Hand fans were used during the American Revolution to cool off and show support to the new country. Join us in the Little Red Schoolhouse and make your own fan! Our Sensory-Friendly environment (dim lights, a calm room, limited people) will be from 10:00am to 12:00pm. FREE. All ages welcome. Drop-in.

The history of our region traditionally centers on European settlements and the late 18th-century battle to establish independence from Britain. Less visible are the movements of people and the pursuit of livelihoods and communities that existed before the commemorated military events and continue to the present day. Explore the region’s shifting populations and maps through […]

Plants and flowers have their own language and different combinations of them can be used to send messages in secret. Used for medicine, hygiene, and bug repellents during the American Revolution, come to the Historical Park and create your own sweet-smelling sachet. Our costumed interpreters will show you how. FREE. All ages welcome. Drop-in.

Join us in the Mary Lynn Richardson Historic Park to celebrate colonial lifestyles and history.  Explore the museum’s historic eighteenth- and nineteenth-century buildings, immerse yourself in a Colonial Mystery game, and learn more about the experiences of early North Carolinians in the Back Country.  This program is organized and developed by Humanities at Work Interns working with the Greensboro History […]