Reptile Encounter [CANCELED]
Seneca Creek State ParkThis event has been canceled, but the park is open during regular hours for outdoor recreation. Come to the park office for a fun, 30-45 minute program for all ages. Meet a living snake or turtle and examine shells and skins from reptiles living in the park!
Stolen: The Story of Free African Americans Kidnapped into Slavery [CANCELED]
Rockville Memorial Library 21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD, United StatesThis event has been canceled. Richard Bell, associate professor of history at the University of Maryland, College Park and the author of Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped Into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home, will talk about how the outlawing of the transatlantic slave trade in the early 1800s created a criminal network of human […]
Reptile Feeding [CANCELED]
Seneca Creek State ParkThis event has been canceled, but the park is open during regular hours for outdoor recreation. Check out Seneca's resident snake at the park office. Learn some quick facts about reptiles of Maryland and watch the live corn snake eat its meal!
Nature Nook [CANCELED]
Seneca Creek State ParkThis event has been canceled, but the park is open during regular hours for outdoor recreation. Fun crafts, games, and hands-on nature items at the Park Office. Activities vary each week!
Montgomery History ***Virtual Lecture***
"Off the Beaten Path in Montgomery County" Even though we are currently confined to our homes, with this free talk you’ll be able to explore areas all around the county! This illustrated presentation by Ralph Buglass explores the “Top 10” lesser-known spots in Montgomery County with historical importance, amazing natural beauty, or superlative in some other […]
Montgomery History ***Virtual Lecture***
"Off the Beaten Path in Montgomery County" Even though we are currently confined to our homes, with this free talk you’ll be able to explore areas all around the county! This illustrated presentation by Ralph Buglass explores the “Top 10” lesser-known spots in Montgomery County with historical importance, amazing natural beauty, or superlative in some other […]
UGRR Trail Saturday Guided Hike [CANCELED]
Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park 16501 Norwood Road, Sandy Spring, MD, United StatesAll programming, classes, and events taking place in Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) parks and at park facilities are canceled through April 30. Hikes are led by "conductors" who lead groups on a simulated Underground Railroad experience covering 2.0 miles from Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park along a wooded, natural surface trail to the […]
Office Hours with Doctor Stonestreet [CANCELED]
Stonestreet Museum of 19th C. Medicine 111 W. Montgomery Avenue, Rockville, MD, United StatesMontgomery History has suspended all in-person programming indefinitely. Following the reopening and reinterpretation of the Stonestreet Museum of 19th Century Medicine in October 2019, Dr. Stonestreet (portrayed by Clarence Hickey) holds “Office Hours” the first Saturday of each month. The topic of this month’s free presentation is Dentistry in the 19th Century, including displays. Talk […]
Tracing Your Family Tree Lecture Series [POSTPONED]
Silver Spring B&O Railroad Station 8100 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, United StatesMontgomery Preservation has postponed this event. This adult education series, hosted by Montgomery Preservation, is for the budding genealogist in us all. Using your family's oral history with genealogical methods to work out your family tree will be presented by Julianne Mangin, a writer, researcher, family historian, and a former librarian and website designer at the […]
UGRR Sunday Guided Hike [CANCELED]
Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park 16501 Norwood Road, Sandy Spring, MD, United StatesAll programming, classes, and events taking place in Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) parks and at park facilities are canceled through April 30. Hikes are led by "conductors" who lead groups on a simulated Underground Railroad experience covering 2.0 miles from Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park along a wooded, natural surface trail to the […]