From Tigers to Speedos: WFU Athletic Artifacts
Join us for an exploration of artifacts and 3-dimensional objects in the holdings of both ZSR Library’s Special Collections & Archives and the Wake Forest Historical Museum.
Revisioning Recovery: Films Uncovering the Roots of Disaster
Join Wake Forest Historical Museum and Wake Forest University on March 23, 2021 at 6:00 PM for Revisioning Recovery a free film screening. We will watch five short films on environmental disaster issues, and learn more about equitable disaster preparedness, response, and recovery in North Carolina.
Donation Drive for Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry
From April 13-30, the museum will be collecting food and monetary donations for Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry. Founded in 1988, Tri-Area Ministry is a 100% volunteer-run, nonprofit organization with a mission to provide food to the food insecure in our community. The museum’s donation drive will run in combination with Wake Forest University’s Pro Humanitate Days, a two-week-long event encouraging WFU alumni to serve and donate in their community.
Museum Book Club
Join us for the museum's new book club. On May 10 join museum staff for a conversation about Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers' book, They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South.
Adventures with Old Houses
We’re celebrating Preservation Month with a series of free webinars on Wake Forest History. Join us for a discussion with Ed Morris, Director of the Wake Forest Historical Museum, and homeowners from the Wake Forest Historic District. Panelists will talk about some of the biggest challenges and greatest rewards of owning a historic home in Wake Forest.
The Story Map of the Northeast Community in Wake Forest
Join us on Tuesday, May 25 join us for an introduction to the Northeast Community’s Story Map with Michelle Michael, Senior Planner (Historic Preservation) and Chris Robey, Masters of Landscape Architecture Candidate at the University of Georgia. Michael and Robey will talk about the research behind the map and provide an overview of some of the places featured in the map, including the site of the Wake Forest Normal & Industrial School, Fire Department #2, and the community pool.
Museum Book Club: Soul City
The museum is launching a new book club for community members. Each book club meeting will include a casual discussion with museum staff about a work of historical [...]
Deacs Day of Giving
When the leaves start to fall and opportunity starts to rise, it can only mean that it’s almost time for the most hopeful day of the [...]
Early North Carolina: Stories of Turmoil and Aspiration
In light of NCDHHS recommendations, WFU Lifelong Learning and Museum staff have decided to postpone "Early NC: Stories of Turmoil and Aspiration" scheduled for Saturday, March 21st.
Museum Book Club: Carolina Table
What does North Carolina taste like? We will try to answer that question during our next book club meeting when we discuss The Carolina Table: North [...]