A Chance for Opportunity examines how American expansionism displaced Native and African communities, forcing them to adopt an "American" identity. This lecture provides a broad overview of the cultural and social changes these communities experienced during the nation's growth.
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Join us on Saturday, June 7 for our annual history lecture. This year's speaker is Katherine Calhoun Cutshall, who will be giving a talk on "Charlotte Kerr’s Grand Adventure: Kinship, Wealth, and Society in Victorian Southern Appalachia."
Learn about stratigraphy by modeling the soil layers at Town Creek. Over time, soil and artifacts layer on top of each other to form a timeline. Studying soil layers is one way that archaeologists can find out the age of an artifact.
Join us for an evening beneath one of the last great dark sky sites in the North Carolina piedmont! The event kicks off at 7pm with the auditorium presentation “What’s Up?” – an introduction to the planisphere, an overview of sights to be seen this evening.
Join us for an evening beneath one of the last great dark sky sites in the North Carolina piedmont!
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.
Somerset Place will explore the ways in which Tyrrell County's (formerly Washington County) hero of the American Revolution, Col. Edward Buncombe became American by choice.
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!
Come out and learn how to graft an apple tree. Jason Bowen, Horne Creek Farm’s horticulturist, will be on hand to share his knowledge of southern apple varieties and conduct a grafting seminar. Jason will lead you through the process of splicing dormant scion wood and root stocks.