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October 15, 2022, 7pm - 8pm
Join us for a free evening of storytelling around the fire with Dr. Delanna Reed at the Vance Birthplace!
October 8, 2022, 10am - 4pm
In cooperation with the CSS Neuse II and the CSS Neuse Foundation, the CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center and the CSS Neuse Gunboat Association are going to host "Ironclad Saturday", a living history event on board the replica ironclad, CSS Neuse II.
September 29, 2022, 6pm - 7:30pm
Dr. Nneka Dennie joins the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum to examine Black women's roles in shaping Black radical thought during the nineteenth century. Particular attention will be devoted to how Maria Stewart, Mary Ann Shadd Cary, and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper analyze abolition, emigration, and women's suffrage.
August 6, 2022, 1pm - 3pm
Fort Fisher's 2022 Beat the Heat Summer Lecture Series featuring Wade Sokolosky
June 18, 2022, 1pm - 3pm
Vance Birthplace State Historic Site and the American Myth Center will partner for Juneteenth on June 18th to present an afternoon of historical drama and discussion on the appropriation of African American stories, resiliency among enslaved people, and the romanticized view of the plantation past.
June 25, 2022, 10am - 3pm
Join us on June 25th 10am-3pm for the Aycock Country Fair. This is a free event. Explore the rich social & political history of North Carolina. Learn about election & voting laws throughout the state's history & the difficulty many citizens had in casting their ballots. Also, ECU history professor Dr. Karin L Ziphf will discuss her book, Labor of innocents: Forced Apprenticeship in North Carolina: 1715-1919. Have a bit of fun playing historic games, sliding on an inflatable slide, & shopping at craft vendor booths. Peruse a vintage tractor display.
October 22, 2022, 6pm - 8pm
What better way to prepare for All Hallows Eve than a nighttime stroll through the ruins of Brunswick... if you dare.
Visitors are welcome to explore the site on their own the evening of October 22nd, from 6pm-8pm. They may even see a few "spectres" from Port Brunswick past...
Though the pathways will be lit by lantern and firelight, flashlights are recommended.
This event is FREE and all ages are welcome.
Events are subject to change and cancellation. COVID safety guidelines will be followed as advised at the time of the event.
Visitors are welcome to explore the site on their own the evening of October 22nd, from 6pm-8pm. They may even see a few "spectres" from Port Brunswick past...
Though the pathways will be lit by lantern and firelight, flashlights are recommended.
This event is FREE and all ages are welcome.
Events are subject to change and cancellation. COVID safety guidelines will be followed as advised at the time of the event.
May 14, 2022, 10am - 4pm
Living history program commemorating the Battle of Alamance, fought on May 16, 1771.
April 16, 2022, 10am - 12pm
Come join us for a free pop-up egg hunt here at Duke Homestead!
April 19, 2022, 5pm - 6pm
We are partnering with Neuse Regional Libraries on Tuesday, April 19th from 5:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. to host our first CSS Neuse Teen Night!