Ghost Stories of Montgomery County
‘Tis the season for thrillers …and while it may not be “Halloween Part 13” or “The Maryland Lawnmower Massacre”, MyMCM has created its own version of the genre: “Ghost Stories.”… Read More
‘Tis the season for thrillers …and while it may not be “Halloween Part 13” or “The Maryland Lawnmower Massacre”, MyMCM has created its own version of the genre: “Ghost Stories.”… Read More
Montgomery History and Montgomery College are partnering on Nov 4. for the first in-person Montgomery County History Conference since 2020. The conference returns to Montgomery College’s Rockville campus, where attendees… Read More
Willie Pearl Mackey King, who is from Montgomery County, was a honoree at this year’s National Women’s History Museum gala. King received the Women Making History Award for dedicating her… Read More
Many people may not know this fun fact, but the birthplace of pediatric ophthalmology started right here in the D.C. region. Eighty years ago, Virginia native Dr. Frank Costenbader made… Read More
The Montgomery County Planning Department wants to identify Montgomery County historical and cultural landmarks and oral histories associated with members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. The planning… Read More
On September 11, 2001, the county lost 11 of its citizens in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon. Some of them worked there. Two were at a random meeting. Two… Read More
MyMCM goes to the Montgomery County fair and finds out who makes it all happen.
Police aren’t trained to deliver babies, but when help is needed, the Montgomery County Police Department steps up to the plate. Cassandra Onley, director of the emergency communications center said… Read More
In a proclamation Monday, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan recognized Feb. 2021 as Black History Month in the state. “When we celebrate Maryland’s Black history, we celebrate the shared history of… Read More
Tickets for the 2021 Montgomery County History Conference are still available for Saturday, the last day of the events. See the schedule overview here. Discussions include “A Tangled Web: Researching… Read More
Amid a time of fighting for racial equity and social justice, the Montgomery County Council has introduced a resolution urging Maryland State Lawmakers to remove “Maryland, My Maryland” as the… Read More
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that slavery officially ended. It is the oldest, nationally celebrated remembrance of the ending of slavery in the United States. The day celebrates emancipation and… Read More