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...
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Greenbelt Museum Staff
Jul 26, 20191 min read
We're On Fox 5 DC's Zip Trip!
Fox 5 DC stopped through Greenbelt for one of their "Zip Trip" segments to share with everyone the top 5 must-sees here, including the...
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Greenbelt Museum Staff
Jun 6, 20191 min read
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...
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Greenbelt Museum Staff
Feb 3, 20191 min read
The Historic House Was Closed in January...Why?
The Greenbelt Museum Historic House was closed for the month of January. Since we are about to re-open tomorrow, we thought we'd tell you...
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Megan Searing Young
Feb 3, 20191 min read
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...
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Greenbelt Museum Staff
Nov 28, 20181 min read
Giving Tuesday 2018
We kicked off our year-end fundraising campaign yesterday with #GivingTuesday on November 27! The event, which follows Black Friday and...
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Greenbelt Museum Staff
Sep 4, 20181 min read
Labor Day with the Greenbelt Museum
The Greenbelt Museum had a busy Labor Day weekend filled with activities and events as part of festivities! The Historic House was open...
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Greenbelt Museum Staff
Aug 29, 20182 min read
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...
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Lawana Holland-Moore, Greenbelt Museum Staff
May 11, 20181 min read
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...
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Lawana Holland-Moore, Greenbelt Museum Staff
May 5, 20181 min read
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...
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Lawana Holland-Moore, Greenbelt Museum Staff
Apr 25, 20181 min read
Museum Week: Cities
We often hear "Wait...your historic house museum is MODERN!" It IS and it's a 1937 gem! The Greenbelt Museum Historic House is an...
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Lawana Holland-Moore, Greenbelt Museum Staff
Mar 30, 20181 min read
Women's History Month: Lenore Thomas Straus
Our last Women's History Month post is about artist Lenore Thomas Straus, whose seminal sculptures are found throughout Greenbelt, such...
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Lawana Holland-Moore, Greenbelt Museum Staff
Mar 16, 20181 min read
Women's History Month: Catherine Bauer
As part of on ongoing celebration of Women's History Month and the women who have been important to Greenbelt's history, let's talk about...
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Lawana Holland-Moore, Greenbelt Museum Staff
Mar 9, 20181 min read
Women's History Month: Eleanor Roosevelt
For Women's History Month, let's talk about the women who have been important to the history of Greenbelt, Maryland! Let's start with...
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Lawana Holland-Moore, Greenbelt Museum Staff
Feb 23, 20181 min read
Research: Looking for Descendants
Are 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...
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Lawana Holland-Moore, Greenbelt Museum Staff
Feb 16, 20181 min read
African American History Month: Rossville Rural Development Homesteads
This c. 1937 Lenore Thomas Straus photograph is of African American laborers at what is now the Community Center. Her "Promote the...
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