The Depot Dispatch
Meadowbrook Country Club Tribute
GAHS honored Black History Month with a tribute to the Meadowbrook Country Club. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it was founded in 1959 and developed by the black community as an alternative for families who were not able to gain membership to...
GAHS Celebrates Native American Heritage Month
Wake County Public Libraries, in partnership with the Garner Area Historical Society, presented a National Native American Heritage Month Program on November 21at Garner’s Southeast Regional Library. Ms. Marvel Welch, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians,...
Special Milestone Marked on November 21
The Garner History Museum at the Depot had its first anniversary on November 21! During this first year, we have welcomed over 526 visitors to our Museum. Thanks so much to all our Docents who have welcomed these visitors, we couldn’t do it without you. If you would...
Wake County Historic Preservation Commission Members Tour Museum and Other Garner Historic Sites
On November 15 members of the Wake County Historic Preservation Commission toured the Garner History Museum at the Depot. Their trip to Garner included visits to the Garner Woman’s Club, the Historic Banks House, and the Wayland Poole Home, in addition to our museum.