Cissy Bailey Smith of Gentle Pursuit Designs will talk about Scottish antique samplers dating between 1720-1850; Cissy will bring six of her samplers and show us how to identify those made in Scotland. She will include information on the history of sampler making, materials used in samplers, and details about female education in Scotland. Cissy, […]

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Greensboro has statues, markers and memorials dedicated to many men from the past – Nathanael Greene, William Sidney Porter, Dr. George Simkins, the Greensboro Four – but far fewer to remind us of women from the past. For International Women's Day we’ll talk to people connected to three projects focused on women to be dedicated […]

Prof. Ernest D. Hooker of NC A&T State University discusses African American sculptures and sculptors. Part of the GHM Education Webinar series Minding Our Monuments: Discovering Lost Pieces of Greensboro History, exploring parts of our city's history that have been commemorated and neglected.   Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UVi2F90lQ0Om30Txk7uuUQ Learn about and register for other upcoming programs in this […]

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.

Monument Lab is a nonprofit public art and history studio based in Philadelphia. Jose Vazquez shares the organization's approach to racial disparities in public art. Part of the GHM Education Webinar series Minding Our Monuments: Discovering Lost Pieces of Greensboro History, exploring parts of our city's history that have been commemorated and neglected. Register for […]

Building Understanding Through Historical Perspective GHM Education Professional Development Series This online professional development workshop offers educators sensitive, informative, and professional methods to teach a difficult subject, the 1979 Greensboro Massacre, guiding participants through a sample lesson plan. You do not have to have attended Part 1 to take advantage of this workshop. Continuing education […]

Sage Chioma and Solomon Titus discuss learning about their ancestor, Black Revolutionary War Patriot Ishmael who fought at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Part of the GHM Education Webinar series Minding Our Monuments: Discovering Lost Pieces of Greensboro History, exploring parts of our city's history that have been commemorated and neglected. Register for this session: […]

Thomas Day was a free person of color and one of the more successful furniture makers in nineteenth-century North Carolina. Day's clients were some of the most influential antebellum businessmen and politicians of the time, including Blandwood owner Governor John Motley Morehead here in Greensboro. On the next History Lunch Break, we'll talk with Blandwood […]

Trevor Freeman, Western NC Historical Association, and John Rees, author of "They Were Good Soldiers: African-Americans Serving in the Continental Army, 1775-1783," discuss research into Black soldiers' participation in the Revolutionary War. Part of the GHM Education Webinar series Minding Our Monuments: Discovering Lost Pieces of Greensboro History, exploring parts of our city's history that […]