Reinterpreted Fall 2019!
111 W. Montgomery Avenue
Rockville, Maryland 20850
301-340-2825
Ongoing Exhibits To view our online-only exhibits, visit https://montgomeryhistory.org/online-exhibits/.
The Montgomery History campus is currently closed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We will provide updates about reopening when they become available. In the meantime, you can visit our events calendar and Montgomery History Connected page to learn about virtual events and online offerings.
Pop-Up Exhibit Tap Into History: A Century of Typewriters
This hands-on exhibit encourages visitors to type out personal messages on our 19th and 20th century typewriters. The sound of the clacking keys and carriage return provides a nostalgic reminder for adults who remember painstakingly hunting and pecking out school assignments and correspondence. And the unfamiliar machine is an intriguing object for our digitally-adept children who search the keyboard in vain for the “print” key!
Opened May 16, 2015
Stonestreet Museum of 19th Century Medicine
Have you ever wondered what it would’ve been like… … to receive medical care during the Civil War? …to be operated on before the germ theory was discovered? …to know the nearest doctor was four hours away by horse and buggy? Such was life in Montgomery County 150 years ago. Join Dr. Stonestreet, Rockville’s 19th century country doctor, as he share these tales and much more. SPOILER ALERT: Much of what you think you know about how medicine was practiced back in the day is flat-out wrong! You may find that, in many ways, medicine hasn’t changed as much as you think! Please note that Dr. Stonestreet does not hold office hours every weekend. Please contact Montgomery History (301-340-2825) before your visit if you would like to receive a guided tour from Dr. Stonestreet. Docent guided tours are available every weekend.
Originally opened June 12, 2015; Reinterpretation opened October 26, 2019
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