F is for Food Sponsor Dinner

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Annual Report Now Available

    Annual Report For a hard copy of this report, please email your street address to: info@modh.org… Read More

Duke, Durham Have Long Probed Paranormal

Very early on, when one Duke student correctly guessed the symbol on a card an average of 9.6 times out of 25 in 1,000 attempts, the Rhines believed they were on to something.  By Robert Chapman, board of directors, Museum of Durham History  For 85 years Durham… Read More

Blue Durham, Blue Denim

By John Schelp, History Advisory Committee, Museum of Durham History Take a look in your closet. Just about all of us have them: blue jeans. They’re everywhere. But did you know that the first cotton mill in the south to produce denim was right here in the Bull City? The… Read More

History Groves Project Taking Durham’s History Into the Community

By Dr. Steve Channing, board of directors, Museum of Durham History As the “Little Museum that Could,” Durham’s Museum of History is fast becoming known as inclusive and innovative. Recent exhibits have celebrated the stories of health care and soul music, of credit unions and denim . . . and… Read More

Sixty Foodies to Enjoy Unique Evening

The Museum will host a tasty event, limited to 60 participants, on Friday, May 1, to open the F is for Food exhibit, the newest installment in the Hub’s Durham A-Z series. The evening will begin at Mateo Bar de Tapas as these 60 participant sponsors celebrate “food… Read More

Take a Neighborhoods Hike with John Schelp

Coach K gets his hair cut in an old church. John Loudermilk, of “Tobacco Road” fame, was born near the present-day Monut’s. Rich, poor, black and white lend their stories to West Durham neighborhoods that are chock-full of history. Join John Schelp, West Durham’s unofficial historian, on Saturday, March 28,… Read More

Take a walk through Durham Neighborhoods

Coach K gets his hair cut in an old church — between an old grocery store and an old mill pond. The grocery is now a tire store on Hillsborough Road and the mill pond is now Station Nine apartments. Hillsboro Road was Highway 10, the first highway to cross… Read More

Coach Mac is Back!

Durham History Hub Exhibit on Legendary Coach Re-Opens February 3 Museum spotlights NCCU architect of modern basketball The story of a life dedicated to basketball returns to the Museum of Durham History this winter. The exhibition “Coach Mac: Innovator and Integrator” re-opens February 3 at the Durham History Hub. Read More

January News: ESP, Pop-Ups, & New Board Members