By 1776, the New Garden area was well known as an early Quaker settlement. Over continuing generations, the community was a hub for worship, education, and abolitionism. Additional families, including African American families seeking a safe place to live and work, established themselves post-Civil War. Learn what the historical records and family stories tell us about those who formed these communities and the bonds that have connected them across generations and centuries

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The Landscapes of Freedom program series is in partnership with Guilford College. This project is supported through a grant from America 250 NC, a program of the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, and is the first of three related programs held at Greensboro sites in Spring 2026.