GENERAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY HISTORY

Montgomery County: A Rich History
Speaker: William Offutt
This slide lecture provides an overview of the county's past and its people from the era of Indian settlements to today's urban-suburban development. The lecture is illustrated with slides which evoke the past and indicate the vast changes in the county.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY TOWNS, PEOPLE & PLACES

An Introduction to Montgomery County History
Speaker: William Offutt
Introduction to County history; a slide show review of local history from colonial days to the present with an emphasis on both people and places, especially in the era of the streetcar suburbs.

Bethesda and Chevy Chase
Speaker: William Offutt
A comparison of the growth and development as well as interaction of the two suburbs with selected slides.

Scandals and Mysteries of Chevy Chase
Speaker: William Offutt
Everything from where did the money come from to where did the castle go – a look at some events, both serious and otherwise.

The History of Gaithersburg, Maryland
Speaker: Judith Christensen

The History of Germantown, Maryland
Speaker: Susan Soderberg

F. Scott Fitzgerald's Rockville: Rockville in the 1920's
Speaker: Eileen McGuckian
A look at the small town America's favorite writer knew in the 1920's, with an explanation of how F. Scott Fitzgerald came to be buried in Rockville --twice!

The History of Rockville Pike: A 300 Year Journey
Speaker: Eileen McGuckian
Using historic and contemporary photographs, local historian Eileen McGuckian presents a tour of the Rockville Pike from its beginnings as a Native American path to the "Golden Mile".

Rockville, Maryland: 250 Years of History
Speaker: Eileen McGuckian

Rockville's Victorian Heritage
Speaker: Judith Christensen

Stories from Rockville’s Underground Railroad
Speaker: Maude McGovern
Hear about Josiah Henson (the model for the title character of Uncle Tom’s Cabin) who risked all for freedom.  Find out about the young Ann Maria Weems who escaped slavery in Rockville dressed as a coachman and whose story vividly illustrates the twists and turns of ongoing research on the Underground Railroad.  Learn about two sisters from a prominent Rockville family who exemplify the differences between slaveholders.

The Loughborough Family of Montgomery County
Speaker: James Johnston
For 162 years, the Loughboroughs were one of the most prominent families in Washington and southern Montgomery County. Nathan Loughborough was a Quaker, working for the Treasury Department in Philadelphia, who moved here with the government in 1800. After he left government, he applied his financial expertise on the board of the Farmers and Mechanics Bank in Georgetown, the C&O Canal Company, and the Washington (Rockville) Turnpike. He owned twin townhouses in Georgetown, a 250-acre estate in northwest Washington called Grasslands, an 800-acre tobacco farm in Bethesda called Milton, and an estate in Middleburg, Virginia that later became the famous Melon farm there. Loughboro Road and Loughborough Lane are named for him. Later generations of the family fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side and aided the Confederacy. They also left memoirs of those times which can now be found in speaker James Johnston's new book on the Loughborough family entitled, The Recollections of Margaret Cabell Brown Loughborough: A Southern Woman's Memories of Richmond, VA and Washington, DC in the Civil War. To learn more about the book and the Loughborough family visit the speaker's blog at http://margaretsrecollections.wordpress.com.

Montgomery's County Prehistory: A 12,000 Year Story
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Archaeological Sites in Montgomery County, Maryland
Speaker: Don Housley
This PowerPoint presentation provides an introduction to both prehistoric and historical archaeological sites located on park land in Montgomery County and the techniques used by county archaeologists to unearth the past. A list of upcoming public archaeology programs and tours will be provided.

Montgomery County Gold Mine History
Speaker: Walter Goetz
Walt presents a slide show and talk about the gold mines that were prevalent in Montgomery County, beginning in 1865 and continuing off and on until 1959. His talk includes interesting anecdotes and historical facts of this little known piece of County history. Walt draws from his collection, the largest in existence, of Maryland, DC and Northern Virginia documents, photographs and personal interviews with former local gold miners. He has authored 3 books on this subject: Maryland Gold Fever, Montgomery (MD) Gold Fever, and Fairfax (VA) Gold Fever.

Mining in Montgomery County
Speaker: Jeff Nagy

The Fountain Company: Colonial Copper Mining in Montgomery County
Speaker: Jeff Nagy