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Lifted Voices: Greensboro Women Making Herstory

Saturday, March 9, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

From 1 to 4 pm, costumed interpreters bring history to life by sharing Greensboro stories in first person. Women portrayed in the museum galleries include Josephine Boyd, the first African American student at Greensboro Senior High School; Nancy Mangum, who wrote to the governor about food shortages during the Civil War; and Frances Jones Bonner, […]

Lifted Voices: Greensboro Women Making Herstory

Saturday, March 9, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

From 1 to 4 pm, costumed interpreters bring history to life by sharing Greensboro stories in first person. Women portrayed in the museum galleries include Josephine Boyd, the first African American student at Greensboro Senior High School; Nancy Mangum, who wrote to the governor about food shortages during the Civil War; and Frances Jones Bonner, […]

Lifted Voices: Greensboro Women Making Herstory

Saturday, March 9, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

From 1 to 4 pm, costumed interpreters bring history to life by sharing Greensboro stories in first person. Women portrayed in the museum galleries include Josephine Boyd, the first African American student at Greensboro Senior High School; Nancy Mangum, who wrote to the governor about food shortages during the Civil War; and Frances Jones Bonner, […]

Museum Guild Program: Teachers on the Front Line of Desegregation

Monday, March 18, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Lena Murrill-Chapman discusses experiences of African American educators in the early days of desegregated schools in Guilford County. Social time begins at 10, with the program at 10:30. Guests welcome. For more information, call Sandra Canipe at 336.273.6491.

Happy 211th Birthday, Greensboro!

Sunday, March 24, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Help us celebrate 211 years of fascinating history. Learn some Gate City trivia. Share your stories about voting for Project Democracy 20/20. Join a parade of women history-makers, and more!

Friendly Furniture: The Quaker Cabinetmakers of Guilford County

Monday, March 25, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us for a special lecture on Guilford County history with Robert Leath, Chief Curator & Vice President at Old Salem Museums & Gardens. The distinctive furniture of early Quaker settlers in Guilford County was first presented by the late John Bivins in a pioneering article in the May 1973 issue of The Magazine ANTIQUES, […]

Greensboro: The World Through a City – Women’s History

Thursday, March 28, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Dr. Virginia Summey (moderator) Carol Ghiorsi Hart, Greensboro History Museum Justina Licata, UNC Greensboro Greensboro's rich and ongoing history is inextricably connected with the histories of the nation and the world. This discussion series organized by UNCG's Lloyd International Honors College explores these connections through three thematic topics: African American history, women's history and immigrants […]

Triad History Day 2019

Saturday, April 6, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Triad History Day is a free one-day public festival focused on Triad history, both the stories and the people who preserve them. The event will feature a “history hall” with displays from history organizations, a series of lightning round talks focused on local history, as well as booths focused on oral history, preservation advice, and […]

Greensboro: The World Through a City – Immigrants & the City

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Dr. Omar Ali (moderator) Rev. David Fraccaro, Faith Action International House Sofia Mosquera, Faith Action International House Greensboro's rich and ongoing history is inextricably connected with the histories of the nation and the world. This discussion series organized by UNCG's Lloyd International Honors College explores these connections through three thematic topics: African American history, women's […]

Museum Guild Program: Preservation: Priorities and Process

Monday, April 15, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Benjamin Briggs, executive director of Preservation Greensboro Inc. will enlighten us about the mysteries and future of historic preservation in Guilford County and beyond. Join us at 10 for coffee and refreshments. Program begins 10:30. A business meeting follows at 11:30 a.m. Guests welcome.