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June 1, 2024, 11am - 12pm
This captivating program kicks off the Polk site's celebration of the events surrounding the America 250 commemoration in North Carolina.
June 15, 2024, 11am - 12:30pm
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.
June 8, 2024, 11am - 3pm
Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown with music, activities, and food!
July 4, 2024, 10am - 11am
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.
June 22, 2024, 10am - 2pm
Visit Stagville for Juneteenth to remember and celebrate emancipation at one of the state's largest plantations.
April 27, 2024, 7pm - 9pm
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.
April 20, 2024, 10am - 11:30am
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.
November 16, 2024, 10am - 3pm
Join us at the Governor Richard Caswell Memorial as we honor Caswell’s long service as a political leader of the British colony and the fledgling State of North Carolina. A living history event will take place with members of the Dobbs County Militia reenactment group, showing how they prepared for the coming conflict with Great Britain.
May 4, 2024, 10am - 3pm
FREE ADMISSION DAY!The Civil War devastated both sides with blood on the battlefield and disease. Of the approximately 620,000 soldiers who died in the war, two-thirds of these deaths were not the result of enemy fire but of a force more potent than any army of men: disease. Join Andy Bennett to learn about Civil War medicine, including field wounds, procedures, and diseases.The Clara Barton: Angel of the Battlefield Traveling Exhibit will also be on display on the mezzanine.If you have any questions, please call 252-526-9600, ext. 221.
March 2, 2024, 10am - 3pm
FREE ADMISSION DAY!