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. Click read more to learn more and register.
This Week
October 12, 2026 History Conversations REWIND | Road to Sprawl: The Intercounty Connector & the Limits of Mobility, Development, & Land Preservation
with John Spiers, Ph.D. |Suburban communities have spent a lot of time dealing with sprawl but keep making the same choices that got them there in the first place. Focusing […]
Next Week
October 19, 2026 History Conversations REWIND | The Surprising Legacy of Maryland’s Spiro Agnew
with Dr. Charles Holden |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 […]
Coming October 22 at 7 PM
October 22, 2026 History Conversations | Gaithersburg’s Own Rosie the Riveter and Other Stories of Women Ordnance Workers
with Hope Fato | During World War II, women ordnance workers (often called WOWs) played a vital role in the war effort by working in munitions factories across the US. Hope […]