Get a little inspiration for your Valentine this year! Drop by the site throughout the day to create your own love letter at this free workshop.
During the two years before their 1853 wedding, Zebulon Vance and Harriet Espy exchanged over 100 love letters. Using Hattie and Zeb's words as inspiration, craft a valentine for your own beloved! Try out a vintage salutation, make a stab at quill pen writing or calligraphy, and finish your letter with a wax seal.
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April 14, 2022, 7pm - 8pm
Virtual Event - Thomas Wolfe Short Story discussion led by Ellen Brown, author of John Apperson’s Lake George
March 10, 2022, 7pm - 8pm
Virtual Event - Thomas Wolfe Short Story discussion led by Brandon Johnson, Program Manager, Blue Ridge National Heritage Area
February 10, 2022, 7pm - 8pm
Virtual Event - Thomas Wolfe Short Story discussion led by Terry Roberts, Director, National Paideia Center
January 13, 2022, 7pm - 8pm
Virtual Event - Thomas Wolfe Short Story discussion led by Dan Clare, English teacher, A.C. Reynolds High School and Ana Clare, Chair, Thomas Wolfe Memorial Advisory Committee
December 1, 2021, 9am - December 21, 2021, 5pm
Take a walk through the site and read "The Nutcracker in Harlem" by T. E. McMorrow with illustrations by James Ransome.
December 4, 2021, 10am - 4pm
Bentonville Christmas Open House
December 1, 2021, 9am - December 21, 2021, 5pm
Visitor's are invited to come pick up a free take home craft bag in the Visitor's Center and meet the new site staff!
November 10, 2021, 6:30pm - November 17, 2021, 7:30pm
the Wilmington Race riot was a turning point in North Carolina history. Following the election of 1898, a white mob overthrew Wilmington, N.C.’s legitimately elected government, destroyed the local Black-owned newspaper office and terrorized the African American community. The mob chased Black officials and community leaders out of the city and killed many African Americans in widespread attacks. Because of this incident, more than 2,000 Black residents left the city permanently, turning it from a Black-majority to a white-majority city.
December 5, 2021, 1pm - 4pm
'Tis the season! Explore, enjoy, and experience the Christmas season at Somerset Place for the 31st Annual Christmas Open House on Sunday, December 5th, from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Be inspired by traditional holiday decorations of fresh natural and floral arrangements adorning the exterior and interior of site buildings. Explore the plantation on a self-guided tour with staff members and volunteers available to answer questions. A costumed doctor from the mid-nineteenth century will also be on hand to discuss antebellum medicine in the plantation hospital.
Be inspired by traditional holiday decorations of fresh natural and floral arrangements adorning the exterior and interior of site buildings. Explore the plantation on a self-guided tour with staff members and volunteers available to answer questions. A costumed doctor from the mid-nineteenth century will also be on hand to discuss antebellum medicine in the plantation hospital.