If you are interested in Montgomery County History, November 8th is a special day for you. The Montgomery County History Conference returns to Montgomery College’s Bioscience Education building on the Germantown campus! The conference provides a diverse range of opportunities for participants to engage with local history. The conference features a keynote address, ten breakouts, a boxed lunch, a closing discussion panel, and a happy hour reception.
Join other history buffs as they celebrate and reflect on the 250th anniversary of Montgomery County with this all-day conference. Breakout sessions will cover such wide-ranging topics as student and citizen activism during the Vietnam era, the history of the Gaithers and Howards of Maryland, Alexander Hanson and the right to protest, the creation of Montgomery County’s Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit program, elected women of color in the county, the fair housing movement, the county’s connection to the conservation movement, the early slave trade in Montgomery County, the design and intent of the Montgomery County Detention Center, and the ceding of Georgetown to Washington, D.C.
The conference will open with a presentation by celebrated local historian Ralph Buglass as he presents Montgomery Montage: A 250-Year Tapestry of Time, People, and Place.
The conference will end with Montgomery County at 250: Looking Back to Move Forward, a panel discussion on the next 250 years of our County. At the conclusion of the conference, you’ll want to catch up with old friends and meet new ones at our happy hour reception to follow.