History@Home: Rockville 1850
Join Peerless Rockville for a free presentation on what life was like in the small town of Rockville in 1850! This virtual presentation will look at a time when slavery was the practice of the day and the community experienced the rising tensions of a nation drifting towards the Civil War. This is an on-line […]
Virtual History Conversation
"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 […]
Daily Antidotes of Song
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.
Daily Antidotes of Song
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.
Farewell Bonifant Junction
The National Capital Trolley Museum is pleased to present a special film presentation, "Farewell Bonifant Junction," a collection of older video that was produced prior to the closure of the original museum facilities. For those of you on Facebook, simply go to http://fb.com/dctrolley and find the video announcement. For those of you not on Facebook, this program will be […]
Virtual History Conversation
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 […]
Daily Antidotes of Song
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.
Lost History: Howard University & Kinship Communities of Montgomery County [CANCELED]
Marilyn J. Praisner Library 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD, United StatesFollowing 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 […]
Daily Antidotes of Song
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.
Virtual History Conversation
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 […]