Throughout February – Black History Month Walking Tours
Led by staff from Historic Preservation Planning and the Wake Forest Historical Museum, the tours will include Olive Branch Baptist Church, Alston-Massenburg Center, the newly restored Ailey Young House, the African American Cemetery, and more. Along the way, each group will discuss the developmental and architectural history of the area, along with the significant men and women who shaped the Northeast Community. Tours are outside only and will not include the inside of individual homes or buildings.
Each tour is approximately 90 minutes and will begin at Taylor Street Park, 416 N. Taylor St., proceed south to East Spring Street, west to North White Street, north to East Juniper Avenue and east back to Taylor Street Park.
To register for the tour, go to https://www.cognitoforms.com/TownOfWakeForest3/BlackHistoryMonthWalkingToursFebruary2022
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Thursday, Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m. “The Untold History About Our Traditions” will be presented by the Northeast Community Coalition and the Iota Iota Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
To register to attend the virtual meeting, please register at https://rb.gy/ri3jnd. If you received an email about the event you can register by scanning the QR Code on the poster with your cell phone.
January 15 to February 27, closed January 22 – Dix Park’s first Pop-up Museum in the Chapel Event Center
Dix Park’s first-ever Pop-up Museum hosts two inspiring history exhibits: From Plantation to Park, presenting the layered history of Dix Hill, and We Built This, a showcase of Black architects and builders in North Carolina.
Hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays, 12 to 5 p.m.
https://dorotheadixpark.org/pop-up-museum
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