Artist Edwin Gil will lead a community conversation in the Greensboro History Museum to help us see how despite our differences and diversity we are all connected and are special in our own way. Faces of Diversity: Greensboro Project is a community building and character development public art project - with hopes to open up […]

Stroll through the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery next to the museum and encounter costumed interpreters portraying spirits from Greensboro’s past. Learn the stories of Bennett College professor William Edward Farrison, aviator Mary Nicholson, a Revolutionary War Soldier, Vicks Vapo-Rub creator Lunsford Richardson, Judge Elreta Alexander and other figures from our city’s history. At 3:30 pm, […]

Rescheduled! Join UNCG Museum Studies students and Greensboro History Museum staff at the site of the former Central Carolina Convalescent Hospital for talks, stories, and sharing about the history of hospital as a response to the 1948 polio epidemic. Program takes place at People & Paws for Hope, 710 Huffine Mill Road, Greensboro. Refreshments provided. […]

Wartime changed life for women in North Carolina and across the nation in the early 20th century. Keynote speaker Lynn Dumenil, professor of history at Occidental College and author of The Second Line of Defense: American Women and World War I, connects “Women, World War I, and the Emergence of Modern America.” Joining her will be UNCG’s […]

20% off for museum members on all merchandise. Includes new items such as Greenwich Bay Trading Co. fall soaps, soy candles from Greensboro Candle Company, novelty socks from Hot Sox, and all-natural soaps,scrubs and bath bombs made by Salem Essential Apothecary.

Commemoration with guest speaker former Greensboro mayor Bill Knight Photo: Lynn Donovan

Costumed interpreters bring to life the stories of service members from the Revolutionary to the Gulf War.

Well-known columnist Harry Thetford talks about the meanings behind this annual observance. Social time begins at 10, with the program commencing at 10:30. Guests welcome. For more information, call Sandra Canipe at 336.273.6491.

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Mark your calendar for this annual festive gathering. This year's luncheon takes place at the O.Henry Hotel! Featuring the Gate City Consort playing early music. Reservations required. For more information, call Sandra Canipe at 336.273.6491.