Montgomery Community Media

Between the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement, 40 African American churches were constructed in Montgomery County. In a unique “world premiere,” Heritage Montgomery will show its new 60-minute documentary profiling five of these historic church communities where generations of black families created their own spiritual, social and educational opportunities. The documentary titled “Community Cornerstones,”  […]

Montgomery County Office of Human Rights presents a program with a screening of the film Lincoln on July 16 at 6:30 p.m. at BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown. The program commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Civil War’s Battle of Gettysburg. The event will also tie in the Juneteenth Celebration […]

The Civil War came to Rockville all the way from 1863 to 2013 and there was a crowd for the re-enactment and Heritage Montgomery celebration. Take a look at the arrival of J.E.B. Stuart and the reaction of local historians: Visit our PEG partner Rockville11 to view more of its programming.

Heritage Days occurs on June 29 and June 30 to celebrate the rich history of Montgomery County dating to Colonial and Civil War times. Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart marched through Montgomery County on the way Gettysburg in 1863. Barbara Grunbaum explains the events that took place in Rockville 150 years ago in this Heritage Montgomery […]

The latest Heritage Montgomery video takes us back to late 1861 and the Union tactics to protect Montgomery County.