This guest blog, originally published in 2016, was contributed by Dr. Charles Johnson, Director of Public History and Assistant Professor of History, North Carolina Central University. Judge Carolyn Lucille Denton Johnson was born January 16, 1931 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was the only child of… Read More
Due to the Museum of Durham History’s closure during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have transitioned to online programming, including the opening event for our Votes for Suffrage: 100 Years of Women in Durham Politics exhibit. We were pleased to have about 50 attendees sign on for… Read More
Written by Kay Waller, North Carolina State University, Public History MA Student I have had the privilege of working alongside Jeanette Shaffer and the Museum of Durham History’s events committee in planning programming and community engagement activities for the Votes for Suffrage: 100 Years of Women in Durham Politics digital exhibit. Read More
This year marks the centennial anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, giving women in the United States the right to vote. The Museum of Durham History would like to say congratulations and commemorate this event by formally announcing our next exhibit Votes for Suffrage: 100 Years of Women in… Read More
As the Museum of Durham History winds down another fiscal year, we want to take the time to recognize our board of directors for volunteering their service to govern our organization. We appreciate their passion about Durham and its history that they dedicate their time and expertise to share with… Read More
The Museum of Durham History is pleased to announce that it has been certified by Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, as a Service Enterprise! A Service Enterprise is an organization that strategically engages volunteers to improve the performance of their organization and achieve… Read More
We believe history is the context that informs the present and guides the future. The Museum of Durham History plays a unique civic and cultural role as a resource for discovering our collective history and as a teller of Durham’s stories, especially those traditionally overlooked and unheard– whether comfortable or controversial. We’re proud of Durham’s resolve to protest peacefully… Read More
As part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) initiative to provide work for millions of job seekers following the Great Depression, the Federal Writers’ Project produced hundreds of publications, including local histories and oral histories. One of the projects, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States, was… Read More
We are pleased to announce that the Museum of Durham History has received a very generous gift of $50,000 made possible by Dr. Thomas H. Krakauer, founding chair of the museum’s board of directors. The museum will use the donation to support 2019-20 operations and to fund an… Read More
The Museum of Durham History is delighted to announce the addition of three new members to our Board of Directors as well as the return of two former members! Our board provides key leadership for the Museum in carrying out its mission of telling Durham’s stories. Our newest members have… Read More
