Join us to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the CSS Neuse Museum opening in downtown Kinston!
We will have a living history event, where volunteers and interpreters will be stationed throughout the museum to engage with visitors and share information about their displays and exhibits.
There will also be cupcakes and a slideshow highlighting the museum's growth and changes over the past ten years.
Regular admission fee.
Some of the living history displays and demonstrations include:
Homefront
Soldier Life- 51st NC Infantry
Rope Making
Sailor Life
Toys and Games
Local Businesses
Medicine
Naval Stores
Teaching Collection
Soldier Life- 51st NC Infantry
Rope Making
Sailor Life
Toys and Games
Local Businesses
Medicine
Naval Stores
Teaching Collection
Presentations in the A/V Room
Cliff Tyndall will present his book, "A Snapshot of Kinston and Lenoir County During the Civil War," at 11:00 am.
Jim Reifinger will give a presentation on Civil War Pistols at 1:00 pm.
Matthew Young will present on The Crew of the CSS Neuse at 2:00 pm.
If you have any questions, please email Rachel at rachel.kennedy@dncr.nc.gov.