“A Shadow on the Household”
OnlineJoin Peerless Rockville in celebrating Emancipation Day with this online program on one enslaved family's struggle for freedom. Canadian historians Bryan and Shannon will tell the moving story of the Weems family. Click below for more info and to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shadow-on-the-household-one-enslaved-familys-incredible-struggle-registration-125918209755
Makers Among Us exhibit
Sandy Spring Museum 17901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring, United StatesSandy Spring Museum has reopened to the public with a new exhibit, "Makers Among Us," featuring the work of young emerging visual artists in the Washington metro area. The exhibit runs until November 23. Museum hours are Fridays from 10am to 8pm, by reservation only. For more info and to make reservations: https://www.sandyspringmuseum.org/exhibits-collections/makers-among-us/
Mapping Gaithersburg
OnlineMapping Gaithersburg: From Wilderness to Metropolis with Karen Lottes, historian, museum educator, and the Program Coordinator for the Gaithersburg Community Museum.
Makers Among Us exhibit
Sandy Spring Museum 17901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring, United StatesSandy Spring Museum has reopened to the public with a new exhibit, "Makers Among Us," featuring the work of young emerging visual artists in the Washington metro area. The exhibit runs until November 23. Museum hours are Fridays from 10am to 8pm, by reservation only. For more info and to make reservations: https://www.sandyspringmuseum.org/exhibits-collections/makers-among-us/
Prehistory in Montgomery County
OnlineJoin Peerless Rockville and Don Housely, president of the Mid-Potomac Chapter of the Archeological Society of Maryland, for this illustrated presentation on the peopling of the region. Discover the environment, social structure, and tool development of Montgomery County’s prehistory through the Paleo-Indian, Archaic, and Woodland time periods prior to European contact. Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prehistory-in-montgomery-county-a-12000-year-story-registration-127452246099
Family Myth Busting
OnlineWriter, researcher, family historian, and former librarian Julianne Mangin discusses her mother’s French-Canadian ancestors interweaving family history with the genealogical methods that helped her uncover the secrets in the family tree.
Makers Among Us exhibit
Sandy Spring Museum 17901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring, United StatesSandy Spring Museum has reopened to the public with a new exhibit, "Makers Among Us," featuring the work of young emerging visual artists in the Washington metro area. The exhibit runs until November 23. Museum hours are Fridays from 10am to 8pm, by reservation only. For more info and to make reservations: https://www.sandyspringmuseum.org/exhibits-collections/makers-among-us/
Old World Master Paintings
OnlinePart of History Conversations sponsored by Montgomery History. "Old World Master Paintings: Riverdale's Famous Art Works" Details at: https://montgomeryhistory.org/mhconnected/watch/
2020 Winter Solstice Revels
OnlineJoin the Washington Revels for a live, virtual program of performances and sing-alongs celebrating the shortest day of the year. Click here for details: https://revelsdc.org/shows-events/season/?utm_source=Emma&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WSR_2020#tab-3