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
August 27, 2026 History Conversations | If These Shelves Could Talk — the Bethesda Public Library Turns 100
with Hank Levine | Virtual Event | August 27, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. | The Bethesda Public Library (now named for former Congresswoman Connie Morella) is neither the oldest nor the […]
Next Week
August 31, 2026 History Conversations REWIND | Hidden Maryland: In Search of America in Miniature
With Gene Meyer | Pre-recorded virtual eventGene Meyer has spent decades exploring every nook and cranny of Maryland from the Eastern Shore to Appalachia — first for The Washington Post […]
Last Week
August 18, 2026 History Conversations | Navigating Online Resources at Montgomery History
With Sarah Hedlund | Virtual Event | August 18, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. | The Jane Sween Research Library and Special Collections will be closed to research starting September 1, and […]