Topics Related to Historical Tours and Reenactments
December 6, 2024, 5:30pm - 9pm
You're invited to join us at Christmas by Candlelight - Experience an 1870s North Carolina Christmas with Duke Homestead!
March 1, 2025, 10am - 4pm
A small Revolutionary War engagement occurred on the Regulator battlefield on 5 March 1781. Ten years after the Battle of Alamance, and approximately two weeks before the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, soldiers of the Delaware Light Infantry commanded by Captain Robert Kirkwood fought a small contingent of British sentries from the Army of Lord Charles Cornwallis.Join us on Saturday, March 1st, there will be a reenactment of the skirmish at 1 PM.
October 25, 2024, 6:30pm - October 26, 2024, 9:30pm
Phantasmagoria, noun: a bizarre or fantastic combination, collection or assemblage; a dreamlike state where real and imagined elements blur together; a magical event at Duke Homestead on October 25th.
October 17, 2024, 6:30pm - 8pm
Please note: you must register in advance to join this hike! To register, please email stagville@dncr.nc.gov. Your registration is not confirmed until you receive an email confirmation. Space is limited for this small group event.
March 15, 2025, 10am - March 16, 2025, 4pm
Join us for Bentonville Battlefield's 160th anniversary commemoration and reenactment event "A Terrible Storm"!
September 13, 2024, 1pm - 1:30pm
At our regularly scheduled 1 PM guided tour on Friday, September 13th, there will be additional information focusing on two local participants at the battle in 1771. These men also fought at the Revolutionary Battle of Lindley’s Mill on 13 September 1781, ten years later.The tour will begin at the visitor center at 1 PM.
October 26, 2024, 11am - 4pm
Living history program with hands-on demonstrations of the many ways in which women participated in North Carolina's protest against the hated British tax on tea. Costumed interpreters will fill the Iredell House yard giving visitors a glance at life in the 18th century.
October 25, 2024, 1pm - 4pm
Living history program at the 1767 Chowan County Courthouse demonstrating how North Carolinians protested British taxation efforts prior to the American Revolution. Talk about the Edenton Tea Party, the ladies that signed the petition, and get a chance to sign a copy of it for yourself! Featuring costumed interpreters from North Carolina State Historic Sites.
November 2, 2024, 1pm - 2:30pm
One of the most important rights of American citizens is the right to vote. Elections have been held in North Carolina since the time of the Regulation…and before!! Today any US citizen aged 18 and over regardless of race or gender is eligible to participate in the voting process, however this was not always the case. In the 18th century who could vote? How did voting take place? Learn about voting procedures on Saturday, November 2nd, the presentation will take place at 1 PM in the Historic house.
August 10, 2024, 10am - 3pm
Historic cooking demonstration 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 10 at the James K. Polk State Historic Site featuring corn and cucumbers. Free.