Greenbelt Museum StaffAug 26, 20191 min readPGAAMCC Community ChestOn August 24, we hosted the Prince George's African American Museum and Cultural Center (PGAAMCC) as they held their Community Chest...
Lawana Holland-Moore, Greenbelt Museum StaffFeb 23, 20181 min readResearch: Looking for DescendantsAre you a descendant of one of the early African American families who lived on the land that is now Historic Greenbelt? Or do you have...
Lawana Holland-Moore, Greenbelt Museum StaffFeb 16, 20181 min readAfrican American History Month: Rossville Rural Development HomesteadsThis c. 1937 Lenore Thomas Straus photograph is of African American laborers at what is now the Community Center. Her "Promote the...
Lawana Holland-Moore, Greenbelt Museum StaffFeb 9, 20181 min readBlack History Month: Aberdeen GardensAnother African American New Deal community in the mid-Atlantic region is Aberdeen Gardens in Hampton, VA. It was originally named...
Lawana Holland-Moore, Greenbelt Museum StaffFeb 2, 20181 min readAfrican American History Month: Langston Terrace DwellingsDid you know that there are African American New Deal communities in our region too? Let's learn more about the Langston Terrace...