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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231119T140000
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SUMMARY:The Past Is Present: Generations of Immigrant/Refugee Stories & Legacies
DESCRIPTION:Montagnard Dega Association and the Greensboro History Museum present a free community celebration. \n2-3 pm \nMeet young artists and enjoy snacks in the lobby. \n3-4 pm \nAuditorium program with dance performances\, an introduction to Gate City Arrivals immigration history\, screening of the original short film “My Mother’s Hands\,” a panel discussion with immigrant and refugee family youth\, and the MDA Young Scholars Award presentation. \nFree and open to the public. Learn more about MDA at https://montagnardda.wixsite.com/
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/past-is-present-generations/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:At the Museum,Partner Program,Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231114T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231114T140000
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20231104T011654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T022236Z
UID:2538-1699959600-1699970400@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:Collections in Action: Furniture Care Demonstration
DESCRIPTION:Who is Thomas Day? And what is conservation? Discover the answers to both questions and get up close and personal with one of the treasures of our collection. Curator Ayla Amon and Registrar Season Nye will be performing conservation work on a Thomas Day sofa and answering questions in the museum lobby.
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/collections-in-action-furniture-care-demonstration/
LOCATION:NC
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231111
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20231104T011333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T022235Z
UID:2536-1699574400-1699660799@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:Museum Open for Veterans Day City Holiday
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/museum-open-for-veterans-day-city-holiday/
LOCATION:NC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231108T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231108T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20231017T183830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T022234Z
UID:2532-1699466400-1699470000@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:By the Book with Eric Medlin
DESCRIPTION:Historian Eric Medlin dives into the history of North Carolina’s Furniture Industry with High Point Museum Curator of Collections Marian Inabinett. \nSigning to follow with copies for sale from Scuppernong Books.  \nFree program
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/by-the-book-with-eric-medlin/
LOCATION:Greensboro History Museum\, 130 Summit Ave.\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27401\, United States
CATEGORIES:At the Museum,By the Book,Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231028T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231028T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230905T193039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230905T193039Z
UID:2527-1698498000-1698508800@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:Archaeology Day
DESCRIPTION:Drop by the museum to dig into Archaeology Day with the Greensboro History Museum and UNC Greensboro Department of Archaeology.  There will be fun activities and demonstrations for the whole family.
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/10752/
LOCATION:Greensboro History Museum\, 130 Summit Ave.\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Happening at the Museum,Public Programs,x Family Fun
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231025T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231025T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230807T203552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T022229Z
UID:2518-1698258600-1698265800@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:GHM Inc. 2023 Annual Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Join Greensboro History Museum Inc. at The Colonnade at Revolution Mill for special guest speaker Bland Simpson\, NC Literary Hall of Fame author and pianist\, lyricist\, and composer for the Tony Award-winning Red Clay Ramblers. Also presentation of Voices of a City awards and more. \nTickets: $65 members / $70 non-members \nPurchase tickets by Monday\, October 16 by calling Mary Allen at 336-373-2982 or \n[button link=”https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E161418&id=81″]Purchase Your Tickets Online[/button] \nPhoto credits: Ann C. Simpson (mountains); Steve Exum (author)
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/ghm-inc-2023-annual-dinner/
LOCATION:The Colonnade at Revolution Mill\, 900 Revolution Mill Drive\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Member Event,Off Site,Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231012T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231012T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230905T192129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T152601Z
UID:2524-1697133600-1697140800@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:Reconstruction History Reconsidered
DESCRIPTION:Celebrated historian Fergus M. Bordewich discusses his new book KLAN WAR: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction at the Greensboro History Museum for the annual Dortch series. Panel discussion with UNC Greensboro professors Mark Elliott and Deborah H. Barnes follows. \nFree event. Books for sale from Scuppernong Books. \nBordewich is the author of eight previous nonfiction books including Congress at War\, The First Congress\, and America’s Great Debate. In Klan War\, he looks at the rise of the white supremacist terrorist organization immediately following the Civil War and the battles undertaken at federal and state levels to combat horrific acts against newly emancipated Black Americans and their white allies\, including in North Carolina. \nJoining Bordewich for the panel discussion will be Dr. Mark Elliott\, Professor of History at UNCG and author of Color-Blind Justice: Albion Tourgée and the Quest for Racial Equality from the Civil War to Plessy v. Ferguson. Also on the panel is Dr. Deborah Barnes\, Visiting Lecturer in UNCG’s African American & African Diaspora Studies Program and member of the steering committee for the Guilford County Community Remembrance Project. Greensboro History Museum Curator of Collections Ayla Amon will moderate. \nThis program is made possible by the museum’s Dortch Memorial Endowment\, created in memory of John Johnson Dortch (1930-1984) by the attorneys and staff of his law firm\, now Fox Rothschild LLP. It is in support of the History Museum’s award-winning exhibition NC Democracy: Eleven Elections\, which explores the election of 1868 and ten other contests that shaped what democracy means in our state today.
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/reconstruction-history-reconsidered/
LOCATION:Greensboro History Museum\, 130 Summit Ave.\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27401\, United States
CATEGORIES:At the Museum,Dortch series,Public Programs,x Project Democracy 20/20
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231005T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231005T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230905T191610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T022229Z
UID:2522-1696525200-1696536000@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:Culture & Cuisine: Sabores Latinos
DESCRIPTION:The second in a series of explorations of food\, culture and immigration in Greensboro. We’ll talking with food makers in person and on video created by the City of Greensboro GTN TV about dishes that connect their family traditions\, stories and histories with their present home in Greensboro. \nRepresentatives from Casa Azul of Greensboro  will be on hand to highlight activities in the cultural and creative life of Greensboro’s Latino community. Taco Bros food truck will have authentic Mexican food for sale. \nFree event! \nPartner program with Casa Azul of Greensboro\, and the Conexion and Culture Crew City of Greensboro Employee Resource Groups
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/culture-cuisine-sabores-latinos/
LOCATION:Greensboro History Museum\, 130 Summit Ave.\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27401\, United States
CATEGORIES:At the Museum,Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231001T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231001T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230922T193159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T022233Z
UID:2530-1696158000-1696183200@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:Greensboro Pride
DESCRIPTION:Come play with Greensboro History Museum in the Greensboro Pride KidZone on South Elm Street!
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/greensboro-pride/
LOCATION:South Elm Street\, South Elm Street\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Off Site,Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231001T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231031T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230511T235658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T022217Z
UID:2499-1696147200-1698771600@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:October Events
DESCRIPTION:Archaeology Day\nUnliving History for Ghoulash! – Saturday\, October 21\n\nMore information coming soon
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/october-events/
LOCATION:NC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230930T020000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230930T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230414T221155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T022207Z
UID:2483-1696039200-1696086000@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:Little Lions Saturdays: Firefighting History
DESCRIPTION:Meet firefighters from the Greensboro Fire Department and see real fire engines from the 1880s & 2020s at this month’s Little Lions Saturday.  Families can explore the museum’s re-creation of Steam Fire Engine Station No. 1 in the Welcome to the Gate City exhibition\, and museum educators and members of the Greensboro Fire Department will highlight differences in firefighting between the 1800s and today.    \nLittle Lions Saturdays offers preschool and elementary age children and their families a chance to explore Greensboro’s history through special activities. This month’s Little Lions is a partner program with the Greensboro Fire Department and Greensboro Downtown Parks.
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/little-lions-sept-2023/
LOCATION:Greensboro History Museum\, 130 Summit Ave.\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27401\, United States
CATEGORIES:At the Museum,Family Fun,Little Lions,Partner Program,Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230925T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230925T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230726T185448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T022227Z
UID:2515-1695663000-1695668400@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:Belle Meade Society Fall Event: My Favorite Monuments
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a dinner and program with special guest speaker and 2022 Voices of the City award winner Scott Culclasure. \nCulclasure is a Greensboro native\, history teacher\, and guide at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park. He is the author of “Guide to the Monuments: Guilford Courthouse National Military Park.” \n5:30 – 7:00 pm Dinner and Program \nTickets are $50 per person for Belle Meade members. Please rsvp by Monday\, September 18 at \n[button link=”http://weblink.donorperfect.com/BMFall2023″]Purchase Your Tickets Online[/button] \nOr contact Mary Ann Allen at 336.373.2982 \nBelle Meade membership dues support museum programs\, exhibits and purchase of important collections. Learn more at  https://greensborohistory.org/join-support/membership.
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/belle-meade-society-fall-event/
LOCATION:Greensboro History Museum\, 130 Summit Ave.\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Belle Meade Society Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230916T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230916T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230905T192454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T022231Z
UID:2526-1694858400-1694883600@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:46th Annual Guilford Native Pow Wow
DESCRIPTION:Visit the Greensboro History Museum and Greensboro Public Library Booth for fun games & activities.
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/46th-annual-guilford-native-pow-wow/
LOCATION:Country Park\, 3905 Nathanael Greene Dr.\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27455\, United States
CATEGORIES:Off Site,Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230912T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230912T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230909T010528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T143023Z
UID:2528-1694541600-1694547000@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:The Independent Voter: UNCG Lloyd International Honors College Annual Lecture
DESCRIPTION:GHM is thrilled to co-sponsor a program exploring the growing influence of independent voters with experts from across the country organized by UNCG Lloyd International Honors College next Tuesday\, September 12 at 6 pm in the Elliott University Center Auditorium. \nFree admission!
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/the-independent-voter-uncg-lloyd-international-honors-college-annual-lecture/
LOCATION:Elliott University Center Auditorium\, 507 Stirling Road\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27412\, United States
CATEGORIES:Off Site,Partner Program,Public Programs,x Project Democracy 20/20
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230909
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230911
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230726T183122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230726T183122Z
UID:2514-1694217600-1694390399@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:NC Folk Fest
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday and Sunday come play with GHM at the North Carolina Folk Festival Family Area!  Click here to learn more about NC Folk Fest! 
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/nc-folk-fest-2/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Public Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231001
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230511T235845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T022218Z
UID:2500-1693526400-1696118399@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:September Events
DESCRIPTION:September happenings at the museum include: \n\nNC Folk Fest – September 9-10\nBelle Meade Society Fall Event- September 25\n\nMore information coming soon!
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/september-events/
LOCATION:NC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230826T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230826T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230414T220605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T053218Z
UID:2476-1693058400-1693062000@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:Little Lions Saturdays on the South Lawn in LeBauer Park
DESCRIPTION:Discover Greensboro’s History through fun activities for Preschool and elementary age children and families! On Saturday\, August 26 at 2 pm stop by LeBauer Park’s South Lawn to celebrate Women’s Equality Day with a Suffragist Craft!   \nLittle Lions Saturday in LeBauer Park is a partner program with Greensboro Downtown Parks.
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/little-lions-saturdays-on-the-south-lawn-in-lebauer-park-5-2/
LOCATION:LeBauer Park\, 208 N. Davie St\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27401\, United States
CATEGORIES:At the Museum,Family Fun,Off Site,Partner Program,Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230826T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230826T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230414T220605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T054811Z
UID:2478-1693058400-1693062000@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:Little Lions Saturdays on the South Lawn in LeBauer Park
DESCRIPTION:Discover Greensboro’s History through fun activities for Preschool and elementary age children and families! On Saturday\, August 26 at 2 pm stop by LeBauer Park’s South Lawn to celebrate Women’s Equality Day with a Suffragist Craft!   \nLittle Lions Saturday in LeBauer Park is a partner program with Greensboro Downtown Parks.
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/little-lions-saturdays-on-the-south-lawn-in-lebauer-park-5-3/
LOCATION:LeBauer Park\, 208 N. Davie St\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27401\, United States
CATEGORIES:At the Museum,Family Fun,Off Site,Partner Program,Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230826T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230826T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230414T220605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T022206Z
UID:2479-1693058400-1693062000@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:Little Lions Saturdays on the South Lawn in LeBauer Park
DESCRIPTION:Discover Greensboro’s History through fun activities for Preschool and elementary age children and families! On Saturday\, August 26 at 2 pm stop by LeBauer Park’s South Lawn to celebrate Women’s Equality Day with a Suffragist Craft!   \nLittle Lions Saturday in LeBauer Park is a partner program with Greensboro Downtown Parks.
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/little-lions-saturdays-on-the-south-lawn-in-lebauer-park-5-4/
LOCATION:LeBauer Park\, 208 N. Davie St\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27401\, United States
CATEGORIES:At the Museum,Family Fun,Off Site,Partner Program,Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230826T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230826T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230414T220605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230414T220605Z
UID:2481-1693058400-1693062000@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:Little Lions Saturdays on the South Lawn in LeBauer Park
DESCRIPTION:Discover Greensboro’s History through fun activities for Preschool and elementary age children and families! On Saturday\, August 26 at 2 pm stop by LeBauer Park’s South Lawn to celebrate Women’s Equality Day with a Suffragist Craft!   \nLittle Lions Saturday in LeBauer Park is a partner program with Greensboro Downtown Parks.
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/little-lions-saturdays-on-the-south-lawn-in-lebauer-park-5/
LOCATION:LeBauer Park\, 208 N. Davie St\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Happening at the Museum,Partner Programs,Public Programs,x Family Fun
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230817T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230817T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230709T223429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T022223Z
UID:2512-1692295200-1692298800@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:By the Book: Lisa Tolbert\, Beyond Piggly Wiggly
DESCRIPTION:UNC Greensboro Professor of History Lisa C. Tolbert dives into the popularization of self-service grocery stores in her new book\, Beyond Piggly Wiggly: Inventing the American Self-Service Store (University of Georgia Press). She will be in conversation with J. David Gwynn\, UNCG Libraries and founder of the Groceteria website. \nFree program. \nSigning to follow with copies available for purchase from Scuppernong Books.  \nAbout the book\n\n\n\nPatented in 1917\, Piggly Wiggly was by far the most influential self-service store of the early twentieth century. Before 1940 it was the only self-service chain with a national distribution network\, but it was neither the first nor the only version. Beyond Piggly Wiggly reveals the importance of Piggly Wiggly in the invention of self-service and goes beyond the history of a single firm to explore the role of small business entrepreneurs who invented the first self-service stores in a grassroots social process. \nDuring the 1920s and 1930s a minority of enterprising grocers experimented with a wide variety of (sometimes wacky) design ideas for automating shopping. They created specialized stores designed as enclosed retail systems that went far beyond open display techniques to construct unique physical and psychological advantages for automating salesmanship. Beyond Piggly Wiggly offers the first perspective on the national scale of experimentation and connects the southern Jim Crow origins of self- service to the national history of this mass retailing method. Empirical analysis of store arrangements demonstrates how small stores that have previously been overlooked or undervalued as quaint anomalies were integral to the creation of supermarkets. Ultimately\, self-service was more than a business decision; it was a fundamentally new social practice. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Author\nLisa C. Tolbert is Professor of History at the University of North Carolina Greensboro\, where she received the UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching (2013). Her previous book\, Constructing Townscapes: Space and Society in Antebellum Tennessee\, shows how small towns played a distinctive and influential role in nineteenth-century Southern culture. She recently appeared on the History Channel series The Food That Built America.
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/by-the-book-tolbert-piggly-wiggly/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:At the Museum,By the Book,Public Programs
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230807
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231002
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230807T203608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T022228Z
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SUMMARY:Voices of a City Award Nominations for 2023 Open
DESCRIPTION:Accepting nominations through October 1 \nGreensboro History Museum Inc. invites nominations of an individual or organization for the 2023 Voices of a City Award\, an honor recognizing significant and original contributions to local history. Nominations will be accepted on behalf of individuals and organizations\, and self-nominations are welcome. Submissions by or for high school and college students will be judged in a separate category. \nProjects can be as varied as our city\, including oral history\, photography\, film\, published articles\, books\, student research papers\, film\, electronic media\, etc. Collectors of historical documents or artifacts are also eligible. Previous winners include the J.C. Price School Project\, historians Gayle Hicks Fripp and Scott Culclasure\, journalist Jim Schlosser\, the Guilford County Community Remembrance Project Coalition\, the Friends of Green Hill Cemetery\, the Ever-Achievers Teachers Club\, and William Moss (Carolina Field of Honor). \nNominations should include a letter and at least one example of work for consideration\, provided in either hard copy (articles or book) or digital format. For digital content\, please share website or a Google Drive or Dropbox link\, or mail in a USB thumb drive to the address below. Submissions will be evaluated by the GHM Inc. Community Engagement Committee and its Advisory Board. Award criteria include project originality and significance; innovation; quality of research within current academic scholarship; sources consulted; and accessibility of material to the local community and beyond. \nThe announcement and award presentation will be made at the GHM Inc. Annual Dinner\, Wednesday\, October 25. \nThere are many individuals and organizations working on behalf of local history in the area\, and we encourage all to submit nominations for this significant recognition. If you have questions about the award or the nomination process\, please contact Museum Director Carol Ghiorsi Hart at carol.hart@greensboro-nc.gov or call 336-373-2306. \nSubmissions should be sent by October 1 to: \nVoices of a City Nomination\nGreensboro History Museum\n130 Summit Avenue\nGreensboro\, NC 27401
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/voices-award-nomination-2023/
LOCATION:NC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230729T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230729T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230414T220429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230414T220429Z
UID:2480-1690639200-1690642800@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:Little Lions Saturdays on the South Lawn in LeBauer Park
DESCRIPTION:Discover Greensboro’s History through fun activities for Preschool and elementary age children and families! \nLittle Lions Saturday in LeBauer Park is a partner program with Greensboro Downtown Parks.
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/little-lions-saturdays-on-the-south-lawn-in-lebauer-park-4/
LOCATION:LeBauer Park\, 208 N. Davie St\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Happening at the Museum,Little Lions,Partner Programs,Public Programs,x Family Fun
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230727T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230727T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230630T174814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T053236Z
UID:2511-1690480800-1690484400@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:By the Book: Patrick Lee Lucas\, Athens on the Frontier
DESCRIPTION:Patrick Lee Lucas of the University of Kentucky (and previously UNCG) examines Grecian-style buildings and how they shaped 19th-century U.S. regional identities. Introduction by architectural historian Benjamin Briggs. \nFree program. \nCo-sponsored by Preservation Greensboro. Signing to follow with titles available for purchase from Scuppernong Books.  \n  \nAbout Athens on the Frontier \nIn 1811\, architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe spurred American builders into action when he called for them to reject “the corrupt Age of Dioclesian\, or the still more absurd and debased taste of Louis the XIV\,” and to emulate instead the ancient temples of Greece. \nIn response\, people in the antebellum trans-Appalachian region embraced the clean lines\, intricate details\, and stately symmetry of the Grecian style. On newly built public buildings\, private homes\, and religious structures\, references to classical Greek architecture became the preferred ornamentation. Several antebellum cities and towns adopted the moniker of “Athens\,” styling themselves as centers of culture\, education\, and sophistication. As the trend grew\, American citizens understood the name as a link between the Grecian style and the founding principles of democracy—signaling a change of taste in service to the larger American cultural ideal. \nIn Athens on the Frontier\, Patrick Lee Lucas examines the material culture of Grecian-style buildings in antebellum America to help recover nineteenth-century regional identities. As communities worked to define their built landscape and develop a shared Western identity\, Lucas’s study invites readers to question many of the assumptions Americans have made about divisions and cultural formation in antebellum society. \nPatrick Lee Lucas is an associate professor in the College of Design and serves as a Provost Faculty Fellow at the University of Kentucky and author of Modernism at Home: Edward Loewenstein’s Mid-century Architectural Innovation in the Civil Rights Era.
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/by-the-book-lucas-2/
LOCATION:Greensboro History Museum\, 130 Summit Ave.\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27401\, United States
CATEGORIES:At the Museum,By the Book,Partner Program,Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230708T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230708T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230510T013501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T022211Z
UID:2487-1688814000-1688832000@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:1940s Flashback
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that the Gate City was home to the largest urban military base in the country during World War II? Enjoy an afternoon of family fun exploring life in Greensboro in the 1940s with reenactors\, music\, games\, activities\, vintage vehicles\, ration book bake-off contest\, planning your own Victory Garden\, and more. Free!\nDon’t miss…\n* World War II and Women’s Army Corps (WAC) reenactors from 505th PIR Company C\, Baker Company WACs\, and others highlight training at the Overseas Replacement Depot\n* Hands-on activities\n* Scrap drive crafts with Reconsidered Goods\n* Plan your own Victory Garden\n* Ration Book Bake Off contest – Download Rules – Click here to register!\n* Flash Talks on Woman’s College and NC A&T during wartime\, Journalist Edward R. Murrow\, Palmer Memorial Institute\, and more\n* Movies and newsreels\n* Hot Dog Central and Scoop Zone food trucks\nFree event!\n\nBut wait… there’s more!\nThen swing back by the museum for GHM After Hours: Swing Dance at Service Club\, 6-9 pm!\n* Live music from Keenan McKenzie & the Riffers\n* Dance lessons from Cat’s Pajamas\n* Forties-inspired fashion show from Vintage to Vogue\n* Inspired cocktails for sale from GIA\nTickets on sale now! Get yours at https://GHMFortiesSwing.eventbrite.com\nPhoto: ORD Soldiers in a Parade\, Greensboro; © Carol W. Martin/Greensboro History Museum Collection
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/forties-flashback/
LOCATION:Greensboro History Museum\, 130 Summit Ave.\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27401\, United States
CATEGORIES:At the Museum,Family Fun,Public Programs
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230704
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230705
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230622T193146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T053235Z
UID:1786-1688428800-1688515199@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:Museum Closed
DESCRIPTION:In observation of City of Greensboro Fourth of July holiday.
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/museum-closed-41-2/
LOCATION:NC
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230704
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230705
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230622T193146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T022221Z
UID:2268-1688428800-1688515199@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:Museum Closed
DESCRIPTION:In observation of City of Greensboro Fourth of July holiday.
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/museum-closed-41-4/
LOCATION:NC
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230704
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230705
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230622T193146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230622T193146Z
UID:2508-1688428800-1688515199@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:Museum Closed
DESCRIPTION:In observation of City of Greensboro Fourth of July holiday.
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/museum-closed-41/
LOCATION:NC
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230704
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230705
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230622T193146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T054821Z
UID:1603-1688428800-1688515199@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:Museum Closed
DESCRIPTION:In observation of City of Greensboro Fourth of July holiday.
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/museum-closed-41-3/
LOCATION:NC
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230619
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230620
DTSTAMP:20260406T151457
CREATED:20230511T235424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T022216Z
UID:2498-1687132800-1687219199@greensborohistory.org
SUMMARY:Museum Offices Closed - Juneteenth
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://greensborohistory.org/event/museum-offices-closed-juneteenth-2023/
LOCATION:NC
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