History Conversations
Our popular History Conversations program features virtual lectures on Tuesday afternoons, covering a wide variety of local history topics. Each lecture is live-streamed via Zoom and then posted here for a week on the Monday following.
This Week:
November 19, 2024 History Conversations | Service, Sacrifice and the Creation of Camp Schmitt
with Kevin Patti |Tuesday, November 19 at 2:00 p.m. | Virtual Event | Kevin Patti traces the remarkable history of eight former members of Takoma Park’s Boy Scout Troop 33 who […]
Next Week
November 25, 2024 History Conversations REWIND | An Exploration of Historic Ag Reserve Homes from the 1936 Historic American Buildings Survey
with Kenny Sholes | pre-recorded virtual event | In 1933, as part of the New Deal, the National Park Service launched the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS). “Guided by field instructions […]
Last Week
November 14, 2024 History Conversations | From Restrictive Covenants to Redlining: The National History of Housing Segregation
with Dr. Paige Glotzer |Thursday, November 14 at 7:00 p.m. | Virtual Event | Montgomery History, in partnership with Montgomery County Lynching Memorial Project, presents “From Restrictive Covenants to Redlining: The […]