We’ve gotten asked several times about different ways to donate to the museum. There’s the ones most people are aware of, like donations of artifacts or cash in our donation box. We’ve shared about putting us as your Non-profit of choice on AmazonSmile too! There’s volunteering your services, which we […]
Yearly Archives: 2022
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Long time museum supporter, John Day from Ohio, recently donated a collection of artifacts to the museum. The treasure trove includes arrowheads, spearheads, scrapers, points, and even a fish hook as well as a drill which John noted is clear proof that Black and Decker did not invent the first drill. […]
We often get asked if the local natives had to deal with mosquitoes or what they used to repel mosquitoes. The first answer, is yes. Native people had to cope with mosquitoes as well as other biting insects like ticks and horseflies. It was a bit different during their time […]
We are so happy to have our volunteer, Lee, here for a second season! Lee helped last year with so many different projects! From counting some of the bead kits to preening feathers and polishing jewelry to sorting materials. It may not seem like much to those reading, but she […]
Most of you have seen that our very first Native American Cookery book was published and available for purchase. We were overjoyed to have so many recipes submitted, and torn when we had to choose which we had to exclude out of this volume. Then…we had a brilliant idea…. Get […]
While we wish we were giving an update on the exhibit being done, we’re going to settle for being excited about how great it is to be this far along! Our guys have been working hard despite challenges to have nearly finished the new roof and get a lot of […]
We’ve been getting ready for a new season—adding all sorts of great things to the museum gift shop. We just restocked on one of our most popular items: “Message in a Bottle.” Made by Amber, these are wonderful—and inexpensive—little treasures to take home as a reminder of the museum. Each […]
Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center reopens to full time (6 days a week, Tuesday through Sunday from 10:30 to 5) on April 12, 2022. We’ve had a busy and exciting winter! The Outer Banks Stamp Club has created an amazing exhibit for the museum. The exhibit highlights […]
Please remember that we will continue only be open on weekends until April 12th of 2022, at which point we will open up full time again. Remember to check out our EVENTS AND PROGRAMS page to sign up for classes that will be going on every Saturday until January.
What does this odd looking image have to do with a new exhibit? Being the roof project has made it necessary to rip down a good majority of our local exhibit, we’re in the process of designing it to be better than ever! This is a preliminary concept for a […]
Most of you have seen that our very first Native American Cookery book was published and available for purchase. We were overjoyed to have so many recipes submitted, and torn when we had to choose which we had to exclude out of this volume. Then…we had a brilliant idea…. Get […]
Congratulations! Anna Meshejian has designated a Dollars for Doers grant to your organization. Dollars for Doers is a program that matches Capitol One associate volunteer time with a grant to the qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of the associate’s choice. Through this program, the company donates to the non-profit of their […]