Halloween From the Start
Since the first residents of Greenbelt were moving in just a little before Halloween, and the new town’s newspaper, The Cooperator,...
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Sheila Maffay-Tuthill
- Oct 1, 2020
- 2 min
Fala, President Roosevelt’s Beloved Dog
In accord with Greenbelt’s deep connection with Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and keen interest in canines too, here is brief...
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Sheila Maffay-Tuthill
- Aug 28, 2020
- 3 min
Summer in Greenbelt
In a small community surrounded by trees and bejeweled with a lake, a swimming pool, picnic areas, playgrounds, tennis courts, ball...
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Megan Searing Young
- Jul 31, 2020
- 3 min
Rossville Rural Development: Housing for Black Families in Greenbelt that Was Never Built
The Resettlement Administration's earliest plans for the land that would become Greenbelt included an area called the Rossville Rural...
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Sheila Maffay-Tuthill
- Jul 2, 2020
- 2 min
#MuseumFromHome - July 4th in the New Town
Greenbelt’s first July 4th was a very special celebration, brimming with the enthusiasm of the earliest residents about their new town....
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Megan Searing Young
- Jun 9, 2020
- 3 min
#MuseumFromHome - Lenore Thomas Straus, A Courageous New Deal Artist
WARNING: The first image included depicts graphic violence and may be upsetting to some. Scroll down for the unedited version. This is a...
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Megan Searing Young
- May 22, 2020
- 3 min
#MuseumFromHome - Memorial Day Greetings
Memorial Day is this Monday and there’s no doubt it will look and feel different for all of us as we adjust to the precautions we must...
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Megan Searing Young
- May 15, 2020
- 2 min
#MuseumFromHome Greenbelt's Five and Dime
Retail stores are struggling in the midst of the pandemic, it’s clear that some may not survive being closed, but retail shopping in...
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Sheila Maffay-Tuthill
- May 11, 2020
- 3 min
#MuseumFromHome Dogs and Pets in Greenbelt - A Brief History
The utopian planned community of Greenbelt has had a complicated history with “man’s best friend.” When families were first moving into...
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Megan Searing Young
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
#Museumfromhome Can All You Can! Preserving Food from the Garden
Interest in gardening is surging as Americans practice social distancing to keep everyone safe and although the growing season is just...
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Sheila Maffay-Tuthill
- Apr 27, 2020
- 3 min
Bored Teens in Greenbelt - A History of the Drop Inn
With schools currently closed and our teens at home, boredom is an issue. Greenbelt has had this issue at other points in our history. In...
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Megan Searing Young, Director
- Apr 15, 2020
- 2 min
#Museumfromhome Victory Gardens Inspire COVID-19 Gardens
War gardens were first planted during WWI to ease pressure on the US food supply. The country’s first priority then was to feed troops...
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Sheila Maffay-Tuthill
- Apr 10, 2020
- 2 min
#Museumfromhome Easter and Passover Celebrations in Greenbelt
If you are struggling to find eggs to dye for the coming Easter Holiday, know that this isn’t the first time this has been an issue. Back...
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Megan Searing Young
- Apr 8, 2020
- 3 min
#Museumfromhome We Can Do It / Wash Your Hands!
After writing about citizen mask making last week and how it reminded me of WWII efforts on the home front, I’m now seeing lots of...
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Megan Searing Young
- Apr 2, 2020
- 2 min
#Museumfromhome Sewing for Victory
As experts debate the efficacy of more widespread mask-wearing to potentially help stop the coronavirus pandemic, I’m inspired by stories...
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Megan Searing Young
- Mar 30, 2020
- 2 min
#Museumfromhome Greenbrook
Greenbelt was one of three Green Towns built by the Resettlement Administration in the second half of the 1930s as part of FDR's New...
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Megan Searing Young
- Mar 26, 2020
- 2 min
#Museumfromhome 1933 Chicago World's Fair
Government officials broke ground on the Greenbelt project in 1935, just a year after the Century of Progress International Exposition,...
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Megan Searing Young
- Mar 24, 2020
- 2 min
#Museumfromhome Exploring Greenbelt's Tenant Manual
In our archives, the Museum has several copies of a Tenant’s Manual that was created by the Farm Security Administration and the town's...
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Megan Searing Young, Director
- Mar 23, 2020
- 1 min
#MuseumFromHome 10 Towns That Changed America
If you're anything like me, you have a long list of articles, shows, movies, books, and podcasts that you missed but would love to catch...
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Megan Searing Young, Director
- Mar 20, 2020
- 1 min
#MuseumFromHome All About Eleanor Roosevelt
While both Eleanor Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt are beloved figures in Greenbelt, Eleanor is especially respected. When the...
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