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Paths to the Present
Paths to the Present: Montgomery County Stories was a cable television show produced by County Cable Montgomery and Montgomery History from 2000-2014. Produced by Emmy-winner Barbara Grunbaum and hosted by Gail Street, Paths to the Present explores the often overlooked history found right in our own backyards. The series covers a wide variety of topics highlighting this county’s robust history. Interviews, along with historical photographs and video help bring this rich past to life. Watch Paths to the Present and make some links with your past!
A majority of the episodes that were produced may be viewed on the Montgomery County Council’s YouTube Channels. Below is an index to episode content available on YouTube with links to each episode:
Episode 2 (part 1) Gold Mines
Episode 2 (part 2) The Lost Town of Triadelphia
Episode 3 (part 1) Carroll Chapel
Episode 3 (part 2) National Park Seminary
Episode 4 (part 1) Fred Swain at Swain’s Lock
Episode 4 (part 2) C&O Canal
Episode 5 (part 1) Washington Grove
Episode 5 (part 2) Emory Grove Camp Meeting
Episode 6 (part 1) White’s Ferry
Episode 6 (part 2) Potomac River Crossing During the Civil War
Episode 7 Integration of the Montgomery County Public Schools
Episode 8 (part 1) Silver Spring Shopping Center
Episode 8 (part 2) 19th Century General Stores
Episode 8 (part 3) Raymond Poole of Poole’s Store
Episode 9 (part 1) Moco Capital Beltway History
Episode 9 (part 2) Rustic Roads
Episode 10 Quaker Influence in Sandy Spring
Episode 12 Washington Aqueduct
Episode 13 Founding of Montgomery County
Episode 14 (part 1) Chester Leishear Dairy Farm
Episode 14 (part 2) Russell and Minnie Pope of the Pope Farm in Gaithersburg
Episode 14 (part 3) Jean Phillips of Phillips Farm
Episode 15 (part 1) Kensington Army
Episode 15 (part 2) Maryland National Guard
Episode 16 MCHS Quilt Collection
Episode 17 (part 1) Waters House in Germantown
Episode 17 (part 2) Early Architecture in Moco
Episode 18 (part 1) Aspen Hill Pet Cemetery
Episode 18 (part 2) Rockville Cemetery
Episode 19 Bethesda Farmwomen’s Market
Episode 21 Clarksburg, Maryland Before Development
Episode 22/23 On the Homefront in Montgomery County during WWII
Episode 24 Chestnut Lodge
Episode 25( part 1) Gaithersburg Fire Museum
Episode 25 (part 2) MC Volunteer Fire Department History
Episode 27 Glen Echo Park (Rewind show)
Episode 28 (part 1) Hyattstown Mill: How it Operated
Episode 28 (part 2) Mills in Montgomery County
Episode 29 4-H Clubs (Rewind show)
Episode 30 (part 1) Cabin John Gardens
Episode 30 (part 2) David Taylor Model Basin
Episode 31 Anna Maria Weems
Episode 32 19th Century Education
Episode 34 The Jewish Community in Montgomery County (Rewind show)
Episode 40 Montgomery College History
Episode 41 (part 1) Cold War Sites in Montgomery County
Episode 42 (part 2) History of Atomic Energy Commission in Germantown
Episode 43 Monocacy Aqueduct and Cemetery
Episode 45 Scotland AME Church and community
Episode 54 Lyttonsville and Clarksburg Store
Episode 55 Clara Barton House and the film “Chances Are”
Episode 56 Brookeville and Polychome Historic District
Episode 57 Sandy Spring Bank Robbery and the Higgins Tavern
Episode 58 Filming of “Lilith” in Montgomery County
Episode 59 AFI Silver Theater and Barnesville town hall restorations
Episode 60 Metropolitan Branch, B&O Railroad
Episode 61 2009 National History Day
Episode 62 Garrett Park walking tour; Montgomery County Connections Project
Episode 63 Loss of Chestnut Lodge; Freida’s Cottage
Episode 64 Stonestreet and the Stonestreet Medical Museum
Episode 65 New Deal architecture; Office of Human Rights – Civil Rights tour
Episode 66 (part 1) History of Twinbrook
Episode 66 (part 2) Mid-century architecture in Montgomery County
Episode 67 Montgomery County Airpark; National Capital Trolley Museum
Episode 68 Silver Spring fire transformed; Poole’s Store closes
Episode 69 Montgomery County barns
Episode 70 Browningsville cornet band; Bethesda’s “vacuum repair shop”
Episode 71 Silver Spring historic sites: walking tour
Episode 72 Damascus church organ; Richard Montgomery historical marker
Episode 73 Downtown Bethesda: walking tour
Episode 74 History of the Montgomery County Historical Society
Episode 75 Civil War in Montgomery County, part 1
Episode 76 Seneca Quarry
Episode 77 African American historical sites in the county
Episode 78 Rockville Post Office houses the police department
Episode 79 General Jeb Stuart’s 1863 raid on Rockville: re-enactment (Rewind show)
Episode 80A History of St.Mary’s Parish: Roger Langley
Episode 80B Tour of historic St. Mary’s Church
Episode 81 National Park Seminary in Forest Glen
Episode 82 Emancipation Day at MCHS
Episode 83 Civil War in Montgomery County, part 2
Episode 84, part 1 Montgomery County Historical Society: new logo and website
Episode 84, part 2 Eunice Ramsey, Tastee Diner waitress for 60+ years
Episode 84, part 3 Montgomery County Archives reopens
Episode 85 Woodlawn Stone Barn and Visitor Center
Episode 86 History of Germantown
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History of Rockville (Rewind show)