There are so many different exhibits, each one full of a variety of beautiful and unique artifacts from tribes across the country. Each Monday, we try to bring a piece of the museum to our followers on the internet. But we want YOUR input for how to improve it! Go […]
Yearly Archives: 2023
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We’re not only doing work on the outside, we’re doing work on the inside too! There’s been a lot of changes since Hurricane Matthew in 2016 when we first made an effort to brighten the exhibits. This season, we’re brightening up our look even more! We’ve got more projects in […]
Winter season always brings time for us to do labor intensive projects. While some of those projects are behind the scenes, we’ve got a major one going on right in the front of the building! While there is still much to do, look how much we’ve got done already! We […]
We’ve been working on so many new projects over the past few years and we’re busy working on even more. When you see us as the season kicks off, we will be greeting you with a face-lift to the outside of our beloved museum as well as some updates to […]
This exquisite piece from our exhibits conveys an impressive degree of realism. The face is made from clay native to the America’s; it has been designed, sculpted, and painted by Jill Hendrix. The elegant fox fur that is adorning his head is a “pearl fox” that her husband, Dennis, raised […]
The word “Wampum” actually comes from the Narragansett (from Rhode Island) word wampumeag and literally means ‘white shell beads.’ Though often thought to be the name of the quahog clam shell, it refers specifically to small cylindrical beads made out of shell. Wampum beads are made in two colors: white, […]
The Seminole people reside in the Everglades of southern Florida. In the late 1800’s the women began making dolls out of the palmetto for the tribe’s children. The fibers of the palmetto were used for the majority of the doll’s construction. Later, cotton was used to stuff the doll’s fiber […]
It’s that time of year again! The cold winds are blowing and it’s time to start planning for the winter. As always, we will only be open to visitors during Saturdays and Sundays. This will continue until April 4th of 2023, at which point we will open up full time […]