Our Nature Trail always has an abundance of interesting plants to learn about Thanks to long time friend of the museum, Bob Glennon, we now know about a new (to us) species you can see! This plant is called the Peppervine (Ampelopsis arborea) and you can look for it just […]
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We had a lovely crowd for our Cherokee Day! Dr. Tina Bradley translated the names of many wonderful visitors and spoke to several groups about the complex history of the Cherokee people. People of all ages were delighted by her! Dr. Bradley also had an unannounced gift! She created this […]
Just In Time For The Holiday Season! We often get questions about the ability to purchase something from the museum from the comfort of the online world. We are finally there! We will be slowly adding more items as the weeks progress, so keep checking back with us! Currently, we […]
We have an event coming you don’t want to miss! Tsalagi Day! Tsalagi is the accurate name for the Cherokee people and on the 23rd of November, Dr. Tina Bradley will be at the Frisco Native Museum to teach about their history! This is a perfect way to celebrate Native […]
Annual Volunteer Gathering at the museum. Got mad skills? Help create, fix and design some exhibits. Just want to learn new skills? Join us! Learn about Native peoples, make some crafts and meet some great, new friends! Festivities begin Friday, November 2nd at 1pm, Saturday & Sunday at 10:30am. Everyone […]
We are happy to have a volunteer available to help do some work around the museum this week! Joseph has been a long time volunteer though much of his assistance has been behind the scenes with his knowledge of technology. This week, however, his experience with optics has served to […]
Calling All Volunteers! The museum is holding its annual Volunteer Days! This year, we’re going to be doing it the first weekend of November. During November 3rd & 4th we’re inviting all those who are interested in lending a hand with one of our many projects to join us! People […]
We Were Lucky All of Hatteras Island got warnings early in this most recent storm as Hurricane Florence was predicted to storm the Outer Banks as a Category 4 hurricane. Staff members spent that time to prepare their homes and the museum as best they could. Thanks to all of […]
The Day Started Off Fantastic Even before we got to the scheduled class time of 1:00, we had a few people coming to make sure they made it for learning about Yaupon with Anna. With a mixture of locals and vacationers, it was starting out to be a lovely day […]
There is a change to the events of the summer classes This week will be Going to the Beads Next Friday, 24th of August, will now be Tea Off With Anna Meshejian Both events are free with admissions and we apologize for any inconvenience for the change in scheduling.
Join Us For Tea! Frisco Native American Museum invites you Tea off, Yaupon Tea that is. A fascinating, native tree of the area, Natives used it as a drink and medicine. Come learn as Anna Meshejian will show you how to identify the tree, talk about leaf roasting, tea brewing, […]
We had a full “Longhouse” for last week’s visit! Bill McConnell spoke to a wonderful and attentive group of visitors that packed our indoor longhouse exhibit. Traditionally made bows, arrows, and points were passed around to be examined, materials were explained, and history was shared. Bill was even kind enough […]