Yearly Archives: 2025

17 posts

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Spooky Storytelling at the Museum!

Late October and early November is the time of year when we’ve got a chill in the air and the ocean can get an ever so slightly menacing feeling as the waves turn choppy…..the perfect time of year for listening to some spooky stories! Come and hear a long-time friend […]

Pollinator Garden Update #1

Wow wow wow WOW! It has been a little bit of time since we’ve started this project and we’ve been excited to see the progress slowly continuing day by day. The last week of June, Lior of Backyard Butterflies came with over 100 young plants. It was the hottest week […]

Voices of the Past Day 2 [w/ Photo Gallery]

Tools & Weaponry of the Eastern Woodland People Shane Rader came for Day 2 of our Voices of the Past event to share his vast knowledge of both tools and weaponry. Many examples he brought were tools that he has crafted himself or uses on a regular basis. There were […]

Voices of the Past Day 1 [Photo Gallery]

Songs & Dances of the Eastern Woodland People This event was enjoyed by all that visited! Jack Mcclung came in full regalia to teach, share, and create a space where people could feel welcome to participate in several of the dances. Beginning with two welcome songs, it set the whole […]

Learn About Chief Wingina This Summer

We have two more sessions available this summer for visitors to learn about Chief Wingina of the Hattorask from GrayHawk Parsons. Gray is a local historian and author that has heritage in the Machapunga-Matamuskeet people. He was able to get adults and kids alike to peer into the past and […]

Support Our New Pollinator Garden Project!

The Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center is looking to add to our Natural History side with a new GoFundMe! The Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center is looking to add to our Natural History side! Our goal is to create a brilliant outdoor space suited […]

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A Pleasant Surprise

We have been working hard on items for the gift shop and preparing for all of our upcoming events this summer. So many things to do and it feels like we’ve always got something new and exiting waiting in the wings. However, we got to take a pause to “smell […]

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Check Out Our Program Schedule!

We have been continually adding events to our Events & Programs page and we’ve got so much going on! For the indigenous and Appalachian folk medicine, we’ve got a lovely selection of presentations to choose from. Most will be held at 2 times during the day so make sure to […]

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Honoring Loretta & Herman Oxendine

Beloved friends of the museum are being honored as recipients of the North Carolina Heritage Award this year on June 7th. You can purchase tickets and read the full article from the original post at https://www.ncarts.org/blog/2025/01/09/meet-recipients-2025-north-carolina-heritage-awards “Since 1989, the North Carolina Heritage Awards have honored artists statewide for their contributions […]

Classes Are Coming!

We are slowly starting to add events to our Events & Programs page! And this is only the beginning! make sure to check back as we fill our calendar up for the summer season with all sorts of new and exciting classes that are FREE WITH ADMISSION! That’s right…pay to […]

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Do You Want To Be An Invasive Detective?

We get so many lovely visitors to the museum and we recently had the absolute joy of a woman who worked with the National Park Service (NPS) around the capital that was a part of the Invasive Plant Management Team (IPMT). She graciously took the time to explain what she […]