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Be Our Valentine
The Historic House is open on Sundays again after our month-long hiatus! This also means that you can stop by and see our annual...
Greenbelt Museum Staff
Feb 3, 20201 min read
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The Historic House is Open Again!
The Greenbelt Museum Historic House closes every year for the month of January (read this post about what we do during that time). We...
Greenbelt Museum Staff
Feb 2, 20201 min read
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Lecture Series: Iconic Communities
Greenbelt scholars Mary Corbin Sies and Isabelle Gournay (along with Robert Freestone), are the editors of the new book Iconic Planned...
Greenbelt Museum Staff
Jan 20, 20201 min read
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Mapping Racism Lecture
As part of our Fall Greenbelt Museum Lecture Series, on Oct. 17 we presented a lecture by Stuart Eisenberg of the Hyattsville CDC (HCDC)...
Greenbelt Museum Staff
Oct 22, 20191 min read
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From the Director: #WeAreGreenbeltHistory
Did you know Greenbelt has a museum? We are often surprised at how many people have expressed that they did not and that is something...
Megan Searing Young, Director
Sep 20, 20192 min read
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PGAAMCC Community Chest
On August 24, we hosted the Prince George's African American Museum and Cultural Center (PGAAMCC) as they held their Community Chest...
Greenbelt Museum Staff
Aug 26, 20191 min read
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Radical Suburbs Lecture
As part of our 2019 Lecture Series, on July 18 the Greenbelt Museum presented a lecture and book signing by Amanda Kolson Hurley, author...
Greenbelt Museum Staff
Jul 24, 20191 min read
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Behnke Lecture Video Available
On May 2, Stephanie Fleming, Vice President of Behnke Nurseries (and granddaughter of the founders) gave a Greenbelt Museum lecture about...
Greenbelt Museum Staff
Jun 17, 20191 min read
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Greenbelt School Building Wayside Panel
Unveiled on June 1, the City of Greenbelt's newest wayside panel is now up! The Greenbelt Museum was instrumental in the creation of a...
Greenbelt Museum Staff
Jun 6, 20191 min read
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Behnke Nurseries Lecture
Behnke Nurseries is a local institution beloved in the area and patronized by generations and unfortunately, in June, the popular garden...
Greenbelt Museum Staff
May 6, 20191 min read
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2018 Lecture Series: Food History & Immigration in Our Region
Budding food historian Ellot Merker presented a lecture about food history and immigration in our region and how it has influenced our...
Megan Searing Young
Feb 3, 20191 min read
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Behind the Scenes: Yearbooks
A sneak peek at some of the vintage yearbooks that will be on display at our "Meet at the Museum" event tomorrow from Noon - 2 pm on the...
Greenbelt Museum Staff
Aug 31, 20181 min read
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Celebrate Labor Day with the Greenbelt Museum!
We are thrilled about the upcoming Labor Day events here at the Greenbelt Museum this weekend, Aug. 31 - Sep. 3! Come join us at one of...
Greenbelt Museum Staff
Aug 29, 20182 min read
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Behind the Scenes: Wayside Panel
Megan and Lawana proofed a new outdoor wayside panel about the history of the Greenbelt High School building. Thanks to Sheila for...
Greenbelt Museum Staff
Aug 21, 20181 min read
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"The City" Screening & Walking Tour
This past Sunday, August 5, the Greenbelt Museum partnered with the Old Greenbelt Theatre for a special screening of the 1939 documentary...
Greenbelt Museum Staff
Aug 7, 20181 min read
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2018 Lecture Series: U.S. Route 1
Aaron Marcavitch, executive director of Maryland Milestones/Anacostia Trails Heritage Area, Inc., shared his newly published book: U.S....
Greenbelt Museum Staff
Jul 20, 20181 min read
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Family Program Celebrates Greenbelt Day
Celebrate Greenbelt Day Weekend at the Greenbelt Museum! Please join us at 10A Crescent Road on Saturday, June 2 from 1-3 pm for a...
Greenbelt Museum Staff
Jun 1, 20181 min read
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Preservation Month: Parkbelt Homes
For our last post for Preservation Month, let's take a look at Parkbelt Homes! In 1938, General Houses of Chicago built 10 experimental...
Lawana Holland-Moore, Greenbelt Museum Staff
May 25, 20181 min read
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Preservation Month: Greenbelt's Civic & Commercial Buildings
Let's look at the buildings of Greenbelt, Maryland's historic civic and commercial core! First up is the Community Center, completed in...
Lawana Holland-Moore, Greenbelt Museum Staff
May 11, 20181 min read
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Preservation Month: Greenbelt's Housing
The month of May is Historic Preservation Month! Let's talk about the types of homes in historic #Greenbelt, Maryland! The original 1937...
Lawana Holland-Moore, Greenbelt Museum Staff
May 5, 20181 min read
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