Museums, Historical Organizations & Genealogical Groups
The Greensboro Historical Museum
130 Summit Avenue
Greensboro NC 27401-3004
(336) 373-2043
The Greensboro Historical Museum holds important photo collections, and information about Greensboro people and places. The museum may be an important source for past owners of historic houses through personal connections of staff and members.
The High Point Historical Museum
1859 East Lexington Avenue
High Point NC 27262
(336) 885-1859
The High Point Historical Museum has numerous photographs as well as fine collections ephemera. The Museum's Shop has some excellent books on the High Point area, including the publications of Stephen C. Clark, and a compilation of historic images from postcards.
The Jamestown Historical Society
603 West Main Street
Jamestown
(336) 454-3819
The Jamestown Historical Society coordinates with the Jamestown Public Library, 200 West Main Street, Jamestown (336) 454-4815 to house collection of photographs, with many fine residential views, and historical information concerning citizens. The Society recently published a book on Jamestown history and memorabilia.
The Guilford County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 9693
Greensboro, NC 27429-0693
The Guilford County Genealogical Society has a good research collection and a publication series. In addition to indexes, the local group also has meetings, newsletters and contacts.
The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, (MESDA) in nearby Old Salem is the only museum dedicated to exhibiting and researching the regional decorative arts of the early South. With its 24 period rooms and seven galleries, MESDA showcases the furniture, paintings, textiles, ceramics, silver, and other metalwares made and used in Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee through 1820. Their staff may provide insights to historic properties, or work with the archives of Old Salem to uncover material concerning some sites (such as the McLean Log House) in Guilford County.
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