All videos produced by Montgomery College Television

https://www.youtube.com/montgomerycollege

The closing panel on immigration in Montgomery County. Dr. Hedieh Mirahmadi, Cheryl Kagan, Steve Roberts, Jewru Bandeh, Lily Qi, and Jorge Restrepo

Want to see more? Watch videos from the 2017 History Conference.