Lecture Series: Iconic Communities
Greenbelt scholars Mary Corbin Sies and Isabelle Gournay (along with Robert Freestone), are the editors of the new book Iconic Planned...
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Greenbelt Museum Staff
- Oct 22, 2019
- 1 min
Mapping Racism Lecture
As part of our Fall Greenbelt Museum Lecture Series, on Oct. 17 we presented a lecture by Stuart Eisenberg of the Hyattsville CDC (HCDC)...
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Megan Searing Young, Director
- Sep 20, 2019
- 2 min
From the Director: #WeAreGreenbeltHistory
Did you know Greenbelt has a museum? We are often surprised at how many people have expressed that they did not and that is something...
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Greenbelt Museum Staff
- Aug 26, 2019
- 1 min
PGAAMCC Community Chest
On August 24, we hosted the Prince George's African American Museum and Cultural Center (PGAAMCC) as they held their Community Chest...
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Greenbelt Museum Staff
- Jul 24, 2019
- 1 min
Radical Suburbs Lecture
As part of our 2019 Lecture Series, on July 18 the Greenbelt Museum presented a lecture and book signing by Amanda Kolson Hurley, author...
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Greenbelt Museum Staff
- Jun 17, 2019
- 1 min
Behnke Lecture Video Available
On May 2, Stephanie Fleming, Vice President of Behnke Nurseries (and granddaughter of the founders) gave a Greenbelt Museum lecture about...
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Greenbelt Museum Staff
- Jun 6, 2019
- 1 min
Greenbelt School Building Wayside Panel
Unveiled on June 1, the City of Greenbelt's newest wayside panel is now up! The Greenbelt Museum was instrumental in the creation of a...
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Greenbelt Museum Staff
- May 6, 2019
- 1 min
Behnke Nurseries Lecture
Behnke Nurseries is a local institution beloved in the area and patronized by generations and unfortunately, in June, the popular garden...
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Megan Searing Young
- Feb 3, 2019
- 1 min
2018 Lecture Series: Food History & Immigration in Our Region
Budding food historian Ellot Merker presented a lecture about food history and immigration in our region and how it has influenced our...
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Greenbelt Museum Staff
- Sep 4, 2018
- 1 min
Labor Day with the Greenbelt Museum
The Greenbelt Museum had a busy Labor Day weekend filled with activities and events as part of festivities! The Historic House was open...
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Greenbelt Museum Staff
- Aug 29, 2018
- 2 min
Celebrate Labor Day with the Greenbelt Museum!
We are thrilled about the upcoming Labor Day events here at the Greenbelt Museum this weekend, Aug. 31 - Sep. 3! Come join us at one of...
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Lawana Holland-Moore, Greenbelt Museum Staff
- May 25, 2018
- 1 min
Preservation Month: Parkbelt Homes
For our last post for Preservation Month, let's take a look at Parkbelt Homes! In 1938, General Houses of Chicago built 10 experimental...
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Lawana Holland-Moore, Greenbelt Museum Staff
- May 11, 2018
- 1 min
Preservation Month: Greenbelt's Civic & Commercial Buildings
Let's look at the buildings of Greenbelt, Maryland's historic civic and commercial core! First up is the Community Center, completed in...
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Lawana Holland-Moore, Greenbelt Museum Staff
- Apr 28, 2018
- 1 min
Museum Week: Kids
The Greenbelt Museum Historic House is GREAT for kids! We're actually hands on! No ropes! Whether it is dressing up, doing activities...
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Lawana Holland-Moore, Greenbelt Museum Staff
- Mar 30, 2018
- 1 min
Women's History Month: Lenore Thomas Straus
Our last Women's History Month post is about artist Lenore Thomas Straus, whose seminal sculptures are found throughout Greenbelt, such...
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Lawana Holland-Moore, Greenbelt Museum Staff
- Mar 16, 2018
- 1 min
Women's History Month: Catherine Bauer
As part of on ongoing celebration of Women's History Month and the women who have been important to Greenbelt's history, let's talk about...
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Lawana Holland-Moore, Greenbelt Museum Staff
- Mar 9, 2018
- 1 min
Women's History Month: Eleanor Roosevelt
For Women's History Month, let's talk about the women who have been important to the history of Greenbelt, Maryland! Let's start with...
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Lawana Holland-Moore, Greenbelt Museum Staff
- Feb 23, 2018
- 1 min
Research: Looking for Descendants
Are you a descendant of one of the early African American families who lived on the land that is now Historic Greenbelt? Or do you have...
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