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We try and feature information from our exhibit items, events, or local history every week. E-mail us through our News & Update Post Suggestions page for questions or suggestions for future posts!

Kind Words on Alignable

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 […]

Great Mini Event This Saturday

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 […]

THIS WEDNESDAY! 1st Annual Thrills & Chills Halloween Event!

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 […]

1st Annual Thrills & Chills Halloween Event!

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 […]

Wild Poinsettia & Pollinators

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 […]

Saying Goodbye to Our Friend

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 […]

Native Culture in Unexpected Places

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 […]

Our First Free Museum Success!

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 […]

Pump Drills

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 […]

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Free Museum Day

On Saturday, September 14, 2024, individuals will have an opportunity to visit  the Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center with only a small donation – NO admission fee.  Originally the Smithsonian Magazine “Museum Day” (with a 20 year tradition of offering free admission to designated museums across the country) was […]

Website Changes

The world of technology is always changing at a rapid pace and we’re always trying to keep up as best we can. With some of the recent updates that our website has experienced (some of you may have noticed we were unexpectedly down for a few days), it made it […]

Outer Banks Feature!

The lovely Molly Harrison of Outer Banks This Week has shared an article that features our museum! “One of the most special and meaningful Outer Banks museums is found off the beaten path, way down Hatteras Island in the tiny village of Frisco. The Frisco Native American Museum explores the […]