Tour the Museum House All Decked Out for the Holidays!
If you couldn't make our Deco the Halls event, there are other opportunities to come for a tour of the historic house or take a walking...
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Megan Searing Young
- 4 hours ago
- 2 min
FOGM Needs Your Help!
FOGM, the non-profit organization that supports the Museum, needs your help. The organization did not make fundraising appeals during the...
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Megan Searing Young
- 4 hours ago
- 1 min
Deco the Halls, Our Annual Open House Returns!
Deco the Halls Returns! Deco the Halls, our annual holiday open house, returns this year! After skipping 2020 and 2021, we're so pleased...
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Megan Searing Young
- Nov 4
- 1 min
Maryland Emancipation Day Program
Did you know that Maryland was one of the earliest states to abolish slavery – a full year ahead of the 13th Amendment? November 1,1864...
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Megan Searing Young
- Oct 28
- 2 min
Halloween Hijinks at the Greenbelt Museum!
We love Halloween at the Museum and we weren't able to decorate the past couple of years, so this year we thought we'd try something new....
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Megan Searing Young
- Oct 28
- 1 min
Retro Round-up!
We shared our thanks to all who volunteered and participated in our Labor Day Retro Town Fair, and shared all of the winners in our...
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Megan Searing Young
- Sep 1
- 2 min
Labor Day is Almost Here!
The Annual Greenbelt Labor Day Festival is this weekend. There's always a lot to see and do, but we hope you'll have a chance to include...
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Megan Searing Young
- Jul 18
- 1 min
Next Lecture: Exploring Maryland's Historic Cookbooks
Update! View this talk on our YouTube page! Historic recipes can give us a taste of the food that Maryland was once famous for. They can...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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