Montgomery Connections

Montgomery Connections is a two-year multi-lingual project designed to bring local history to the community. A key part of the mission of the Montgomery County Historical Society is to educate county residents about our history. That education doesn’t have to take place in our facilities, but can reach a wider audience if it is out in the community on buses, in malls, community centers and libraries. Montgomery Connections is visionary in its scope, and it will help us take our mission out of our buildings and into the county in a creative way.

Montgomery Connections will engage a diverse audience of County residents, visitors and commuters in an introduction to local history and its connection with their lives today. Combining striking historical images on banners and advertisements with cell phone downloads and website materials, the project will be produced in English, Spanish and Chinese. Thematic topics in county history will include slavery, abolition and segregation; agriculture and industry; transportation; immigration; and suburbanization.

MCHS is grateful to the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Maryland Historical Trust for providing grants to make this project a reality.

Click here to learn more about the project.