Bored Teens in Greenbelt - A History of the Drop Inn
With schools currently closed and our teens at home, boredom is an issue. Greenbelt has had this issue at other points in our history. In...
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Megan Searing Young, Director
Apr 15, 20202 min read
#Museumfromhome Victory Gardens Inspire COVID-19 Gardens
War gardens were first planted during WWI to ease pressure on the US food supply. The country’s first priority then was to feed troops...
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Sheila Maffay-Tuthill
Apr 10, 20202 min read
#Museumfromhome Easter and Passover Celebrations in Greenbelt
If you are struggling to find eggs to dye for the coming Easter Holiday, know that this isn’t the first time this has been an issue. Back...
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Megan Searing Young
Apr 8, 20203 min read
#Museumfromhome We Can Do It / Wash Your Hands!
After writing about citizen mask making last week and how it reminded me of WWII efforts on the home front, I’m now seeing lots of...
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Megan Searing Young
Apr 2, 20202 min read
#Museumfromhome Sewing for Victory
As experts debate the efficacy of more widespread mask-wearing to potentially help stop the coronavirus pandemic, I’m inspired by stories...
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Megan Searing Young
Mar 30, 20202 min read
#Museumfromhome Greenbrook
Greenbelt was one of three Green Towns built by the Resettlement Administration in the second half of the 1930s as part of FDR's New...
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Megan Searing Young
Mar 26, 20202 min read
#Museumfromhome 1933 Chicago World's Fair
Government officials broke ground on the Greenbelt project in 1935, just a year after the Century of Progress International Exposition,...
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Megan Searing Young
Mar 24, 20202 min read
#Museumfromhome Exploring Greenbelt's Tenant Manual
In our archives, the Museum has several copies of a Tenant’s Manual that was created by the Farm Security Administration and the town's...
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Megan Searing Young, Director
Mar 23, 20201 min read
#MuseumFromHome 10 Towns That Changed America
If you're anything like me, you have a long list of articles, shows, movies, books, and podcasts that you missed but would love to catch...
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Megan Searing Young, Director
Mar 20, 20201 min read
#MuseumFromHome All About Eleanor Roosevelt
While both Eleanor Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt are beloved figures in Greenbelt, Eleanor is especially respected. When the...
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Megan Searing Young, Director
Mar 19, 20201 min read
#MuseumFromHome Spotlight On: Swanky Swigs
It's the first official day of spring! So we thought we'd put the spotlight on a cheery artifact in the Museum collection that's...
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Megan Searing Young, Director
Mar 18, 20201 min read
#MuseumFromHome FDR's First Fireside Chat
In the Museum house we have a streamlined, art deco, wood radio in the living room. Above the radio we (usually) have a framed photo of...
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Megan Searing Young, Director
Mar 17, 20201 min read
First #MuseumFromHome
We love holidays here at the Greenbelt Museum and couldn't let St. Patrick's Day pass without acknowledgment. So for our first...
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Megan Searing Young, Director
Mar 17, 20201 min read
#MuseumFromHome
In an effort to keep everyone healthy and safe, the Greenbelt Museum, along with so many other organizations and businesses has had to...
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Megan Searing Young
Mar 17, 20201 min read
#MuseumFromHome
In an effort to keep everyone healthy and safe, the Greenbelt Museum, along with so many other organizations and businesses has had to...
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Megan Searing Young, Director
Feb 6, 20202 min read
From the Director: Black History Month 2020
Greenbelt's segregated history is a topic often on our minds at the Museum. The fact that Greenbelt was built by both African American...
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Greenbelt Museum Staff
Feb 3, 20201 min read
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...
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Greenbelt Museum Staff
Feb 2, 20201 min read
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...
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Greenbelt Museum Staff
Jan 20, 20201 min read
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...
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Greenbelt Museum Staff
Dec 17, 20191 min read
Book A Greenbelt Airbnb Experience
Discover Greenbelt, City of Tomorrow! If you are in the Greenbelt area, you can book an Airbnb Experience and go on special tours up to...
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