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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...
Megan Searing Young
Jul 31, 20203 min read
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#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....
Sheila Maffay-Tuthill
Jul 2, 20202 min read
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#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...
Megan Searing Young
Jun 9, 20203 min read
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#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...
Megan Searing Young
May 22, 20203 min read
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#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...
Megan Searing Young
May 15, 20202 min read
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#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...
Sheila Maffay-Tuthill
May 11, 20203 min read
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#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...
Megan Searing Young
Apr 30, 20202 min read
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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...
Sheila Maffay-Tuthill
Apr 27, 20203 min read
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#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...
Megan Searing Young, Director
Apr 15, 20202 min read
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#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...
Sheila Maffay-Tuthill
Apr 10, 20202 min read
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#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...
Megan Searing Young
Apr 8, 20203 min read
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#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...
Megan Searing Young
Apr 2, 20202 min read
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#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...
Megan Searing Young
Mar 30, 20202 min read
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#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,...
Megan Searing Young
Mar 26, 20202 min read
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#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...
Megan Searing Young
Mar 24, 20202 min read
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#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...
Megan Searing Young, Director
Mar 23, 20201 min read
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#MuseumFromHome All About Eleanor Roosevelt
While both Eleanor Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt are beloved figures in Greenbelt, Eleanor is especially respected. When the...
Megan Searing Young, Director
Mar 20, 20201 min read
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#MuseumFromHome Spotlight On: Swanky Swigs
It's the first official day of spring! So we thought we'd put the spotlight on a cheery artifact in the Museum collection that's...
Megan Searing Young, Director
Mar 19, 20201 min read
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#MuseumFromHome FDR's First Fireside Chat
In the Museum house we have a streamlined, art deco, wood radio in the living room. Above the radio we (usually) have a framed photo of...
Megan Searing Young, Director
Mar 18, 20201 min read
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First #MuseumFromHome
We love holidays here at the Greenbelt Museum and couldn't let St. Patrick's Day pass without acknowledgment. So for our first...
Megan Searing Young, Director
Mar 17, 20201 min read
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