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
February 10, 2025 History Conversations REWIND | Painting Style of the Dentzel Carousel Company and Restoration Techniques
with Rosa Patton | pre-recorded virtual event | Rosa Patton has been restoring carousels for 43 years, including the 20-year restoration of Glen Echo’s carousel. Learn from her as she discusses […]
Next Week
February 17, 2025 History Conversations REWIND | Hidden Maryland: In Search of America in Miniature
with Eugene Meyer | pre-recorded virtual event | Gene Meyer has spent decades exploring every nook and cranny of Maryland from the Eastern Shore to Appalachia — first for The Washington […]
Last Week
February 4, 2025 History Conversations | Separate But Unequal: The History of School Segregation in Montgomery County
with Ralph Buglass | Tuesday, February 4 at 2:00 p.m. | Virtual Event | Education, denied to the enslaved, was one of the highest priorities of emancipated African Americans. But in […]