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July 12, 2025, 11am - 12pm
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.
June 21, 2025, 10am - 4pm
Join us for a special summer event about Civil War artillery on June 21st, 2025!
October 5, 2025, 7:30pm - 8:45pm
Join a guided full moon walk to explore how enslaved people used night as a time for refuge, rest, and resistance.
December 6, 2025, 4:30pm - 6pm
Celebrate Jonkonnu, an African diaspora masquerade tradition, with drum and dance at Historic Stagville!
December 13, 2025, 8pm - 10pm
View the peak night of the Geminid meteor shower from Horton Grove at Stagville, hosted by Historic Stagville and the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center.
June 21, 2025, 10am - 2pm
Enjoy Juneteenth and Fourth of July story readings and crafts for young learners!
November 22, 2025, 11am - 3pm
James and Nancy Bennett lived along the Hillsborough Road, a major throughway between the county seat of Hillsborough and the state capitol of Raleigh. They earned money selling goods & services to passers-by on the roadway. On November 22, Bennett Place State Historic Site brings back that entrepreneurial, small-business spirit with the Old Hillsborough Road Market. Shop from local craft, retail, and food vendors for a perfect holiday gift!
November 1, 2025 - November 29, 2025, All day
The modern Thanksgiving holiday stems from a mid-19th century campaign by Sara Josepha Hale for the adoption of a national thanksgiving holiday. President Abraham Lincoln created the federal holiday in 1863 during the American Civil War. So how did our Thanksgiving narrative come to focus on a fantastical meal shared between colonists and American Indians? What messages did Americans hope to convey with the Thanksgiving holiday? What were some popular Thanksgiving foods in generations past?
October 11, 2025, 11am - 3pm
In 1923, a committee of influential local leaders commissioned the monument at Bennett Place to inform visitors about the history and significance of the Civil War surrender that occurred here. They inscribed their understanding of history onto the landscape with the Unity Monument, which in turn shaped what future generations learned about Bennett Place & the outcomes of the Civil War.These committee members joined a long tradition of telling stories about the past and its meaning through artwork.
June 7, 2025, 10am - 11:30am
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."