Keeping a journal, writing notes, and recording your thoughts can be helpful in times like these. Reflecting on your experience throughout the COVID-19 crisis is important and your perspective could some day be a useful record for people studying the history of this pandemic. Help us record the local experience… Read More
Missing baseball season? We thought we’d share this piece by Adam Berenbak, which connects us to what we’re experiencing today. Mr. Berenbak is the architect behind the exhibit Durham and the Rise of the Baseball Card, a 2016 MoDH-Durham Bulls collaboration which examined Durham’s important role in the launching the baseball… Read More
Preservation Durham and The Museum of Durham History are partnering to continue storytelling events during social distancing due to the spread of the coronavirus. On April 2, 9, and 16, at Noon, “street historian” John Schelp will be the guest presenter for a series of Facebook Live virtual presentations. Schelp… Read More
MoDH is committed to sharing ways for you to keep engaged with Durham’s stories from home. During this closure, we want to make sure you could still visit our current rotating exhibit A Creative Protest: MLK Comes to Durham, so it is NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE. Check it out… Read More
In November, 11th- and 12th-grade students from Voyager Academy visited the museum to record oral history projects in our Story Room. The students conducted interviews with Durhamites and their experiences during the Civil Rights era. These intriguing interviews provide a diverse range of perspectives! MoDH volunteer and Duke U. student Shauna… Read More
The Museum of Durham History is always seeking input from the community on what they want to see in the museum. The exhibit area Tell Us What We Left Out invites visitors to use post-it notes to ask questions or suggest topics of Durham history they would like to see… Read More
The MoDH partners with local organizations to establish “History Groves”: small groves of native plants, a bench, and a plaque to honor those who played significant roles in creating our unique community. Here visitors can pause and reflect, and every site has a durable marker naming the honoree. Check out a… Read More
Please join us on Friday, Dec. 15 from 6-8:30PM at the Museum of Durham History (500 W. Main St.) for the opening event for our newest exhibit, The Woman Who Made Snow, highlighting the historic Snow Building and the woman who made it happen. This event is FREE and open to… Read More
Friday, October 20 will mark the 75th anniversary of a landmark gathering of Negro academicians, journalists, and activists on the campus of North Carolina College at Durham. This gathering tackled several looming civil rights issues facing black citizens during the World War II era. The… Read More
Many in Durham have heard the Teer name, but few know the backstory of the man and company he founded. A crippling injury, clashes with Jim Crow-era violence, Blue Ridge Parkway contribution, even Cherry Point rattlesnakes — these are just a few of the details found in a tale that… Read More