Greenbelt Museum Tour & Lunch

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Dates:May 10, 2024
Meets:Friday, May 10, 2024, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location:Off Site Field Trip
Cost: $0.00

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Greenbelt, Maryland was part of a movement during the 1930's New Deal to create planned communities. Considered a venture into "social engineering" by some, the community took shape despite battles for funding and opposition from then President Franklin D. Roosevelt's critics. Ultimately successful, the town created housing for workers from the District of Columbia as well as job training for unemployed workers in the area. Now on the National Register of Historic Places, Greenbelt is nearly 90 and an exciting place to visit. We'll take a short walking tour featuring the beautiful housing, parks, and the town center (with benches available for a rest if needed). We'll also visit the living history at the Greenbelt Museum and enjoy lunch at The New Deal Café.
The trip is open to all members and is a drive yourself excursion. Members are invited to meet at Grace Church in Baltimore, First Presbyterian Church (Columbia) or The Village at Rockville to carpool to Greenbelt.
Fee: $0.00

Off Site Field Trip

William Barry

William “Bill” Barry is a specialist in labor history and is the retired Director of Labor Studies at The Community College of Baltimore County. He taught courses on the history of labor at CCBC and also created a full semester course on the history of the 1930s. He has taught courses on the 1930s and the history of American labor for the Osher programs at Johns Hopkins University and Towson University. The history of slavery course grew out of his course on the history of American labor. Bill is a film zealot and enjoys teaching film as well.

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