For 2024, we are choosing to close for both December 24th as well as December 25th. We hope that all of you have a splendid holiday and stay warm and cosy no matter where you are. May next year bring us more joy than we expect. Remember that in January, […]
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We were just informed of a wonderful feature in a travel blog about the Outer Banks by the site NC Tripping! Carl Hedinger and Christina Riley are the travel bloggers behind NC Tripping and its sister site Travel Through Life. After years of living abroad, they’ve called North Carolina “home” since 2015. […]
We’ve been busy little bees over here and we’ve got some exciting things to share! A shift in our Menu While our website has the same great dynamic you know and love, we’ve made a few minor changes. Our menu bar has shifted around and we’ve added some information. Most […]
If you’ve not heard of Alignable, it’s a site for business owners to network and even leave reviews. We got once from the editor of Tradewinds, a wonderful coastal publication and we wanted to share! The Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center in Frisco, NC, is a hidden […]
We’ve been looking for new ways to reach out and connect with the community and we had a lovely volunteer come up with a perfect suggestion! This Saturday, Nov 9th, come to the museum from 12 to 3 and help making Talking Sticks with Pamela Boneweaver Jones! Those of you […]
We’ve got a brand new event that we’re excited to be sharing with you! Wednesday, October 30th, travel to four of your favorite museums (though a recent update, The Lost Colony Museum will not be participating this year) on Hatteras Island for a day of scary and thrilling stories! Each […]
We’ve got a brand new event that we’re excited to be sharing with you! Wednesday, October 30th, travel to four of your favorite museums on Hatteras Island for a day of scary and thrilling stories! Each museum has incredible stories to be told at different times during the day. Stories […]
We are working on several avenues to bring more native plants and pollinators to our museum grounds and Nature Trail to both support our native ecosystem and educate our visitors. In that spirit, we’d like to introduce Euphorbia cyathophora, also called Wild Poinsettia or Fire-on-the-Mountain. This unique looking plant makes […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the final journey of Loretta Oxendine, beloved friend and long-time supporter of the museum. Loretta was a talented artist, dedicated mentor, and extraordinary teacher who touched countless others through the example of her enduring wisdom and her generous and loving heart. Her […]
A newly published paper on 22 new species of gall wasp may not be something you’d ever consider as having any connection to Native American culture. Most people have seen a gall before. A strange growth on a plant that makes the stem bumpy or puffed up. Sometimes little furry […]
Community support is an important aspect of many native nations. It was understood that the weakest members of the tribe said much about how well your people were taking care of one another to ensure survival of all members. We wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone that brought […]
We had a very interesting discussion in the museum about wampum and pump drills and our visiting family asked a question we didn’t know the answer to….How long were the pump drills used? So we promised to look into it and write up a feature about what we found! A […]