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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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