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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!

4 February 2019; Reminder of our Online Shop!

Don’t forget that we’ve got an online shop you can visit! 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’ve added a few more items since we first posted about it such as several […]

28 January 2019; Meet the Drum Group for Native Journeys 2019

We introduced the lovely Ha’aheo O Hawai’i last week, so we’re overjoyed to be able to introduce the Red Oak Drum Group this week! These guys are Haliwa-Saponi and straight out of North Carolina. When you are invited to dance, this fantastic drum group will be the ones leading you […]

21 January 2019; Special Guests Ha’aheo O Hawai’i for April

We Are Pleased to Announce… That we have a very special guest group coming for our 2019 Native Journeys Festival in April! Ha’aheo O Hawai’i will be here to teach about traditional Hula! While in Southern  California in the mid 70’s, Cindi and her Hawaiian girlfriends were not happy with an […]

14 January 2019; Kisima Ingitchuna (Never Alone)

Did you know….. That there is a video game that networked with the Iñupiat people of Alaska? They worked with almost 40 tribal elders to create it! This game is set in the Arctic where a young Iñupiat girl and her fox companion trek across the frozen tundra in search […]

7 January 2019; Native Journeys

We’ve already started putting flyers out for our 2019 Event! Make sure to keep up with our website or through social media because we’re going to be updating on more specific details as we get closer to the event. So many of you have enjoyed our past events, and this […]

17 December 2018; Winter Schedule

The cold weather is creeping in and that means scheduling changes for the museum! Remember that during our off season hours, we are only open on Saturdays and Sundays. We are also closed on Christmas Day! 2019 is also going to hopefully bring some exciting changes that we will be […]

10 December 2018; Pepper Vine

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 […]

26 November 2018; Black Friday with Dr. Tina Bradley

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 […]

19 November 2018; New Online Shop!

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 […]

12 November 2018; Tsalagi Day!

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 […]

22 October 2018; Our Volunteer Weekend is Just Around The Corner!

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 […]

8 October 2018; Volunteer Helpers

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 […]