We are excited to share our monthly recap, including exciting updates, important milestones, and more. Please take a moment to enjoy our highlights.

LMNS staff pictured with The Market at 7th Street staff ready to welcome attendees for trivia and pizza.

We are pleased to share that our first annual Slice of History trivia event, held at The Market at 7th Street on June 17, was a great success. As part of our Civic Season programming between Juneteenth and July 4, more than 100 attendees joined us during their lunch hour to participate in a lively and engaging trivia game focused on Charlotte’s rich history.

Guests enjoyed complimentary pizza from Geno D’s while testing their knowledge of the city’s neighborhoods, influential figures, and cultural milestones. We extend our sincere thanks to all who participated and helped make the event such a memorable and well-received experience.

Pictured L to R: Kevin Blackistone, University of Maryland, John Russick, Bronezille Center for the Arts, Franky Abbott, Levine Museum of the New South, Zoe Goldman, Getty Museum, and Dy’Monn Adams, Whitney Plantation Museum.

Franky Abbott, our Chief Content Strategist, presented at last month’s American Alliance of Museums conference as part of a roundtable discussion on podcasts and museums. Attendees were very excited to learn more about Our New South podcast and listen to it!

We are also celebrating that Our New South has 350k downloads since its launch!

Collections Corner

Camp Sutton pocketknife, ca. 1942. Levine Museum of the New South Collections

During World War II, Camp Sutton was as a training site for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and prisoner of war camp from 1942-1946. The camp covered 2,296 acres about three miles east of Monroe, North Carolina, near Charlotte.  A total of 16,000 men in 49 units trained at the base during the war.
 
The foreign prisoners of war at the camp made a big impression on the local citizens. Hundreds of German POWs from the Africa Corps, and later Normandy, were interned at Camp Sutton. After the war, buildings on the property housed facilities used to treat polio patients.

Spring Fundraising Campaign

Today marks the last day of our fiscal year.

Consider making a donation today to support our inspiring exhibitions, dynamic youth programs, events, and experiences for the upcoming year. 

Your contribution will help bring thousands together throughout the region through workshops, summer camps, and educational opportunities, using history to build community and shape the future.