Join us during and after the Downtown Greensboro Holiday Parade to celebrate the winter season and the launch of the Mousetastical Adventure mouse hunt all around the museum. Plus fun crafts, hot cocoa, and a special visit from Ms. Claus and Santa.
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On Saturday and Sunday come play with GHM at the North Carolina Historic Folk Life Area in the Mary Lynn Richardson Historic Park! You will find all kinds of hands-on activities from the museum both days. The museum’s historic buildings will be open to tour.
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Discover twentieth-century Black businesses near Downtown — from beauty shops to banks and much more.
We’ll highlight architect Edward Jenkins, haberdasher Harold Cotton, beautician Pauline Farrar McCain and other entrepreneurs large and small on an approximately 5 mile, family-friendly ride.
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This program is in partnership with Bicycling in Greensboro.
Photo: Felipe Troncoso/Greensboro History Museum
Tour the museum’s galleries and meet costumed interpreters portraying Guilford County’s revolutionary residents, public figures, political activist, and more.
Lifted Voices is a series of living history programs that bring to life people and stories from Greensboro’s past. This is a free, family-friendly program. Join us for history in first person.
Drop by the museum to explore colonial life with a fun hands-on activity for preschool and elementary age children and their families! Make a colonial silhouette and go on a history hunt.
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 and 1970s as our nation celebrates major milestones.
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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 Voices: Women’s History from 1-4 pm.
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 to elementary school kids make sure to drop by early at 12 pm for Little Lions Saturday: Revolutionary Ladies.
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 by historian Dr. Scott Culclasure and descendant Sage Chioma as they explore the stories of Black Patriots from the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.
Little Lions Saturday
11:30 am-12:30 pm in the Lobby
Discover Black Patriots with a fun activity for pre-k to 3rd graders & families.
Lifted Voices: Black History
1-4 pm in the Museum’s Galleries
Costumed interpreters in the museum galleries share well-known and little-known stories of African Americans in Greensboro. Featuring Black Patriot John Gibson, Revolutionary War widow Miley Caper, and many more.
Lifted Voices is a series of living history programs that bring to life people and stories from Greensboro’s past.
Discover Greensboro’s History through fun activities for Preschool and elementary age children and families! This month we are looking back at historic clothing and beginning our American 250th programming with a tricorn hat craft and historic hat history hunt.