Beall-Dawson Museum
Tuesday Talk
Beall-Dawson Museum 103 W. Montgomery Avenue, Rockville, MD, United StatesThe Montgomery County Historical Society presents Suburban Dams, Woods, and Water: The Story of Montgomery County, MD's Rock Creek Park & Rock Creek Regional Park. Inspired by his time spent in local parks, speaker Scott Einberger explores the history of Montgomery County's Rock Creek Park and Rock Creek Regional Park, including how the people using […]
Tuesday Talk
Beall-Dawson Museum 103 W. Montgomery Avenue, Rockville, MD, United StatesDuring “Reflections of a Vietnam Era Veteran,” speaker Clarence Hickey will relate his experience during the Vietnam War serving in the U.S. Army Medical Service. During the talk, he will show meaningful artifacts from his time in the service at the Fort Campbell Army Hospital, comparing its design and features with Civil War era hospitals due […]
Tuesday Talk
Beall-Dawson Museum 103 W. Montgomery Avenue, Rockville, MD, United States"The 1950s Housing Boom in Montgomery County" explores how the number of single-family homes in the county doubled in one decade. This presentation by Robert Bachman will cover a variety of topics, including thelocal and national factors that fueled the boom, who the homebuyers were, the architecture and style of the homes, county infrastructure, and more.
Tuesday Talk
Beall-Dawson Museum 103 W. Montgomery Avenue, Rockville, MD, United StatesJoin speaker James H. Johnston for “Misplacing History: Rowser’s Ford” at the Beall-Dawson House in Rockville. During this free, lunchtime talk he will discuss Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart's crossing of the Potomac with 5,000 horsemen and subsequent ransacking of Montgomery County in 1863, and will solve the historical mystery of where the crossing really occurred.
Tuesday Talk: History of Reed Brothers Dodge
Beall-Dawson Museum 103 W. Montgomery Avenue, Rockville, MD, United StatesReed Brothers Dodge was one of the longest running automobile dealerships in Montgomery County history, operating from two locations in Rockville for 97 years. This free presentation, first delivered at the 2019 Montgomery County History Conference, features historical photographs taken by the dealership's founder, Lewis Reed, and highlights how Reed Brothers Dodge came into being. […]
Free Tuesday Talk
Beall-Dawson Museum 103 W. Montgomery Avenue, Rockville, MD, United StatesJoin the Montgomery County Historical Society for this free program exploring the history of River Road. The commercial section of River Road, Bethesda, sometimes called Westbard, was once home to a flourishing community of African Americans. This presentation outlines the history of this community and their white neighbors from before the Civil War to after Desegregation, and examines […]
Tuesday Talk: Treason!
Beall-Dawson Museum 103 W. Montgomery Avenue, Rockville, MD, United StatesJoin local historian and author Susan Soderberg for "Treason! How Local Leaders Helped Launch the American Revolution." It's Montgomery History's monthly Tuesday Talk, held at the historic Beall-Dawson Museum in Rockville. The presentation will include the Repudiation Act of 1765, the Hungerford Resolves of 1774 and what led the citizens of what is now Montgomery […]
Coffee With the Curator
Beall-Dawson Museum 103 W. Montgomery Avenue, Rockville, MD, United StatesJoin Elizabeth Lay from Montgomery History and Krista McKim of Rockville High School for a behind-the-scenes look at the collaborative exhibit, Migrate with Us: Through the Journeys of Those Living in Montgomery County, a Rockville High School exhibit in collaboration with Montgomery History. This multimedia, interactive exhibit was developed by students in McKim’s AP Language and Composition classes […]
Tuesday Talks: Dr. Webster Sewell
Beall-Dawson Museum 103 W. Montgomery Avenue, Rockville, MD, United StatesJoin historian Teresa Lachin as we explore the life, medical career, and perseverance of Dr. Webster Sewell, a 1930 graduate of the Howard University College of Medicine who practiced medicine during the 1930s and during and after World War II. He subsequently operated a medical clinic and “Birthing Center,” an in-patient facility in Norbeck, Maryland, […]
Tuesday Talk
Beall-Dawson Museum 103 W. Montgomery Avenue, Rockville, MD, United StatesOn the first Tuesday of the month, you can enjoy a presentation covering various aspects of history, including local history of Montgomery County and the history of those who once lived here. This month, join David Craig, executive director of the World War I Centennial Commission as we go back in time to explore Maryland during […]