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Next Lecture: Exploring Maryland's Historic Cookbooks
Megan Searing Young
  • Jul 18
  • 1 min

Next Lecture: Exploring Maryland's Historic Cookbooks

Historic recipes can give us a taste of the food that Maryland was once famous for. They can also offer a window into the past: changing...
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The Museum House is Re-opening!
Megan Searing Young
  • Jun 3
  • 1 min

The Museum House is Re-opening!

We hope you'll join us on Sunday, June 5, from 1pm-3pm for a quick walk through of the first floor of 10B Crescent! Though we've...
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WWII Japanese Internment Camps
Megan Searing Young
  • May 18
  • 2 min

WWII Japanese Internment Camps

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) month which is a great time to learn more about the important contributions AAPI people...
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Saving Black History Sites
Megan Searing Young
  • Feb 10
  • 1 min

Saving Black History Sites

Thursday, February 24, 7:30pm We are delighted to welcome back Lawana Holland-Moore, Program Officer at the National Trust for Historic...
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Black History Month 2022
Megan Searing Young
  • Feb 2
  • 1 min

Black History Month 2022

Today, February 1 marks the start of Black History Month. This year, the Museum plans to amplify Black voices. Through our blog we will...
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National Trust's Virtual MLK, Jr. Road Trip
Megan Searing Young
  • Jan 13
  • 1 min

National Trust's Virtual MLK, Jr. Road Trip

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s immense legacy is is acknowledged with a national holiday this Monday. The National Trust for Historic...
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Local Events Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Megan Searing Young
  • Oct 1, 2021
  • 1 min

Local Events Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

Two local cultural organizations are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with upcoming events. The first is this Saturday, October 2,...
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National Hispanic Heritage Month
Megan Searing Young
  • Sep 14, 2021
  • 1 min

National Hispanic Heritage Month

National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated each year from September 15 through October 15.* It celebrates "the histories, cultures...
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Retro Town Fair is Back and In Person!
Megan Searing Young
  • Aug 12, 2021
  • 2 min

Retro Town Fair is Back and In Person!

We hope you'll join us for one of our favorite annual events - Retro Town Fair! On Sunday, September 5 of Labor Day Weekend, we invite...
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Museum Program Explores Greenbelt's Pride Movement
Megan Searing Young
  • Aug 12, 2021
  • 1 min

Museum Program Explores Greenbelt's Pride Movement

On July 15, the Museum hosted a virtual event exploring Greenbelt, Maryland's Pride movement. We interviewed a founder of GreenBeLT...
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The North End: Greenbelt's WWII Community
Megan Searing Young
  • Aug 12, 2021
  • 1 min

The North End: Greenbelt's WWII Community

When the federal government built defense housing at the planned community of Greenbelt, Maryland, it ended up with a town divided into...
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Celebrating Juneteenth
Megan Searing Young
  • Jun 18, 2021
  • 2 min

Celebrating Juneteenth

Juneteenth, a combination of the words June and nineteenth, is a holiday that celebrates freedom from slavery in the United States. Many...
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How the New Deal Transformed Greater Washington
Megan Searing Young
  • Jun 14, 2021
  • 1 min

How the New Deal Transformed Greater Washington

On June 6, the Greenbelt Museum hosted a virtual panel talk that explored how the New Deal transformed the greater Washington area...
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China and the University of Maryland
Sheila Maffay-Tuthill, Education & Volunteer Coordinator
  • May 27, 2021
  • 2 min

China and the University of Maryland

Just a few miles down the road from Greenbelt at the University of Maryland in College Park, there exists a rich history of connection...
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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month
Megan Searing Young
  • May 4, 2021
  • 1 min

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI). As award-winning Asian American educator Elizabeth Kleinroc stated in an article she...
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Earth Day in Greenbelt
Sheila Maffay-Tuthill
  • Apr 22, 2021
  • 2 min

Earth Day in Greenbelt

Earth Day’s origins can be traced back to peace activist John McConnell. Attending a UNESCO conference in San Francisco in 1969, he...
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Black History Month #21 - Newspaper Documents Discussion of Racism in Greenbelt in 1939
Sheila Maffay-Tuthill and Megan Searing Young
  • Mar 1, 2021
  • 1 min

Black History Month #21 - Newspaper Documents Discussion of Racism in Greenbelt in 1939

In the November 16, 1939, issue of the Greenbelt Cooperator, a short editorial statement appeared (see above). The statement was...
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Black History Month #20 - Sarah Boone's Modern Ironing Board
Megan Searing Young
  • Feb 27, 2021
  • 1 min

Black History Month #20 - Sarah Boone's Modern Ironing Board

Did you know that our modern-day ironing board was invented by a Black woman who'd been born in 1832 to enslaved parents in North...
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Black History Month #19 - Regina's Black History Artifacts Pop-up Museum
Megan Searing Young
  • Feb 27, 2021
  • 1 min

Black History Month #19 - Regina's Black History Artifacts Pop-up Museum

Did you have a chance to see Regina Shaw Small's Black History Artifacts Pop-up Museum that was on display in the Greenbelt Community...
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Black History Month #18 - Desegregating Greenbelt Interview Now Viewable
Megan Searing Young
  • Feb 26, 2021
  • 2 min

Black History Month #18 - Desegregating Greenbelt Interview Now Viewable

Desegregating Greenbelt: Family Histories of the Community's First Black Residents is a Black History Month program offered by the...
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Visitor Information

Historic House

 

10B Crescent Rd.

Greenbelt, MD 20770

Admission $5 or under

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Tickets available via Eventbrite

Exhibition Gallery

 

Lenore Thomas Straus Exhibit

Greenbelt Community Center

15 Crescent Rd. 

Greenbelt, MD 20770

Open M-Sat 9am-10pm, 

Sundays 10am-7pm

Community Pledge

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The strength of Greenbelt is diverse people living together in a spirit of cooperation. We celebrate all people. By sharing together all are enriched. We strive to be a respectful, welcoming community that is open, accessible, safe and fair.

Greenbelt Museum Office


15 Crescent Road

Greenbelt, Maryland 20770

301-507-6582 

info@greenbeltmuseum.org

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