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14 May 2018; We’ve Got Corn Sprouts!

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 […]

7 May 2018; Trail Signs Thanks to the OBCF

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 […]

30 April 2018; Discovery Days Weekend

This weekend was a wonderful event! Thanks to a grant from the Outer Banks Community Foundation and the Dare County Arts Council (and a lot of hard work), our Volunteers greeted our guests in their pre-contact dress as the sun shown from above to discuss tanning, traditional cooking, native life, […]

23 April 2018; Yaupon Tea

The Moment So Many Of You Have Been Waiting For! The museum is now carrying Yaupon Tea in the gift shop! Straight from Savannah, GA, our tea is from the lovely Asi Yaupon Tea Company. They have a mission that we at the museum appreciate with their goals of celebrating […]

9 April 2018; Discovery Days is This Month!

Make Sure To Schedule Our 2018 Spring Event Like so many years before, the Frisco Native American Museum is holding an event at the end of April that promises to be like no other event we’ve held before. Step back into time with our Discovery Days Walk through our pre-colonial […]

2 April 2018; Visit the Museum (Video)

We have a new video to share! Due to a wonderful opportunity… …from the Albemarle Tradewinds we were encouraged to create a short video about what makes the museum a wonderful spot to visit on you vacation. So we all put our heads together and made the lovely piece that […]

Casas Grandes Olla

This style of pottery was created through 1000-1400 CE Painted with red and black slip in elaborate geometric designs by the people that once inhabited Casas Grandes, a prehistoric archaeological site in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua Casas Grandes people are believed to be part of ancient Mogollon culture […]

19 March 2018; Discovery Days

Make Sure To Schedule Our 2018 Spring Event Like so many years before, the Frisco Native American Museum is holding an event at the end of April that promises to be like no other event we’ve held before. Step back into time with our Discovery Days and walk through our […]

12 March 2018; Seasonal Hours Start Date

We’re Almost Ready for 2018! With the Easter holiday just around the corner, we’ve slightly altered our expected open date to kick off the 2018 Season! Instead of beginning March 27th as previously listed, We will be open Friday, March 23rd! We can’t wait to see all of you and […]

26 February 2018; OBCF Video Contest Results

Many of you have seen our past updates on our recovery from Hurricane Matthew that had been greatly assisted with grant funds from the Outer Banks Community Foundation. We also recently participated in their video contest that is open to all members that received grant funds and are overjoyed to […]

19 February 2018; Butterfly (Poli Sio Hemis) Kachina

Kachinas are often seen during celebration and ceremonial dances of the Pueblo tribes. During the ceremonial dances, a specific Kachina, or group of Kachinas, will be seen participating. Social dances are a bit more open and the same Kachinas are not always participating. The Kachina featured here is called Poli […]

12 February 2018; Enjoy Your Visit? Help Us By Sharing!

Each day, we have the opportunity to meet many wonderful visitors to our museum – from families to couples and spring breakers to lone bikers. One of the things museum staff enjoy most is talking with our visitors and sharing their experiences. Whether we’re answering questions, taking note of suggestions, […]