You're invited to join us at Christmas by Candlelight - Experience an 1870s North Carolina Christmas with Duke Homestead!
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To learn a fuller story of the people who worked in tobacco, join Duke Homestead staff on site for a special program, “Field & Factory: A Look at Tobacco’s Laborers.” These walks will highlight the contributions that each group of people working in tobacco made to North Carolina’s culture and
Experience North Carolina farming culture and history at Duke Homestead!
Join us for a day of visiting with animals, living history demonstrations, hands-on activities, kids crafts, coloring pages, vendors, and more!
We often talk about Duke Homestead as the birthplace of Washington Duke’s tobacco business. But it was also the birthplace of some important Duke family members, and where a handful of women worked to raise those children and maintain a home.
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Learn about Elias Polk, the remarkable individual who was enslaved by Polk throughout Polk’s presidency, and lived to see freedom and a career in politics.
Join us for a presentation with Catawba artists Teresa Dunlap and Aaron Baumgardner. This dynamic brother and sister duo will walk us through the craft, history and inspiration behind basket weaving and Catawba pottery including how these art forms have further connected them to their tribal elders.
Join us on March 8th to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the CSS Neuse Museum opening in downtown Kinston!