Maria Day discusses the Indigenous Archive Project for Maryland’s Eastern Shore, developed to fill gaps in Native American community archives and record contemporary lifeways and history of Tribal communities in the Delmarva region.
This annual event offers activities, games, crafts, demonstrations, costumes, pumpkins and a parade! Make sure you wear a costume to join in on the fun!
Charles Goodman, architect, brought modern housing to Montgomery County. Called “the most elegant” builder of the local post-World War Two housing boom, his signature “walls of glass” of asymmetrical window grids and fireplace as sculpture reflect the optimism and openness of Mid-Century Modernism. His belief was that contemporary design should be accessible to a wide…
This year’s History Conference will open with a keynote by author David O. Stewart, describing the daunting task that the drafters of the Constitution faced in the summer of 1787. Throughout the day, concurrent sessions will cover an interesting variety of topics such as Native American archaeology in Maryland, anti-war student activism in the county…
Special Event: Presentation on the Georgetown Branch at 12:30 pm (appropriate for ages 11 and up) Credit: William Duvall, ca 1966 The 11.5 mile branch stretched from just west of Silver Spring, MD across Rock Creek, through Chevy Chase and Bethesda, and along the palisades of the Potomac river into Georgetown in DC. Trains operated…
Maria Sprehn, Ph.D., and Sarah Hedlund explore how Montgomery County evolved into one of the most diverse counties in the U.S. through 200 years of immigration stories, oral histories, archival documents, census data, and more. Stories include immigrants from Ukraine, Latvia, El Salvador, India, Palestine, China, Congo, and others.
Special Guests: Sticky G Showtimes at 11-11:45, 12-12:45, and 1-1:45 Join us in welcoming the acoustic band Sticky G. They feature family-friendly cover songs from classic rock, such as the Eagles, Dylan, CCR, Jimmy Buffet, Beatles, Grateful Dead, and other well-known standards. Of course, there will be train songs for this special occasion! Sticky G…