Hello! My name is Megan Taylor, and I am currently a first-year at North Carolina State University, studying sociology and history. I often spend my time reading, journaling, and playing board games with friends, as well as volunteering here at the Museum of Durham History! How… Read More
A huge THANK YOU to our friends at the Hayti Heritage Center for recording our February 1st historical lecture, Black Economic Power, with guest speaker Dr. Nishani Frazier. This video can be viewed below and on Hayti’s Facebook page. We intend to have the recording posted to our YouTube in… Read More
Over the past 2 Saturdays, the Museum hosted its L is for Legacy special drop-in/pop-up exhibits at the Durham County Main Library. We wanted to give a huge THANK YOU to the volunteers that helped us with the program, and all of the friends and families who came to experience… Read More
This past weekend, the Museum had so much fun participating in Spectacular Magazine’s 20th Annual NC MLK Black History Month Parade! A huge thanks to our board members, supporters, and fans who came out to see us. Maybe we should do parades more often… And for those wondering: no, they… Read More
This past week, the Museum kicked off event programming for The Life and Legacy of Floyd B McKissick Sr with a historical lecture, entitled Black Economic Power, which featured guest speaker Dr. Nishani Frazier. The lecture was very well-received in the Hayti Heritage Center’s community gathering room, where guests got… Read More