Public Programs

Kathelene Smith, archivist at UNCG’s Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections & University Archives, talks about the amazing Harriet Elliott. Professor Elliott’s work mobilizing students during WWI helped shape her fight […]

First Lady Dolley Madison was born near Guilford College on May 20, 1768. Join us as we celebrate her 250th birthday. Rarely seen objects from the museum's Dolley Madison Collection […]

At our May luncheon meeting, Scott Culclasure of the American Hebrew Academy will introduce us to lawyer and civil rights activist Albion W. Tourgee. Reservations required. Call Don Saunders at […]

During World War I, Quaker educator Mary Mendenhall Hobbs (1852–1930) was a powerful voice for peace. Gwen Gosney Erickson, Friends Librarian and College Archivist at Guilford College, details Hobbs’s efforts […]

Greensboro-born painter Malvin Gray Johnson fought in WWI and became a significant figure in the Harlem Renaissance movement before his tragic death at age 38. Kenneth Rodgers, Director of the […]

Tom Styrkowicz – 53Tom – creates a mosaic of the whole community one photo at a time. Help us build the #onebyoneGSO community portrait with more than 500 faces. Come by […]

It's special hours at the museum for the Downtown Greensboro Fun Fourth Festival. Activities inside and outside include the #onebyoneGSO Community Portrait. Participants get a free portrait of themselves by […]

Join us for the 32nd season of 5 by O. Henry. A handful of the writer's well-known stories come to life onstage at the Greensboro History Museum. Don't miss this year's […]

Join us for the 32nd season of 5 by O. Henry. A handful of the writer's well-known stories come to life onstage at the Greensboro History Museum. Don't miss this year's […]

Join us for the 32nd season of 5 by O. Henry. A handful of the writer's well-known stories come to life onstage at the Greensboro History Museum. Don't miss this year's […]