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HPHS Virtual Programs 2020-2021
2020-21 Program Series - An Educational Experience
This year you will be able to participate in the monthly HOW DID WE GET HERE? programs as well as touring museums – landmarks – historic sites with our TAKE A TRIP WITH US series.
For now, these programs are being offered virtually. When the time is right, the HOW DID WE GET HERE? series will be offered both in the High Point Museum and virtually.
High Point Historical Society Virtual Program Orientation Recorded Video
High Point Historical Society Virtual Programs Orientation Handbook
TAKE A TRIP WITH US SERIES
- Two virtual “ field trips” offered each month
- Tour Local Museum and Landmarks
- Visit North Carolina Historical Sites
- Explore International Museums and Landmarks
- Participate in Curated tours
Local Favorites
Old Salem
What is life like, in the garden at Old Salem? Follow along here for a virtual tour of our neighbors in Winston!
Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum
- Charlotte Hawkins Brown - Written history from NC Historic Sites
- PBS Learning
- NC Department of Cultural Resources
- Manners Matter
- Black Issues Forum
Visiting Old Favorites
- Monticello
- North Carolina Museum of History
International Tours
Colonial Christmas
- Old Salem Candle Tea
- Old Salem: Winkler's Bakery
- Williamsburg Christmas Trees
- Williamsburg Colonial Christmas
Hanukkah
Winter Solstice begins December 21
Holiday Traditions
New Year’s Celebrations
- New Year's Celebration Around the World
- Ōmisoka, New Year’s Eve celebration in Japan
- Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day) parade, Barcelona Spain
- Three Kings Day traditions
Thomas Day - Furniture Maker
- Thomas Day House on UNC-TV
- North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources Spotlight on Thomas Day
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
Whitney Plantation
- Whitney Plantation
- America’s First Museum Dedicated to Telling the Story of Slavery
- Whitney Plantation: A Story of Slavery
Women's History Month
Women’s National History Museum
Top 10 Firsts for Women in History
Women in Science Who Changed the World
African American Women and Civil Rights Movement
Fashioning Yourself: A Story of Home Sewing
Game Changers: Women in Sports
First but Not Last: Women Who Ran For President
Representation with a Hyphen: Latinas in Fight for Women’s Suffrage
HOW DID WE GET HERE? SERIES
3rd Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m.
- Explores Current Topics
- Follow the topic through progression in time
- How does High Point’s history tie into the topic?
- Programs will give historical context to current events
- Virtual Programs available via ZOOM
- To register for programs email or call 336-883-3022.
Watch our virtual program discussing the 100th Anniversary of Woman’s Suffrage - Oct. 21
Q&A with High Point's Santa - Santa Cliff Snider - Nov. 19
History of the Underground Railroad in North Carolina - Jan. 27
Civic Work of Charlotte Hawkins Brown - Feb. 17
Links to access these will be made available on the Facebook Group and the Historical Society page on the High Point Museum’s website