The Depot Dispatch
Hey Kids, Let’s Take A StoryWalk!
The Museum is pleased to announce upcoming StoryWalks for kids of all ages! What is a StoryWalk, you ask? It “is a creative way to engage children in reading while they move. Pages from a children’s book are displayed individually along a path, wall, or fence—turning a simple walk into a fun literacy adventure,” as explained by storybookwalk.com.
Experience Live Tim Stevens’ Ghost Light: Echoes of the Revolution at GPAC
The American Revolution didn’t just happen on famous battlefields—it cut directly through our own backyards. In Ghost Light: Echoes of the Revolution, the history of our community comes alive through the powerful, imagined voices of the ordinary people caught in the...
Garner’s Revolutionary Connections at Spring Hill – America 250
Spring Hill House, photograph by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 1, 2023 (courtesy of HMdb.org).Have your ever heard of Theophilus Hunter, Sr.? A figure in pre-revolutionary and revolutionary history, his first residence in North Carolina was very likely just...
Black History Month at the Depot
The Garner History Museum at the Depot celebrates Black History Month in February. Our displays include memorabilia from the historic Meadowbrook Country Club, founded in 1958 as one of the first Black country clubs in the southeast and listed on the National Register...