Our baseball card themed exhibit wrapped up with a big Family Day on August 13, complete with hot dogs, shaved ice, live music and a photo booth which posted some GREAT pictures on our Facebook page. We’d like to salute those who joined us this summer for the… Read More
Longtime MoDH volunteer Sue Andresen has been a part of a movement to help bring a certain parking space into the new millennium. The familiar wheelchair logo designating handicapped parking has gotten an update thanks to Sue and her fellow volunteers from the Accessible Icon Project. Working with the… Read More
The Museum of Durham History will host its first-ever Family Day on Saturday afternoon, August 13, from 2pm to 5:30pm, at the Hub, 500 West Main Street downtown. The no-charge event is a highlight of the two-part Baseball Cards exhibit currently on display at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park and… Read More
We are rolling out a new regular feature called Pioneer Spotlight. Donors who make multi-year pledges and foundations and donor-advised funds that make multi-year grants are being permanently recognized as Pioneers sustaining our early development. We would like for you to hear from some of our Pioneers who want share why they decided to be such an… Read More
Last month, we had the pleasure of dedicating two History Groves in one weekend. The Durham Center for Senior Life (DCSL) hosted a ceremony on the plaza in front of their building, where the grove honors the late Becky Melton Heron, a Durham county commissioner from 1982-2011, and other DCSL founders: Howard Clement of… Read More
As we mentioned in our June Newsletter, we’re going to take a minute every so often to recognize those who do a little extra for the historic cultural community and are going a little bit further to improve the Durham landscape (literally and figuratively!) We call them “History Heroes.” Today we’d… Read More
Excerpted from exhibit Durham and the Rise of the Baseball Card, on display at the MoDH & Durham Bulls Athletic Park through Sept. 5, 2016. Baseball cards as we know them today began their life as advertising tools. After the Civil War, baseball increased in… Read More
The Museum of Durham History is heartbroken by the deplorable violence that happened at a LGBTQ nightclub in Orlando this weekend. Our thoughts are with all those who are mourning today. American history includes far too many stories of violence and hate; but also it includes stories of solidarity. We… Read More
As if this exhibit can’t get any better, we’re giving away prizes! All you have to do is complete the Scavenger Hunt, found here. You can also pick up a copy at the Durham Bulls’ Athletic Park portion of the exhibit AND at the MoDH. Finish the Hunt and pick… Read More
On Friday, June 17, 5pm-6pm, the Museum of Durham History and Durham Center for Senior Life (DCSL) invite the public to attend a History Grove dedication ceremony on the plaza in front of the DCSL honoring the late Becky Melton Heron and other DCSL founders Howard Clement of late, Jack Preiss,… Read More