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Brown vs. Board – Desegregation Declared

The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County Desegregation Declared The public school system was declared desegregated in 1961, although admittedly there were still several all-white schools. Black […]

Read More Posted on July 24, 2018

Brown vs. Board – Rosemary Hills

The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County Rosemary Hills The 1970s were a turbulent time in MCPS history. A generally declining school-age population resulted in the closure […]

Read More Posted on July 24, 2018

Brown vs. Board – Montgomery Blair High School

The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County Montgomery Blair High School Montgomery Blair High School, originally the Takoma Park-Silver Spring High School, opened its Wayne Avenue building […]

Read More Posted on July 24, 2018

Brown vs. Board – Preserving School History

The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County Preserving School History Only a few of the old Rosenwald schools, and even fewer of the smaller one-room buildings, from […]

Read More Posted on July 24, 2018

African American Online Exhibits

African American History: Online Exhibits Scotland Photo Gallery, 1966-1970 This photo gallery is comprised of images from the community of Scotland in the late 1960s, at that time an all-African-American community of […]

Read More Posted on July 24, 2018

African American Photo Gallery

African American History: Photo Gallery Images from the Sween Library and Special Collections [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”1″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]

Read More Posted on July 24, 2018

Brown vs. Board – Gibbs vs. Board of Education

The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County Gibbs vs. Board of Education In 1936, with the backing of the local chapter of the NAACP and Maryland State […]

Read More Posted on July 13, 2018

Business & Commercial History of Montgomery County

Business & Commercial History of Montgomery County Request one of the following Speakers Bureau topics through our online form!Questions? Contact Matthew Gagle or call 301-340-2825. *NEW* C&O Canal: History and NatureSpeaker: Ralph BuglassAn ambitious project […]

Read More Posted on October 3, 2017

Guided History Walks, Tours & Visits

Guided History Walks, Tours, & Visits Please note that guided tours are not currently being offered in person, but many of the talks are currently available as Zoom presentations. Contact Matt […]

Read More Posted on October 3, 2017

Heritage Days Photo Gallery

Thank you to all who attended Heritage Day those with us on June 24! While we traveled back in time we toured our new exhibit, visited with Dr. Stonestreet, saw a period furniture maker in action, did […]

Read More Posted on July 17, 2017

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