Join us for a film screening of the PBS documentary, "The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools," and a conversation with the film’s director, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Douglas Avery Blackmon.   Blackmon will discuss his experiences as part of Leland, Mississippi’s first integrated public school class in 1970. The film is a deeply personal depiction of one […]

Celebrate the Year of the Horse with East and Southeast Asian community groups from Greensboro and beyond. Demonstrations, performances, hands-on activities, and more from community organizations. Plus Boa Yeah! and Sister Liu’s Kitchen Food Trucks! Check back for more information and updated performance schedule. What is Lunar New Year anyway? Here’s what our friends at the […]

By 1776, the New Garden area was well known as an early Quaker settlement. Over continuing generations, the community was a hub for worship, education, and abolitionism. Additional families, including African American families seeking a safe place to live and work, established themselves post-Civil War. Learn what the historical records and family stories tell us […]

Drop by the museum to explore the stories of African American history makers. Black Patriots at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse 11 am in the Mary Lynn Richardson Lecture Hall Join us for a short presentation with Historian Dr. Scott Culcasure and Descendant Sage Chioma as they explore the stories of Black Patriots from the […]

March is Women’s History Month! Bring your Little Lions to the museum for snacks, crafts and fun with some of Greensboro's Revolutionary Ladies. Take part in fun activity with costume interpreters for pre-K to 3rd graders and their families. Then explore the museum galleries to hear stories of Greensboro women from costumed interpreters with Lifted […]

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. Families with pre-K […]

Greensboro History Museum’s Flashback family fun series highlights decades past for our city and beyond. Recent Flashbacks have explored the history, music, culture, and curiosities of the 1920s, 1940s, and 1950s. This year we’re crossing centuries by looking back at the decades of the 1770s, 1870s and 1970s as our nation celebrates major milestones. Check […]

Join us for an evening with Pulitzer Prize Winner Kathleen DuVal as we explore her book  Native Nations: A Millennium in North America. Check back for more information! About the Author:  Kathleen DuVal is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Native Nations: A Millennium in North America as well as Independence Lost: Lives on the […]