Museum Hosts Community of Hope Summer Campers, Leaders
Over 60 student campers and leaders from Garner’s Community of Hope summer camp program visited the Garner History Museum at the Depot on August 3. The students had a great day in Downtown Garner! They learned about fire safety and careers in fire and rescue at Garner’s Fire Station One, toured the Museum to learn about Garner’s history, and visited the new Garner Recreational Center, all within a few blocks of each other off Main Street.
Thanks to the volunteers who helped with this tour. We are excited to offer more such tours for student groups in the Garner area. Please contact us if you want to schedule a date for a group tour.
Native American Exhibit Added to Museum
We have recently added an exhibit on the Native American /American Indian historic presence in the G arner Area. In speaking with several lifelong residents of the area, we discovered that there was evidence of a number of Native American people in the greater Garner area for many years before European settlers came to the area.
These folks reported tilling up many arrowheads and other artifacts on their family farms throughout the area, indicating a significant presence of Native American residents in and around Garner.
Members of the Museum Committee visited the NC Museum of History to view their Native American exhibit; we met with both the State Archaeologist and the Director of Indian Affairs for the State of NC to gain their wisdom and advice on presenting the exhibit. Our hope is to obtain more artifacts and expand the exhibit relating to Indian culture in our area. If you haven’t seen the exhibit yet, there are some extraordinary items to view relating to North Carolina Indian culture.
Courtesy Garner Area Historical Society