A 1927 article in the Durham Morning Herald reported that 75 of the 80 Greeks living in Durham at the time were in the restaurant business. Emmanuel Mike Galifianakis arrived in Durham in 1919 after immigrating to the U.S. from Greece and immediately opened Mike’s Weenie Stand, serving his wildly… Read More
On Saturday, May 28th, of Memorial Day Weekend, the Museum is celebrating the dedication of a History Grove for Larry Stogner. Mr. Stogner anchored the local Durham ABC-11 News Channel for 40 years before his passing in 2016. This new History Grove was… Read More
On Friday, May 13th, the Museum treated its volunteers to a night-out at the Durham Bulls! It was a fun-filled night of fireworks, Pie Pushers pizza, and a Bulls win 6-3 over the Gwinnett Stripers. Below are some great pictures of all the great people who help to… Read More
On Friday, May 6th, the NC Central Graduation Ceremony awarded some very important people with some very important degrees. NCCU honored the Royal Ice Cream Seven with degrees for Doctors in Humane Letters. Mary Clyburn Hooks and Virginia Williams were honored at the ceremony in-person, and the honorary… Read More
On Friday, May 6th, we officially opened our new exhibit, Dining Out In Durham, with a great reception. We were very lucky with the weather giving us a nice window-of-opportunity, so we could properly celebrate the new display. Our friends and family were entertained with live jazz and a speech… Read More
Museum of Durham History Launches Dining Out in Durham May 6th with Public Event Did you know that besides the “Bull City” and “City of Medicine,” Durham has also been called the “Tastiest Town in the South” and “America’s Foodiest Small Town?” The Museum of Durham History… Read More
Great Weather Brick Making History of Durham’s factories Sidewalk Art Brick Tutorial On Friday, April 29th, the Museum was visited by a large group of 3rd Graders from Glenn Elementary School. The students learned all about the importance and history of bricks… Read More
Duke Masters Student Rob Omondi wrote a great article about the Museum and we wanted to share it to our blog! Durham’s Gem: The Museum of Durham History We take pride in the work we do at the museum because we love… Read More
The Museum of Durham History just installed a great new piece of technology that is intended for the recording of oral histories up to 30 minutes long! Similar to our Video Story Kiosk, the purpose of this audio-dedicated device is to document the experiences of all Durhamites and visitors who… Read More
We recently bid a bittersweet “goodbye” to THE all-star of the MoDH team, Director of Curation and Operations Jeanette Shaffer. Jeanette has accepted an exciting opportunity to take her skills to the private sector at a nationally focused exhibit company– which has gained a talented, accomplished, and trustworthy staff member. Read More