We had a full “Longhouse” for last week’s visit! Bill McConnell spoke to a wonderful and attentive group of visitors that packed our indoor longhouse exhibit. Traditionally made bows, arrows, and points were passed around to be examined, materials were explained, and history was shared. Bill was even kind enough […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
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Bill McConnell Is Returning to Teach Survival Skills! Some of you may remember when Bill McConnell came last year to teach the survival skills of the Hatteras tribes. Despite being struck with an unexpected, island wide, power outage, we had a lovely group of people still willing to participate and […]
Here is a splendid animal fetish of an Owl. The main carving is done out of deer antler. You are able to see the different color variations from the white, inside of the antler on the front of the owl to the dark, outer brown of the antler on the […]
Bill McConnell Is Returning to Teach Survival Skills! Some of you may remember when Bill McConnell came last year to teach the survival skills of the Hatteras tribes. Despite being struck with an unexpected, island wide, power outage, we had a lovely group of people still willing to participate and […]
We Have Exciting New Additions for the Gift Shop! SeaFeathers Jewelry is a fantastic couple with Passamaquoddy heritage that we recently had the joy of meeting. You can visit the museum gift shop to see one of the many gorgeous pieces we carry and take one home with you! What […]
We still need a few Code Talker Medals to complete our exhibit! If you have ever participated in a Native event, such as our past Powwows, you would have noticed that every event has at least one daily event where members of the military are asked to come forward so […]
The Frisco Native American Museum has been a member of the Historic Albemarle Tour for over 25 years and we are currently helping the organization celebrate its milestone history! The oldest heritage trail in the southeast, it started in 1975, under the leadership of Snookie Bond (a lifelong Edenton, NC, […]
We are adding a new member to the museum staff! We are overjoyed to be able to announce that the museum will have Barbara Miller as our new Director of Education and Public Relations! Barbara has been involved with the museum for a number of years and has plenty of […]
This summer visitors to the Frisco Native American Museum will have the opportunity to have their name written in the Cherokee language syllabary and to learn about Cherokee culture, language and history from descendant and scholar Dr. Tina Bradley. Dr. Bradley has done extensive work with the original Cherokee language […]
We have a brand new exhibit on the Local Croatoan Natives! Opened at the end of April of this year, our new exhibit is located where we previously held our Natural History Center. It features an indoor longhouse, examples of local dress, artifacts, and recreated examples of tools that would […]
It may not look like much of a garden from far away At this time, it may still look like just a bunch of soil mounds in the entrance to the Nature Trail. However, look closer and you can see that each of those little mounds is showing the beginning […]
Our Permanent Outdoor Exhibits Now Have Signs! The Outer Banks Community Foundation has played a HUGE role in many of our recent renovations and improvements. We have mentioned before about being able to bring a new, lovely look to our inside exhibits. Our Discovery Days featured another new addition of […]