History is always evolving and so are we! In 2015 we had a lot of great suggestions on our “Tell us what we left out” board. We listened and reasearched many of these topics, including how one local, devilish icon came to be. We look forward to more in 2016,… Read More
Image courtesy The Associated Press Third Friday festivities don’t stop just because the weather turns chilly. As a matter of fact, we realized it’s perfect for one of the most cherished holiday traditions: caroling! We are welcoming anyone who enjoys huddling up with their family, friends, neighbors, and strangers to sing… Read More
Thanks to all the folks who stopped by this weekend for Third Friday and the Holiday Art Walk! The Schulmeister-Antona violinists toughed out the Friday night air under the gazebo, while the artists arrived early Saturday AM to transform the History Hub into an intimate marketplace, complete with colorful displays. Read More
Face it. The holidays are wonderful, but things can get hectic. Slow down with FREE hot cider and homemade cookies at the Museum of Durham History. We’ll have them available every day this December (oh, what the heck, let’s start with Small Business Saturday!) through New Year’s Eve. Read More
On November 13-15, a class of “citizen curators” from Duke University held a pop-up exhibit in our Our Bull City exhibit space. Their exhibit, Resettlement Journeys: Central Africa to Durham,was created as part of a Service Learning course called “Issues in Global Displacement: Voix Francophones.” The students did a commendable job telling the stories… Read More
We continue to preserve memories in our Story Room, and now you can easily listen in! Along with being archived in the North Carolina Collection at the Durham County Library, our recordings are available for listening in their entirety on our Soundcloud page. Pick a playlist like… Read More
We were so happy to see everyone who joined us Oct. 24 as we explored downtown historic sites (as well as our very own History Hub) for Bike-A-Bull City! Fearless leader Ernie Dollar took riders on a leisurely tour that began and ended at Bull City Ciderworks, stopping at various sites to give… Read More
On October 16, along with the Hayti Heritage Center, we proudly introduced our newest exhibit Durham A-Z: H is for Hayti with a fabulous “Hayti at the Hub” party under the gazebo. Durhamites of all ages stopped by for a festive Third Friday to learn about the historic neighborhood… Read More
Reprinted with permission from The News & Observer, Raleigh NC Hayti, settled in the 1800s around Fayetteville and Pettigrew streets, grew into one of the South’s major black business centers – “the black Wall Street” as it was known. By the 1960s, however, parts of the… Read More
Dr. Aaron Moore’s efforts were responsible for dramatically improving literacy among African Americans and creating an educational system that uplifted generations of African Americans residing in rural North Carolina communities. Thanks to him, over 800 Rosenwald Schools were built in North Carolina. An exhibit about one such school, “The Historic Russell… Read More
