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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...
Megan Searing Young
Sep 1, 20222 min read
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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...
Megan Searing Young
Jul 18, 20221 min read
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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...
Megan Searing Young
Jun 3, 20221 min read
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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...
Megan Searing Young
May 17, 20222 min read
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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...
Megan Searing Young
Feb 10, 20221 min read
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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...
Megan Searing Young
Feb 2, 20221 min read
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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...
Megan Searing Young
Jan 13, 20221 min read
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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,...
Megan Searing Young
Oct 1, 20211 min read
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National Hispanic Heritage Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated each year from September 15 through October 15.* It celebrates "the histories, cultures...
Megan Searing Young
Sep 14, 20211 min read
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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...
Megan Searing Young
Aug 12, 20212 min read
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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...
Megan Searing Young
Aug 12, 20211 min read
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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...
Megan Searing Young
Aug 12, 20211 min read
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Celebrating Juneteenth
Juneteenth, a combination of the words June and nineteenth, is a holiday that celebrates freedom from slavery in the United States. Many...
Megan Searing Young
Jun 17, 20212 min read
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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...
Megan Searing Young
Jun 14, 20211 min read
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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...
Sheila Maffay-Tuthill, Education & Volunteer Coordinator
May 27, 20212 min read
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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...
Megan Searing Young
May 4, 20211 min read
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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...
Sheila Maffay-Tuthill
Apr 22, 20212 min read
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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...
Sheila Maffay-Tuthill and Megan Searing Young
Mar 1, 20211 min read
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Black History Month #20 - Sarah Boone's Modern Ironing Board
This blog post was updated with corrected information 10/17/22. Did you know that our modern-day ironing board was invented by a Black...
Megan Searing Young
Feb 27, 20212 min read
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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...
Megan Searing Young
Feb 27, 20211 min read
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