On July 12, as part of the ongoing “History Among Friends” collaborative series between the MoDH and the Friends of the Durham Library, the heavy rain moved on from Durham just in time to allow a sizable audience to make their way to Books Among Friends to… Read More
Recently, former Museum of Durham History board member Renee Snyderman and her husband, Dr. Ralph Snyderman, hosted an exhibit at the Snyderman Fund Gallery, entitled Destiny Manifested, a collection of work by artist Jason Mitcham. Above is “We Americans”, one of his pieces featured in the exhibit. Read More
Join us on Feb. 16 at 12PM for a discussion about the life of Aaron McDuffie Moore, founder of Durham’s Black Wall Street. The author, Blake Hill-Saya and C. Eileen Watts Welch, President of Durham Colored Library who commissioned the biography. Hill-Saya & Welch are descendants of Moore. They will… Read More
As part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) initiative to provide work for millions of job seekers following the Great Depression, the Federal Writers’ Project produced hundreds of publications, including local histories and oral histories. One of the projects, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States, was… Read More
Keeping a journal, writing notes, and recording your thoughts can be helpful in times like these. Reflecting on your experience throughout the COVID-19 crisis is important and your perspective could some day be a useful record for people studying the history of this pandemic. Help us record the local experience… Read More
Keeping a journal, writing notes, and recording your thoughts can be helpful in times like these. Reflecting on your experience throughout the COVID-19 crisis is important and your perspective could some day be a useful record for people studying the history of this pandemic. Help us record the local experience… Read More
We are devastated by the passing of MaryAnn Black. She was a mainstay to so many wonderful efforts in Durham, and a good friend to many. Her support of the Museum of Durham History was always positive and thorough. As a founding board member, she invested as much effort into this… Read More
MoDH is committed to sharing ways for you to keep engaged with Durham’s stories from home. During this closure, we want to make sure you could still visit our current rotating exhibit A Creative Protest: MLK Comes to Durham, so it is NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE. Check it out… Read More
Keeping a journal, writing notes, and recording your thoughts can be helpful in times like these. Reflecting on your experience throughout the COVID-19 crisis is important and your perspective could some day be a useful record for people studying the history of this pandemic. Help us record the local experience… Read More
As part of the development of the Museum’s newest exhibit A Creative Protest: MLK Comes to Durham, our team worked with community members to gather their memories about Dr. King’s visits to Durham as well as his impact on the local Civil Rights Movement. Museum of Durham History board member… Read More