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History Lunch Break: Women in Science

Friday, March 8, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Join us for an International Women’s Day conversation with Dr. Taylor Gregory, Vice President of Animal Health at the Greensboro Science Center. Explore women’s impact on the veterinary field and the creation of the Science Center. Free event. In person at the museum and available online at https://fb.me/e/3iYr72sfI

A Conversation with Levi’s Historian Tracey Panek

Tuesday, March 12, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

For more than a century, the textile histories of Greensboro’s White Oak mill and Levi’s have been intertwined. Learn more about the fascinating denim stories in Levi Strauss & Co. Archives from its director, Tracey Panek. Moderated by textile innovator Paige Mullis and introduced by the Greensboro History Museum’s Glenn Perkins. Reception starts 5 pm. […]

By the Book: Boardinghouse Women with Elizabeth S. D. Engelhardt

Thursday, March 14, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join us for a conversation with the UNC Chapel Hill Kenan Eminent Professor of Southern Studies and author of A Mess of Greens and Republic of Barbecue. Engelhardt's new book Boardinghouse Women: How Southern Keepers, Cooks, Nurses, Widows, and Runaways Shaped Modern America explores how southern boardinghouse keepers changed modern American food and much more. […]

Lifted Voices: Women’s History

Saturday, March 23, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Hear about Greensboro women’s successes and struggles from costumed interpreters in the museum galleries. Lifted Voices is a series of living history events that bring to life people and stories from Greensboro’s past. This is a free, family-friendly program. Drop by and walk around the museum to experience history in first person.

Lifted Voices: Women’s History

Saturday, March 23, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Hear about Greensboro women’s successes and struggles from costumed interpreters in the museum galleries. Lifted Voices is a series of living history events that bring to life people and stories from Greensboro’s past. This is a free, family-friendly program. Drop by and walk around the museum to experience history in first person.

Lifted Voices: Women’s History

Saturday, March 23, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Hear about Greensboro women’s successes and struggles from costumed interpreters in the museum galleries. Lifted Voices is a series of living history events that bring to life people and stories from Greensboro’s past. This is a free, family-friendly program. Drop by and walk around the museum to experience history in first person.

Little Lions Saturday: Snacks, Selfies & Leading Women!

Saturday, March 23, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

March is Women’s History Month! Bring your Little Lions to the museum for snacks, selfies and fun with some of Greensboro leading women. Take part in fun activity with costume interpreters for pre-K to 3rd graders and their families.

2024 Wicker Endowment Lecture: Malinda Maynor Lowery

Thursday, April 11, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Historian, author, and filmmaker Malinda Maynor Lowery on "The Lumbees’ Long Fight to Reimagine Democracy." Malinda Maynor Lowery is a historian and documentary film producer who is a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. In July 2021 she joined Emory University as the Cahoon Family Professor of American History, after spending 12 years […]

By the Book: Buying Time For Heritage

Thursday, April 25, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Thurs. 4/25 6 pm-7 pm Longtime President of Preservation North Carolina J. Myrick Howard sits down with Preservation Greensboro’s Haley Moloney to explore the dollars and cents of saving endangered properties and the benefits for communities. UNC Press recently released a new and updated version of Howard’s book, Buying Time for Heritage. Free program. Signing to […]

AAPI Short Films Fest

Saturday, April 27, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Sat. 4/27 12 pm-2 pm Screening of works from six local AAPI filmmakers with a panel discussion. Hosted with Pan-Asian Voices & Experiences (PAVE) of NC. About the filmmakers: Howard Affandi was born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia. He’s currently a sophomore undergraduate student at UNCSA School of Filmmaking, focusing in producing. Paul Byun is […]