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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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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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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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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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Feb 9, 20181 min read

Black History Month: Aberdeen Gardens

Another African American New Deal community in the mid-Atlantic region is Aberdeen Gardens in Hampton, VA. It was originally named...

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Feb 2, 20181 min read

African American History Month: Langston Terrace Dwellings

Did you know that there are African American New Deal communities in our region too? Let's learn more about the Langston Terrace...

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