Join us for a Lunch and Learn in celebration of Women's History Month. This event will provide an opportunity for attendees to come together in an informal way to discuss how women have organized in the past to inspire change. Reservations required and may be made with Mary Allen at mary.allen@greensboro-nc.gov or (336) 373-2982. Box […]

Dr. Robert F. Smith will present "Equipping the Southern Army: Manufacturing Military Stores for an Insatiable Patron." He is Assistant Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. His book, entitled Manufacturing Independence: Industrial Innovation in the American Revolution, will be available for purchase. Guests will be the first to […]

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, […]

Craig Rockwell, retired from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will come in costume as Captain William Clark and talk about the adventures of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Social time begins at 10, with the program at 10:30. Guests welcome. For more information, call Sandra Canipe at 336.273.6491.

Dr. Michael Sistrom of Greensboro College, writer Jim Schlosser and Museum curator Jon Zachman will talk about the nation and Greensboro as the Great War began in this program commemorating the 100th anniversary of U.S. entry in World War I. In addition, Director Carol Hart will preview the museum’s upcoming World War I exhibition. Red […]

Keith Debbage, Professor of Urban Geography at UNCG, will discuss his projections for Greensboro over the next 10-15 years. Social time begins at 10, with the program at 10:30. Guests welcome. For more information, call Sandra Canipe at 336.273.6491.

We are hosting a Field Trip for up to 72 students, grades K-5, from homeschool families and co-op groups on Wednesday, April 19th from 9:30 am -11:30 am. Come explore and learn about life in Guilford County during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.   Registration is closed and our maximum number of children […]

We are hosting a Field Trip for up to 72 students, grades K-5, from homeschool families and co-op groups on Wednesday, April 19th from 9:30 am -11:30 am. Come explore and learn about life in Guilford County during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.   Registration is closed and our maximum number of children […]

The Search for Blackbeard’s “Queen Anne’s Revenge” Lindley S. Butler, PhD, UNC-Chapel Hill Dr. Butler, a senior North Carolina historian and past president of the Historical Society of North Carolina, was engaged as a volunteer diver and served as historian of the “Queen Anne’s Revenge” Shipwreck Project from 1997-2017. This ship , which was the […]

At our May luncheon, former Museum Director Bill Moore will share intriguing stories about objects acquired during his 40 year career. Reservations required; call Don Saunders at 336.299.2996 for more information.