Current Programs and Exhibits
On view April – September 2024
The History of Hope Part II: 1930’s – 1950’s at the Seymour Center’s Pop-Up Exhibit
If you missed our History of Hope Part II Exhibit at the Orange County Historical Museum, you can see selected items from the exhibit in our pop-up display at the Seymour Center.
The Robert & Pearl Seymour Center
2551 Homestead Road,
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
919-968-2070
on view March – **
The Business of Franklin Street exhibit at the Orange County Historical Museum
Serving as the front door to the University of North Carolina since its beginnings, Franklin Street is legendary for gamedays & celebrations, to work, worship, eat, stroll, protest, parade, and party.
Join us in a walk through the past, down Franklin Street in 1977, almost 50 years ago. Stroll by an authentic streetscape, created from storefront photos taken at the time by the Chapel Hill Historical Society. This exhibit aims to spark memories, engage & connect you to our local history and bring understanding and appreciation of the shared treasure that is Franklin Street.
Orange County Historical Museum
201 N. Churton Street,
Hillsborough, NC 27278
919-732-2201
Upcoming Programs
september 15, 2024 2-4PM** Meeting Room A chapel hill public library
Art Chansky
Art Chansky is a veteran sportswriter and author of several books on UNC basketball, including Light Blue Reign and Blue Blood. He has been writing and reporting in Chapel Hill for almost 50 years.
Chansky has his own daily radio show on WCHL called Art Chanksy’s Sport Notebook, where he discusses recent sports topics that typically relate to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) or local professional teams.
October 19, 2024 2-4 PM seymour center classroom**
Program: History of Radios
Local radio enthusiast Ken Samuelson will present “The Golden Age of Radio.” Samuelson will weave the story of radio invention, the main movers and drivers, the stars, and share audio clips on the use of radio during WWI and WWII. Radios spanning ten decades will be on display. A 1920 windup record player and an Ediphone will be inclluded.
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