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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 […]

11 June 2018; Historic Albemarle Tour

The Frisco Native American Museum has been a member of the Historic Albemarle Tour for over 25 years and we are currently helping the organization celebrate its milestone history! The oldest heritage trail in the southeast, it started in 1975, under the leadership of Snookie Bond (a lifelong Edenton, NC, […]

21 May 2018; New Local Exhibit Opened

We have a brand new exhibit on the Local Croatoan Natives! Opened at the end of April of this year, our new exhibit is located where we previously held our Natural History Center. It features an indoor longhouse, examples of local dress, artifacts, and recreated examples of tools that would […]

14 May 2018; We’ve Got Corn Sprouts!

It may not look like much of a garden from far away At this time, it may still look like just a bunch of soil mounds in the entrance to the Nature Trail. However, look closer and you can see that each of those little mounds is showing the beginning […]

7 May 2018; Trail Signs Thanks to the OBCF

Our Permanent Outdoor Exhibits Now Have Signs! The Outer Banks Community Foundation has played a HUGE role in many of our recent renovations and improvements. We have mentioned before about being able to bring a new, lovely look to our inside exhibits. Our Discovery Days featured another new addition of […]

30 April 2018; Discovery Days Weekend

This weekend was a wonderful event! Thanks to a grant from the Outer Banks Community Foundation and the Dare County Arts Council (and a lot of hard work), our Volunteers greeted our guests in their pre-contact dress as the sun shown from above to discuss tanning, traditional cooking, native life, […]

9 April 2018; Discovery Days is This Month!

Make Sure To Schedule Our 2018 Spring Event Like so many years before, the Frisco Native American Museum is holding an event at the end of April that promises to be like no other event we’ve held before. Step back into time with our Discovery Days Walk through our pre-colonial […]

2 April 2018; Visit the Museum (Video)

We have a new video to share! Due to a wonderful opportunity… …from the Albemarle Tradewinds we were encouraged to create a short video about what makes the museum a wonderful spot to visit on you vacation. So we all put our heads together and made the lovely piece that […]

19 March 2018; Discovery Days

Make Sure To Schedule Our 2018 Spring Event Like so many years before, the Frisco Native American Museum is holding an event at the end of April that promises to be like no other event we’ve held before. Step back into time with our Discovery Days and walk through our […]

11 December 2017; A Brand New Project!

We’re at it again! Ever since Hurricane Matthew, it seems we’ve been full of renewed energy and inspiration! We have a brand new exhibit in store, but we need a bit of help from YOU! Our plans are to create a beautiful new space completely dedicated to the local tribes. […]

13 November 2017; Our October Progress

Thank You To All That Participated! It’s no surprise that all of our wonderful volunteers came together and accomplished so much in just a short weekend. Fish were created, clothing was fitted, baskets were made, signs and palisades were put into place, and so much more. Stories were shared as […]

25 September 2017; A Generous Donation!

We recently received a generous donation from a pair of local ladies! Locals Anna Meshejian and April Martino frequently hold yoga classes for fellow locals and visitors alike. Some of these classes have even been held right on the beach! But what a surprise when we found that what they […]