Appealing for Freedom: Freedom Suits in the South, his forthcoming book, is the product of years spent traveling to courthouses and archives throughout the South collecting freedom petitions and other legal documents filed by slaves. Dr. Schweninger, Professor emeritus of History at UNCG, is best known for his research on slavery, including collaborations with John Hope […]

Featuring the Guilford Courthouse Fife & Drum Corps. Join us at 10 for coffee and refreshments. Program begins 10:30. Guests welcome. For more information, call Sandra Canipe at 336.273.6491.

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 to get those students – and all women – the vote. Tracy Nash, President of the League of Women Voters of the Piedmont Triad, shares her organization’s […]

Click here for information about the 2nd Annual Dolley & Me Tea at the O.Henry Hotel on June 29, 2019! This exciting multi-generational event is supported by the prestigious O.Henry Hotel and will be held in their beautiful Caldwell Room. The tea is perfect for adults and children of all ages, along with their favorite […]

Reserve your tickets now for one of the most unique parties in town. Sip literary-inspired cocktails (and nibble on delicious hors d'oeuvres) donated by GIA, plus wine and other tipples donated by Raffaldini Vineyards and Fainting Goat Spirits. Enjoy jazz from Steve Haines, Will England and Aaron Matson. Play with a selection of vintage typewriters. […]

Members get a sneak peek at Dolley Madison and the Museum. This new display of the museum's Dolley Madison collections is opening for the First Lady's 250th birthday on May 20. Be the first to see Dolley's red velvet dress and other rarely shown items. Light refreshments served. Reservations required. Please call 336-373-2982 or register at https://members-preview-dolley-madison.eventbrite.com.

Greensboro History Museum's phenomenal, newly created installation space investigates the sounds and sensations of typewriting. Take part in hands-on activities on vintage typewriters. Plus, see typewriters owned by Maya Angelou, Ernest Hemingway, John Lennon and others from the Soboroff Typewriter Collection on view through August 19. Opens May 19 for the Greensboro Bound Literary festival. […]

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 will be on display, including Dolley's red velvet dress. Tours, talks, music, treats and more!

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 336-299-2996 for more information.

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 to promote the newly formed American Friends Service Committee. Highlighting AFSC's ongoing work locally and internationally is Hector Rivera Suarez, from the AFSC Office of […]