Join us at Alamance Battleground to learn about the beginning of Jemima Merrill's life. Also learn about birth practices in the 18th century and see what things locals did to prepare for the birth of a child.
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Every Saturday in July Alamance Battleground is telling the life of Jemima Merrill. Each week follows a theme around her life in an effort to tell the life story of a a regular person in the 18th century. Each day will included living history programing and a times talk about points in Jemima's life. The themes are, Birth, Purpose, religion, and Death. Please join us to elevate the ordinary and to learn about this important person.
Calling all sailors and seafarers! Chart your course for Historic Bath on Saturday, July 20th and discover the fascinating world of 18th-century sailors who worked the waterways of Eastern North Carolina.
This captivating program kicks off the Polk site's celebration of the events surrounding the America 250 commemoration in North Carolina.
Leah & the Rabbit returns to Vance Birthplace on Saturday, June 15 to celebrate Juneteenth! This puppet show weaves traditional Brer Rabbit stories with the history of Leah Erwin to celebrate resiliency and freedom.
Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown with music, activities, and food!
Commemorate Independence Day with the annual community reading of "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July" at the historic Horton Grove slave quarters.
Visit Stagville for Juneteenth to remember and celebrate emancipation at one of the state's largest plantations.
Join us as we launch an evening component to our commemoration of the surrender at Bennett Place. This event will honor the lives of enslaved people in North Carolina who gained their freedom at the end of the Civil War.
Join us at the Vance Birthplace on April 20 for our annual. This year's speaker, Dr. Angela Elder, will be discussing widowhood during the Civil War.