Due to the developing situation involving coronavirus (COVID-19), Montgomery Preservation has postponed this event. This adult education series, hosted by Montgomery Preservation, is for the budding genealogist in us all. "Beginning Census Research: An Introduction to the U.S. Census Records and Indexing System" will be presented by Lorraine Dutcher Minor, a past president of the […]

“Rockville, Montgomery County’s Seat: A Pictorial History”  with Ralph Buglass Thursday, May 7 @ 2:30 p.m. Montgomery History Speakers Bureau member Ralph Buglass will showcase highlights of Rockville’s development, including its remarkable ties to national events and figures, through vintage photos drawn from a forthcoming book coauthored with Peerless Rockville.

“A Brief Survey of Our Inheritance: Historic Ag Reserve Properties Part II” The lands around us have played an important part in American history over the last few centuries. The fields we pass through each day have spurred economic development, been the scene of battles, provided escape from the pace of daily life, and brought […]

"The 1950s Housing Boom in Montgomery County" In the 1950s the population of Montgomery County more than doubled to 340,928, igniting a housing construction boom that saw the construction of more than 40,000 single-family homes. Join Bob Bachman, Chairman of the Center for Suburban Studies, for a History Conversation in concert with the release of Montgomery […]

Join Washington Revels & Carpe Diem Arts for Daily Antidotes of Song as they share some “notes of hope” in the form of an online song. It's designed to energize the day with the inspiration and connection of singing together. You can also watch most days on Facebook Live. No Facebook account is needed.

Join historian Anthony Cohen for the story of the Button Farm Living History Center and its mission to interpret plantation life in Maryland. Set on 40 pristine acres in Germantown, it is home to the Underground Railroad Immersion Experience—a “sensory discernment” first used to train Oprah Winfrey for her role in the movie Beloved. Discover the heritage breed […]

Following the American Civil War an integrated delegation of students from interconnected country road kinship communities of Brighton, Brookeville, Burtonsville, Colesville, Olney, Sandy Spring, Sunshine, Spencerville and White Oak in Montgomery County, Maryland attended Howard University. Explore the unknown and lost history of Howard University's deep connections to local communities of Montgomery County. Presentation by local […]

So much of what we value—a clean environment, local food, a diverse landscape, and a varied economy—comes together in Montgomery County’s Agricultural Reserve. This talk with Claudia Kousoulas – based on Bread & Beauty: A Year in Montgomery County’s Agricultural Reserve – will tell the history of the Reserve, and its historical foodways, from the foods (and […]

Join Washington Revels & Carpe Diem Arts for Daily Antidotes of Song as they share some “notes of hope” in the form of an online song. It's designed to energize the day with the inspiration and connection of singing together. You can also watch most days on Facebook Live. No Facebook account is needed.

Join Washington Revels & Carpe Diem Arts for Daily Antidotes of Song as they share some “notes of hope” in the form of an online song. It's designed to energize the day with the inspiration and connection of singing together. You can also watch most days on Facebook Live. No Facebook account is needed.

Join Washington Revels & Carpe Diem Arts for Daily Antidotes of Song as they share some “notes of hope” in the form of an online song. It's designed to energize the day with the inspiration and connection of singing together. You can also watch most days on Facebook Live. No Facebook account is needed.

Join Washington Revels & Carpe Diem Arts for Daily Antidotes of Song as they share some “notes of hope” in the form of an online song. It's designed to energize the day with the inspiration and connection of singing together. You can also watch most days on Facebook Live. No Facebook account is needed.

Join Washington Revels & Carpe Diem Arts for Daily Antidotes of Song as they share some “notes of hope” in the form of an online song. It's designed to energize the day with the inspiration and connection of singing together. You can also watch most days on Facebook Live. No Facebook account is needed.

Join Washington Revels & Carpe Diem Arts for Daily Antidotes of Song as they share some “notes of hope” in the form of an online song. It's designed to energize the day with the inspiration and connection of singing together. You can also watch most days on Facebook Live. No Facebook account is needed.