Sharing Inclusive Historical & Cultural Narratives
The Untold Stories program works with communities throughout the county to share diverse stories in parks, along trails, and online.
The program is in collaboration with Montgomery Planning’s Historic Preservation Office and is a shared effort to bring greater recognition to people, places, and events with significant histories that have been undervalued in the past.
How do you like to learn?
As we develop the Untold Stories program, we are gathering preferences from park patrons about how they like to engage with history and culture.
Browse Stories
Meet people who have spoken up for their beliefs, fought for change, and served their communities. Explore stories of resilience and strong community bonds amid discrimination.
The Center of Emory Grove
Johnson’s Local Park
When Girl Scouts Sued
Rockwood Special Park
Indigenous Relationships with Waterways
Blockhouse Point Conservation Park
An Educator and Recreation Leader
Spencerville Local Park
Montgomery’s Natural Areas Inspired Silent Spring
Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park
Carving Vessels from Stone
Ednor Soapstone Quarry Special Park
A Principled Educator and Civil Rights Leader
Edith Throckmorton Neighborhood Park
The Sarah Lee Family Cemetery
Calvertown-Galway Local Park
Montgomery County’s Legendary King—Mrs. Willie Pearl Mackey King
Martin Luther King Jr. Recreational Park
Early Village Life
Great Seneca Stream Valley Park
A Pioneering Suffragist
Forest Glen Neighborhood Park
When Schools were Segregated
Norbeck-Muncaster Mill Neighborhood Park
A Self-sufficient Women’s Commune (1903-1946)
Peachwood Neighborhood Park
Historic African American Places – Interactive Map
Explore this countywide map from the Historic Preservation Office.