Greensboro History Museum’s Flashback family fun series highlights decades past for our city and beyond. Recent Flashbacks have explored the history, music, culture, and curiosities of the 1920s, 1940s, and 1950s. This year we’re crossing centuries by looking back at the decades of the 1770s and 1970s as our nation celebrates major milestones.
Join High Point Museum for a free public screening of the new historical documentary, “The American Constitution.” The film brings the dramatic story of the nation’s founding to life. A live Q&A with the film’s award-winning director, David Garrigus, will follow the screening. Free and open to the public.
Focus on America250 in NC and the library’s 100th anniversary. Check the Children’s page on the website for more details: https://www.highpointnc.gov/1022/Childrens-Programs.
How did colonists prepare their households for the seasons? What was bathing and hygiene like? How did soldiers clean their wool uniforms? How were plants and herbs used to freshen things up? Join our costumed interpreters as they demonstrate practices of cleanliness in the 18th and 19th centuries. FREE. All ages welcome. Drop-in.
In this presentation, archivists Alison Thurman and Josh Hager will highlight selections from the blog and other records covering a variety of topics related to Outlander, including land grants, court records, military records, and more. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions about North Carolina history and records available relating to Colonial North Carolina, […]
Goossens, Eugene: Jubilee VariationsHanson, Howard: Symphony No. 2Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Piano Concerto #2 featuring soloist William Wolfram Eastern Festival Orchestra
FREE EVENT! Come enjoy an evening of exhilarating string quartet music performed by the US Army String Quartet.
Want to protect yourself from getting a cold or learn about the medical issues our Founding Fathers had? Come to Hoggatt House and learn about the tinctures, tonics, and popular beliefs to prevent sickness in the 18th and 19th centuries. FREE. All ages welcome. Drop-in.
High Point Museum Historical Park Assistant Site Manager Frank McMahon, Halifax State Historic Site, will demonstrate historic colonial beer-making techniques at the High Point Historical Museum. Learn why beer was more than just a drink in the 1700’s. For more information, contact Mark Taylor at mark.taylor@highpointnc.gov.
Enjoy the last few days of summer with historic games, sidewalk chalk, toys, and more! Enjoy some cool treats to beat the heat, too. FREE. All ages welcome. Drop-in.
In an era when Congress has effectively forfeited much of its power to the executive, it is interesting to revisit how the First Congress of the United States, which met from 1789 to 1791, defined its role and established precedents. Though these men were imperfect and divided in some respects, they established rules, mores, and […]
Discover the American Soldiers who fought (and lost) the Battle of Guilford Courthouse and what their daily routines were like in this pivotal battle of the American Revolution. For more information, contact Mark Taylor at mark.taylor@highpointnc.gov.