NC Mutual Pop-up Museum

New Game Offers Team-Building Fun for Local Groups

Guest blog post and photos by Duke’s David Jarmul (Photo: Open Durham website) Can you identify this black-and-white photo? Three Duke University employees spotted it quickly as the current home of Rue Cler restaurant. Duke’s Keith Lawrence is shown here taking a photo… Read More

A few of my favorite things…

We had a great event at the History Hub two weeks ago: a Pop-Up Museum. We invited people to bring their old tools and gagets to the History Hub for an afternoon of storytelling. Here are some of my favorites: Poison Bottle: Pharmacist and native Durhamite Ralph Rogers taught me… Read More

Pop-Up Museum September 15 3pm-5pm

Stop by 500 West Main Street between 3 and 5pm  for the Durham History Hub’s first “pop-up museum.” And don’t come empty-handed! Search your attic, basement, cupboards and drawers for a sample of “Tools of the Trade” your own family used once upon a time. This… Read More

Thank you, Durham!

This time last week we were making final preparations to host our first event at the History Hub. And what an event it was! I’m posting a thank you from us to you that ran in the Herald-Sun this week: Thank you, Durham, for turning out in… Read More

Y’all come!

Story Booth: Add Your Voice!

Update: The Story Room opened in the History Hub on October 12, 2014 thanks to an outpouring of support from the community. It’s easy to donate a story to the Story Room. Learn how to do so here: www.museumofdurhamhistory.org/blog/story. Original post:  Last week a group of MoDH staff, board… Read More