Important Updates

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Whether we’ve got a change in schedule or a new exhibit planned, this is the place to find all of those posts!

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National Public Gardens Week

It’s National Public Gardens Week and we’re all about growing native species! You may recall that last year, we partnered with Backyard Butterflies and Wooden Sea Tree Care to put in a pollinator garden. Backyard Butterflies donated 150 native plants and Wooden Sea Tree Care donated mulch. We put in […]

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National Wildflower Week

It’s National Wildflower Week and we’re all about growing native species! As you may know, we’ve got a lovely Nature Trail and have started a pollinator garden project along the front of the building. Wildflowers are an easy way to add color and attract some really interesting wildlife to your […]

Reminder: Upcoming Voices of History Speaker on May 6th

Will you be here on the island May 6th? Then you definitely want to check out our special guest Gray Michael Parsons to hear him speak on the frequently overlooked Chief Wingina. Who Was Chief Wingina? Where did he live? Why is he important? Why don’t we hear about him […]

Celebrate 40 Years with Our Nature Trail Experience

We are celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Frisco Native American Museum. To mark this occasion, we have a new Story Walk on our Nature Trail! Stroll down our free trail as you read the Lakota story of how porcupine got his quills. Learn how Porcupine and Spider worked together […]

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Pollinator Garden Update #1

Wow wow wow WOW! It has been a little bit of time since we’ve started this project and we’ve been excited to see the progress slowly continuing day by day. The last week of June, Lior of Backyard Butterflies came with over 100 young plants. It was the hottest week […]

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Support Our New Pollinator Garden Project!

The Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center is looking to add to our Natural History side with a new GoFundMe! The Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center is looking to add to our Natural History side! Our goal is to create a brilliant outdoor space suited […]

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Check Out Our Program Schedule!

We have been continually adding events to our Events & Programs page and we’ve got so much going on! For the indigenous and Appalachian folk medicine, we’ve got a lovely selection of presentations to choose from. Most will be held at 2 times during the day so make sure to […]

Herman & Loretta Oxendine of the Lumbee Nation

Honoring Loretta & Herman Oxendine

Beloved friends of the museum are being honored as recipients of the North Carolina Heritage Award this year on June 7th. You can purchase tickets and read the full article from the original post at https://www.ncarts.org/blog/2025/01/09/meet-recipients-2025-north-carolina-heritage-awards “Since 1989, the North Carolina Heritage Awards have honored artists statewide for their contributions […]

Classes Are Coming!

We are slowly starting to add events to our Events & Programs page! And this is only the beginning! make sure to check back as we fill our calendar up for the summer season with all sorts of new and exciting classes that are FREE WITH ADMISSION! That’s right…pay to […]

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TripBee Visits the Outer Banks

We had the pleasure of meeting the lovely couple that co-founded TripBee, a company that help you plan your trip from people that have experience in world travel, when they had the opportunity to visit the Outer Banks. Adelaide and Jim were so friendly and we had wonderful conversations! They […]

Would You Like To Share Your Knowledge?

We’re looking for more people to hold talks, demos, and workshops in the summer! Coming on vacation to the Outer Banks but have indigenous and/or natural history information that you’re itching to share? Schedule just a 45 minute talk for one day while you’re here and spread your knowledge to […]

Photographed frame design with holly, a lidded pine needle basket, and a hand-carved wampum feather. Text reads Happy Holidays. We will be closed both Dec 24 & 25 for our staff to celebrate. We wish all of you a warm holiday filled with joy!

Holiday Schedule Update

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, […]