The Depot Dispatch

We are very excited to have hosted group tours this spring and summer at the Museum. Garner’s Able to Serve participants and their leaders visited, as well as the student campers and leaders from the Community of Hope summer camp. We appreciate partnering with Garner...

Remember when we thought $1.00 was a big price to pay for a gallon of gas for our cars? And the place you bought gasoline was called a "filling station?" or a "service station"; And you actually got service from a person? Wow—those were the days! You may well remember...

Don’t forget that our museum also features a Genealogy Library. You will find numerous resources about the histories of many local families, historical references for Wake and Johnston Counties and other resources for researching your ancestors. Assistance with...

The Garner Area Historical Society is excited about partnering with Fire Station One and the Garner Recreation Center to provide "field trip"; activities for groups of local students. School groups could learn about fire safety and careers in Fire and Rescue at the...