On Our 250th Wish Wall

Add your wish for the next 50 years to a living archive of shared hopes. From July 8-September 20, the Greensboro History Museum’s Wish Wall will capture our communities’ hopes and dreams for the future. Wish Walls are a national initiative of Made By Us and part of GHM......More

Add your wish for the next 50 years to a living archive of shared hopes. From July 8-September 20, the Greensboro History Museum’s Wish Wall will capture our communities’ hopes and dreams for the future. Wish Walls are a national initiative of Made By Us and part of GHM’s America250 community programming. Learn more at greensborohistory.org/A250

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Voices of a City Award Nominations Now Open

Nominations are being accepted now through September 27 for the Greensboro History Museum’s prestigious Voices of a City Award for 2026. The award recognizes significant and original contributions to local history. Nominations for both individuals and organizations will......More

Nominations are being accepted now through September 27 for the Greensboro History Museum’s prestigious Voices of a City Award for 2026. The award recognizes significant and original contributions to local history. Nominations for both individuals and organizations will be accepted and self-nominations are welcome. Submissions by or for high school and college students will be judged in a separate category. Projects can be as varied as our city, including oral history, photography, published articles, books, student research papers, film and electronic media. Collectors of historical documents or artifacts are also eligible. Previous winners include the J.C. Price School Project, historians Gayle Hicks Fripp and Scott Culclasure, journalist Jim Schlosser, the Ever-Achievers Retired Teachers Club, and William Moss (Carolina Field of Honor). The 2025 winners were railroad historian Kevin von der Lippe and the Conversations in Black community history project. Nominations should include a letter and at least one example of work for consideration, provided in either hard copy (articles or book), CD/DVD or digital format. For digital content, please share a website or a Google Drive or Dropbox link, or mail in a USB thumb drive to the address below. Award criteria include project originality and significance innovation quality of research within current academic scholarship sources consulted and accessibility of material to the local community and beyond. The Voices of a City Award will be presented at the GHM Inc. Annual Dinner on November 9. “There are many individuals and organizations working on behalf of local history especially in neighborhood and community projects,” says Museum Director Carol Ghiorsi Hart. “We encourage all to submit nominations for this significant recognition.”   Send submissions to:Voices of a City AwardGreensboro History Museum130 Summit Avenue Greensboro, NC 27401 For questions, contact Museum Director Carol Ghiorsi Hart at [email protected] or call 336-373-2306.

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NC Folk Festival

On Saturday and Sunday come play with GHM at the North Carolina Historic Folk Life Area in the Mary Lynn Richardson Historic Park! You will find all kinds of hands-on activities from the museum both days. The museum’s historic buildings will be open to tour. Check back ......More

On Saturday and Sunday come play with GHM at the North Carolina Historic Folk Life Area in the Mary Lynn Richardson Historic Park! You will find all kinds of hands-on activities from the museum both days. The museum’s historic buildings will be open to tour. Check back for more information!   Click here to learn more about NC Folk Fest! 

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Regional Youth Summit Lead-Up Event: Food Migration

Learn about the ways different recipes have developed and changed with the immigrant communities they have migrated with. Then have a turn at rebuilding a recipe for a new country in a team contest. This free program is open to all 7th-12th grade students. Snacks provid......More

Learn about the ways different recipes have developed and changed with the immigrant communities they have migrated with. Then have a turn at rebuilding a recipe for a new country in a team contest. This free program is open to all 7th-12th grade students. Snacks provided. Register to take part!  Part of the Smithsonian Regional Youth Summit hosted by the Greensboro History Museum. Main program takes place Saturday, November 7. Learn more here.

Greensboro History Museum, 130 Summit Ave., Greensboro, NC, 27401, United States

¡Quinceañera! Celebrating Casa Azul's 15th Anniversary / Celebrando los 15 años de Casa Azul

Join us on Saturday, September 26 for a Quinceañera dress fashion show and a community panel discussing the significance of the Quince in Latino culture. We will also have refreshments to celebrate the history, legacy, and future of Casa Azul of Greensboro! Participe en......More

Join us on Saturday, September 26 for a Quinceañera dress fashion show and a community panel discussing the significance of the Quince in Latino culture. We will also have refreshments to celebrate the history, legacy, and future of Casa Azul of Greensboro! Participe en nuestro evento conmemorando el 15 aniversario de Casa Azul, su legado y su futuro. Habrá desfile de vestidos de quince, un panel comunitario explorando el significado de los quince años en la cultura hispana, y una recepción, en el Museo de Historia de Greensboro. Sábado, 26 de septiembre! Are you interested in sharing your ¡Quinceañera! dress? Whether your quinceañera was recent or many years ago, Casa Azul invites you to help them celebrate this important tradition by sharing your dress and story. Fill out this Interest form to learn more. 

Greensboro History Museum, 130 Summit Ave., Greensboro, NC, 27401, United States

2026 Belle Meade Society Fall Dinner

The Greensboro History Museum’s Belle Meade Society will have its annual Fall Dinner at the museum on Monday, October 5, 2026. The evening starts at 5:30 pm and includes dinner, wine and a presentation by Kevin von der Lippe. Drawing from the research conducted for the ......More

The Greensboro History Museum’s Belle Meade Society will have its annual Fall Dinner at the museum on Monday, October 5, 2026. The evening starts at 5:30 pm and includes dinner, wine and a presentation by Kevin von der Lippe. Drawing from the research conducted for the book Greensboro Depot, local railroad enthusiast von der Lippe will discuss how photographs, newspapers, maps, railroad records, and materials from private collections were assembled to document the history of one of Greensboro’s best-known landmarks. The presentation will feature images from the book as well as several photographs that did not appear in the final publication, providing a behind-the-scenes look at the sources and methods used to preserve and share local history. $45 per person. Please RSVP by Friday, September 25.Purchase Your Tickets OnlineIt isn’t too late to become a Belle Meade member, by upgrading your current membership or joining anew. We hope to see you!

Greensboro History Museum, 130 Summit Ave., Greensboro, NC, 27401, United States

Regional Youth Summit Lead-Up Event: Choose your Path, Black Patriots in the Revolution.

Learn about the Black Patriots of the Revolutionary War with Guilford Courthouse National Military Park. This free program is open to all 7th-12th grade students. Register to take part!

Greensboro History Museum, 130 Summit Ave., Greensboro, NC, 27401, United States

Archaeology Day

Drop by the museum to dig into Archaeology Day with fun activities and demonstrations for the whole family. This program is in partnership with the UNC Greensboro’s Archaeology Program and Guilford Court House National Military Park.                          ...More

Drop by the museum to dig into Archaeology Day with fun activities and demonstrations for the whole family. This program is in partnership with the UNC Greensboro’s Archaeology Program and Guilford Court House National Military Park.                          

Greensboro History Museum, 130 Summit Ave., Greensboro, NC, 27401, United States

Richard Kurin, History by a Hair: Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings & Solving a 200-Year-Old Mystery

The Smithsonian Institution’s Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large Richard Kurin discusses his new book. History by a Hair is the definitive account of how a discarded strand of hair found in Thomas Jefferson’s Bible at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Amer......More

The Smithsonian Institution’s Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large Richard Kurin discusses his new book. History by a Hair is the definitive account of how a discarded strand of hair found in Thomas Jefferson’s Bible at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History led to a sweeping, multi-year genomic investigation, drawing on technological advances in DNA to finally resolve a 200-year national controversy. Book signing to follow with copies available to purchase from Scuppernong Books. Spaces are limited. Let us know you are attending.  About the authorRichard Kurin is the Smithsonian Institution’s Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large and previously served as Under Secretary overseeing all museums and scientific centers. An author of several popular books on American history and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Kurin has led major national cultural initiatives and produced award-winning public history. This event is part of the Greensboro History Museum’s America250 community programming. As the country marks its 250th anniversary, the museum invites residents to have fun exploring the past, reflect on our shared history and be part of a picture of our city today. For a complete list of activities, click here. Program Sponsor

Greensboro History Museum, 130 Summit Ave., Greensboro, NC, 27401, United States

Ghoulash! Unliving History and More

The Greensboro Youth Council’s Ghoulash! Halloween festival is back in LeBauer Park. Free activities with the Museum include: Ghost tales with storyteller Cynthia Moore Brown, 12 pmLittle Lions Saturday craft activity, 12:30-1:30 pmLifted Voices: Unliving History Tours ......More

The Greensboro Youth Council’s Ghoulash! Halloween festival is back in LeBauer Park. Free activities with the Museum include: Ghost tales with storyteller Cynthia Moore Brown, 12 pmLittle Lions Saturday craft activity, 12:30-1:30 pmLifted Voices: Unliving History Tours in the Historic First Presbyterian Cemetery, 1:30-5:30 pmGhoulash! is an annual festival featuring fall and Halloween themed activities led by the Greensboro Youth Council (GYC) in partnership with Greensboro Downtown Parks Inc. This is a family friendly event with most activities geared toward children 12 and under. Click here for more information. This year’s Ghoulash! festival takes place 2:30-5:30 pm  

LeBauer Park, 208 N. Davie St, Greensboro, NC, 27401, United States