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School Groups
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• Advance registration is required
• Free guided tours are offered for groups of 15-35 students & are designed with state curriculum guidelines in mind.
• School tours are scheduled Tuesdays-Fridays at 9:30 and 11. Other times may be available upon request.
• Options other than guided tours are available for groups larger than 35
• Your tour confirmation packet will include a map, parking information, & classroom activity ideas.
• To arrange a visit, call (336) 333-6831 or email betty.phipps@greensboro-nc.gov

Adult and Youth Groups

• Advance registration is required
• Guided tours are offered for groups of 15-35; other options are available for larger groups
• Most tours are available Tuesday-Fridays, but sometimes guides can be arranged during the weekend
• To arrange a visit, call (336) 333-6831 or email betty.phipps@greensboro-nc.gov

Traveling Trunks are large boxes filled with original items, reproductions, and visual aids for use in Guilford County classrooms. To schedule a trunk, please submit the reservation form and appropriate fee. Click here for Traveling Trunk Reservation Form

Lending Trunks may be checked out and used for unlimited presentations for $5 per trunk per week.  The trunks are very user friendly, include a script, and may be adapted to many grade levels. 

Celebrating Diversity

Meet five groups of people – African Americans, Asian Americans, Jewish Americans, Latin Americans, and Native Americans – who contribute to the “melting pot” of Guilford County.

Clothing From Head to Toe

See unusual pieces of clothing and illustrations. Learn about past fashions and fads.

Coughdrops and Denim

Find out how business pioneers changed the local economy.

Crafts in the Home

Enjoy yesterday’s crafts such as stitching, knitting, weaving, quilting, and basketmaking.

Craftsmen of Guilford

See how skilled 18th and 19th century craftsmen, including blacksmiths, coopers, and potters, made their living.

Daily Life in Early America

Discover how families used items such as candle molds, corn husks, and quilt frames to work and play.

Early Settlers of Guilford County

Learn the impact of Native Americans, Germans, African Americans, Quakers, and Scots-Irish on our county’s history.

Folk Toys

Play with homemade toys such as a Jacob’s ladder, whimmy diddle, button spinner, and spinning tops.

Herbs

Discover herbs used in cooking, dyeing, and healing.

Native American Life

Find out what native people ate and wore, see their weapons and tools, and learn about crafts and games.

North Carolina Symbols

Explore the state’s natural resources, community values, and lifestyles through a number of symbols, objects, products, and handicrafts.

Trouped Trunks 

Trouped Trunks are presented by volunteers in your classroom for a fee of $5 per showing. Because items are often passed, group size is limited to 35 students. A trouper will contact you to schedule the presentation.

Toys (K-2)

Enjoy early toys, including wooden whistles and tops, wagons and cars, plain and fancy dolls, and marbles.

Transportation (K-5)

Find out how people traveled using the skid, wagon, sailboat, and helicopter.

Greensboro's Jewish Heritage (K-8)

Witness the growth and impact of Greensboro's thriving Jewish community from the arrival of the Cone brothers in 1894 to the present. Discover Jewish life and culture, Jewish customs and holidays.

School Days (1-4)

Imagine visiting a one-room schoolhouse with teacher Miss Lina Porter 100+ years ago.

North Carolina Native Americans (2-5)

Find out about local Native American life through clothing, food, weapons, games and crafts.

African American Success Stories (3-5)

Identify African American citizens who have influenced the history of our city, our state, and our country.

Daily Life in Early America (3-5)

Examine a candle mold, quilt squares, and a scrub brush to discover household chores of yesteryear.

Famous People of Guilford County (3-8)

Recall the lives of pioneer David Caldwell, First Lady Dolley Madison, Governor John Motley Morehead, writer William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) and educator Charles Henry Moore.          

The Doctor’s Bag (4-8)

Examine old-fashioned medical instruments and learn about health practices and treatments from the past.

Revolutionary Guilford (4-8)

Comprehend the struggles and sacrifices of Guilford Patriots by investigating the causes they supported, the heroic deeds they accomplished, and the equipment they used.