On September 17th, the Museum hosted students from Voyager Academy and the Daughters of the American Revolution Durham chapter honored the 1787 signing of the United State Constitution. Students commemorated the signing of the Constitution with a bell ringing and singing of the national anthem. Councilman Charlie Reese made a… Read More
Twenty years ago, I was invited by Mark Schultz, who was then an Editor at the Durham Herald-Sun, to contribute my opinions to a weekly bilingual section of the Friday edition called Nuestro Pueblo. Nuestro Pueblo was a natural extension of the Nuevas Caras/Nuevas Voces series chronicling the early impact of the arrival of the Latino… Read More
We had an AMAZING evening celebrating the opening of our Nuevo Espíritu de Durham: New Spirit of Durham exhibit! Thank you to the estimated 250 people who attended and helped us kick-off Hispanic Heritage Month. Between the live music from Luis Del Rio and Luis Rodriguez, and the delicious horchata… Read More
Welcome to the Supporters of Durham 150 newsletter, designed to keep those interested in Durham’s sesquicentennial updated on all the planning activities surrounding the yearlong commemoration. Celebrate the Diversity of the Durham Latinx Community Over the last few years, Durham’s Latinx population has rapidly grown and made a positive, immediate… Read More
As part of our programming in honor of Durham 150, the Museum hosted a series of five rotating exhibits that were curated by members of the community. The exhibit series was made possible with the generous support of the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation and the Jenny Semans Koortbojian Trust. In… Read More
In October of 1997, The Herald-Sun featured a series of articles over six days called “New Faces, new voices” or “Nuevas caras, nuevas voces.” This series, written by Miriam Stawowy, was one of the first major introductions of Durham’s “new Hispanic neighbors” to the rest of the community. Stawowy examined topics such… Read More