This Week:
Uncovering Sugarland's Past Join Us
for History Conversations |
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"Uncovering Sugarland’s Past: The Archaeology
& Ethno-History of the Basil & Nancy Dorsey Site" with Suzanne Johnson and Tara Tetrault Tuesday, October 26 @ 2:00 p.m. Archaeological testing of the Basil & Nancy
Dorsey log house revealed a family who was strongly committed to
building a life in Sugarland, Maryland. The Maryland Humanities
Council grant helped fund archaeological survey and testing of
the Dorsey house and yard, as well as a report, two virtual
exhibits and an archaeology teaching module. Join Suzanne Johnson
and Tara Tetrault as they discuss some of the findings at this
historic site. |
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Join Us Online for REWIND "Emancipation in Montgomery County,
Maryland" On November 1, 1864, Maryland became the first
state below the Mason-Dixon Line to free slaves within its
boundaries by popular vote. On the 156th anniversary of
Emancipation in the Old Line State, two chroniclers of Montgomery
County history will describe local experiences with slavery, war,
emancipation, and its aftermath. |
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"The History of Airmail" with College Park Aviation Museum Director Kevin
Cabrera Tuesday, November 9 @ 2:00 p.m. Join us as College Park Aviation presents the
History of Airmail. From experimenting military airmail flights
to the first civilian airmail flight, the history of airmail will
take you on a journey to share how air mail began and transformed
commercial transportation in 1918. |
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our programs, please contact Matt Gagle, Director of Programs,
at MGagle@MontgomeryHistory.org. Providing
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Volunteers
Needed! Public
Art Installation | November 5-6 |
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Get involved with Montgomery County's Remembrance
Month! The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County is
looking for volunteers to help with Certain Party or
Parties Unknown, a
temporary multi-media public art exhibition furthering community
dialogue about racial justice and bringing awareness to the three lynchings that
took place in Montgomery
County. Help guide the public through the eight social
justice art installations projecting onto buildings in downtown
Rockville on November 5th and 6th from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. For
more info, send an email to publicart@creativemoco.com with the
word VOLUNTEER in the subject line. |
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Lynching
Symposium Video Now Available Accounts
Lay Groundwork for Reconciliation Join Montgomery History as we explore
the racial terror lynchings of Mr. John Diggs-Dorsey (d.
1880) and Mr. Sidney Randolph (d. 1896) in Rockville.
You’ll hear the definitive account of what transpired during those
dark days; learn about the economic, social, and political
context of Montgomery County during this period; and examine how
elements of these murders were replicated in other parts of
Maryland and the United States Special thanks to the Montgomery County
Remembrance and Reconciliation Commission and the Montgomery
County Lynching Memorial Project for their ongoing support. Click this link to view the symposium and learn
more about other Remembrance Weekend events: https://montgomeryhistory.org/remembranceweekend/
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New
Addition to Lewis Reed Exhibit Exploring
Community Life |
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