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December 7, 2024, 4:30pm - 6pm
Drum and dance performance honoring West African cultural heritage at Horton Grove
November 9, 2024, 11am - 2pm
Join this artists' open studio at the Great Barn. Drop in between 11 am and 2 pm to be a part of creating hands-on cyanotype art!
November 16, 2024, 10am - January 25, 2025, 3pm
Site-responsive art installation by Maya Freelon, on view limited hours November 16 through January 25 at Historic Stagville.
October 17, 2024, 6:30pm - 8pm
Please note: you must register in advance to join this hike! To register, please email stagville@dncr.nc.gov. Your registration is not confirmed until you receive an email confirmation. Space is limited for this small group event.
September 28, 2024, 11am - 4pm
An outdoor cooking demonstration exploring the cooking traditions of enslaved people in the Carolinas.
September 21, 2024, 6:30pm - 9pm
Come celebrate the last night of summer and the beginning of our Autumn astronomy season beneath one of the last great dark sky sites in central NC! The evening begins with our "What's Up!" presentation at 6:30pm. This auditorium program provides information about what to look for that night and a little of the folklore associated with it. Then, take in the darkening view at the village as the Milky Way stretches high overhead, from horizon to horizon. Bring your telescope or binoculars to observe gas giant Saturn, or catch an amazing glimpse through one of the Site telescopes.
October 26, 2024, 11am - 4pm
Living history program with hands-on demonstrations of the many ways in which women participated in North Carolina's protest against the hated British tax on tea. Costumed interpreters will fill the Iredell House yard giving visitors a glance at life in the 18th century.
October 25, 2024, 1pm - 4pm
Living history program at the 1767 Chowan County Courthouse demonstrating how North Carolinians protested British taxation efforts prior to the American Revolution. Talk about the Edenton Tea Party, the ladies that signed the petition, and get a chance to sign a copy of it for yourself! Featuring costumed interpreters from North Carolina State Historic Sites.
September 28, 2024, 11:15am - 12:15pm
To learn a fuller story of the people who worked in tobacco, join Duke Homestead staff on site for a special program, “Field & Factory: A Look at Tobacco’s Laborers.” These walks will highlight the contributions that each group of people working in tobacco made to North Carolina’s culture and powerful economy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, while addressing the inequalities in tobacco’s labor forces.
September 21, 2024, 11:15am - 12:15pm
To learn a fuller story of the people who worked in tobacco, join Duke Homestead staff on site for a special program, “Field & Factory: A Look at Tobacco’s Laborers.” These walks will highlight the contributions that each group of people working in tobacco made to North Carolina’s culture and powerful economy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, while addressing the inequalities in tobacco’s labor forces.