Today is the National Day of Listening–a day to celebrate and listen to the stories we all have to tell. At a time when people tend to gather to enjoy good company and good food, it’s the perfect time for storytelling. We took some time a couple of… Read More
Please join us on Thursday December 6 at the History Hub for another Pop-Up Museum, this time curated and created by students from Duke and North Carolina Central! Duke students lead by Dr. Joshua Clark Davis and NCCU graduate students taking Museum Interpretation with Dr. Rhonda Jones will be creating… Read More
Join us for the Durham Day of Listening on Saturday Nov. 10 from 6:30-8:30pm at the History Hub (500 W. Main St.). There will be live storytelling, food and music, and information about gathering your own stories from friends and family members. Musical guests… Read More
We had a great event at the History Hub two weeks ago: a Pop-Up Museum. We invited people to bring their old tools and gagets to the History Hub for an afternoon of storytelling. Here are some of my favorites: Poison Bottle: Pharmacist and native Durhamite Ralph Rogers taught me… Read More
Stop by 500 West Main Street between 3 and 5pm for the Durham History Hub’s first “pop-up museum.” And don’t come empty-handed! Search your attic, basement, cupboards and drawers for a sample of “Tools of the Trade” your own family used once upon a time. This… Read More
Hi folks! I want to announce that we’re taking our new membership program online. Thanks to Google forms and PayPal you can sign up to become a member (a Hub Luver) from your computer! (Click here to get started) Why become a Hub Luver? If you join us in… Read More
This time last week we were making final preparations to host our first event at the History Hub. And what an event it was! I’m posting a thank you from us to you that ran in the Herald-Sun this week: Thank you, Durham, for turning out in… Read More
Today I walked out of the History Hub and saw two bikes parked at our bike rack. Then I realized that the unruly tree next to it had been trimmed (pro-bono!), making the space under it inviting and usable again. This is probably the reason that I (and the cyclists)… Read More
We asked Erin Gallagher, a teacher, Durham resident and MoDH volunteer, to write a guest post about a program created for the Durham Arts Council Afternoon Adventures summer camp. The program was made possible by some incredible volunteers and some incredible Durham resources, e.g. Open Durham and the Durham… Read More
The exciting news around here is that we’ve just wrapped up round 1 of exhibit planning and have eight renderings that show preliminary plans for the History Hub. They include panels that show Durham “then” and “now” as you look out the windows of the Hub, a map and interactive timeline, a… Read More