The original quilt was created for the Museum of Durham History, completed in January of 2017. The Memories of Durham Story Quilt celebrates Durham’s shared heritage, depicted in cloth. The quilt is based on oral histories recorded for the Museum of Durham History Story… Read More
“On April 28, 2020, the New York Times ranked my hometown and the town I call home as having the fifth highest average daily growth rate of deaths due to COVID-19 (commonly known as the coronavirus) in the United States of America. After seeing the article with my own two… Read More
Recognized nationally as “Tastiest Town in the South” and “America’s Foodiest Small Town,” Durham’s culinary culture is an eclectic mix of both traditional and classic southern food as well as international cuisine. MoDH is currently planning an exhibit that will highlight just some of the pioneering restaurants of Durham throughout… Read More
Students enrolled in the Documentary Video Intensive Course at Duke University’s Center for Documentary Studies recently a filmed short film about one of the quilters who created the Story Quilt, which is on display in the MoDH Story Room. Thanks to CDS & Wisam Al-Jafari and Garrett Johnson for producing… Read More
In November, 11th- and 12th-grade students from Voyager Academy visited the museum to record oral history projects in our Story Room. The students conducted interviews with Durhamites and their experiences during the Civil Rights era. These intriguing interviews provide a diverse range of perspectives! MoDH volunteer and Duke U. student Shauna… Read More
On June 16, we were honored to unveil our Memories of Durham Story Quilt as part of Third Friday Durham festivities. The quilt is a permanent part of the MoDH collection and is on display in our Story Room, made possible with generous support from the Mary… Read More
The MoDH celebrates the unveiling of a new exhibit on Friday, September 16, 6pm to 8pm, at the Hub, 500 West Main Street downtown. Finding Each Other in History: Stories from LGBTQ+ Durham features personal narratives that illustrate how LGBTQ people in Durham have a long, but often invisible, history of overcoming adversity to… Read More
Kick off your Valentine’s weekend on Friday, Feb. 12th, 6PM-8PM at Love Is On The Air, a listening party and cocktail hour showcasing stories of love (or “Love Notes”) recorded in our Story Room. The stories were recorded in conjunction with Audio Under the Stars from Duke’s Center for Documentary Studies. Toast… Read More
We continue to preserve memories in our Story Room, and now you can easily listen in! Along with being archived in the North Carolina Collection at the Durham County Library, our recordings are available for listening in their entirety on our Soundcloud page. Pick a playlist like… Read More
Do you have a start-up story? We want to record it. The Museum of Durham History is gathering stories around one of Durham’s most defining characteristics: the entrepreneurial spirit. If you have a story about starting something in… Read More