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Featured Events
May 14, 2024 History Conversations: Differing Historical Perspectives on Slavery in Maryland and the District of Columbia
with Jim Johnston | Tuesday, May 14 at 2:00 p.m. | The word “slavery” brings up a mental image of the “peculiar institution” as it existed in the Deep South right before […]
May 20, 2024 History Conversations REWIND: From Corn to Commuters: How the railroad changed the way of life & the future of Montgomery County
with Susan Soderburg and Eileen McGuckian | The opening of the Metropolitan Branch of the B&O Railroad in 1873 was a pivotal event that changed the face of Montgomery County forever. […]