Published biannually by MCHS, The Montgomery County Story is a journal focusing on the history of the people, places, events, and organizations in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Abstract of the most recent issue:

Vol. 52, No. 3 Winter 2009

Shad, Fried Chicken and Apple Butter: The Foodways of Historic Montgomery County 1600-1900, by Michael W. Twitty

Extensively traces changing patterns of agriculture and food consumption from the Native American palette of local, seasonal foods through the introduction of European and African crops requiring accommodation to land and climate, fishing and dairying, the family farm and kitchen garden, growth of plantations, the marketplace, food preparation and recipes, celebratory and communal meals.

Magruder's Folly, by Michael Dwyer

Major Samuel Magruder's mill at Cabin John Creek acquired by son Patrick. Much litigation ensued, excerpts from testimony of ownership disputes and liability for the death of slaves hired to work the site. Lilly Moore Stone, a descendant, developed the site to become Stoneyhurst Quarry, bringing quarrying to the county, and founded MCHS.

Index and Topical Summaries:

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