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July

History Corner: Honest Abe
Thursday, July 2
10–11 a.m.
Ages 5–9 with adult
To register, call 919-807-7992.

Discover how a farm boy grew up to become president and lead the nation through its most difficult period. Presented with Cameron Village Regional Library.

Time for Tots: Stars and Stripes
Tuesday, July 7 or July 14
10–10:45 a.m.
Ages 3–5 with adult
To register, call 919-807-7992.

Learn about the variety of flags flown throughout American history, then design your own flag to fly at home!

History à la Carte: Working the Water
Wednesday, July 8
12:10–1 p.m.
Bring your lunch; beverages provided.

Lawrence Earley, Guest Curator, Workboats of Core Sound

In his illustrated lecture, Earley will discuss what makes the hand-built wooden fishing vessels of “Down East” North Carolina so special, particularly as commercial fishing ebbs along the coast.

Make It, Take It: Mountain Fun
Saturday, July 11
1–3 p.m. (drop-in program)

Make a game to take home and look at photos of mountain life in On Earth’s Furrowed Brow: The Appalachian Farm in Photographs.

A Closer Look: Museum Sleuths
Saturday, July 18
1–3 p.m. (drop-in program)

What’s that? How does it work? Become a museum detective with the help of a docent and discover how unusual artifacts are identified. Then see the exhibit Museum Sleuths: Whatchamacallits and Thingamajigs.

Pirates Ahoy!
Saturday, July 25
10–11:30 a.m.
Ages 5–8 with adult (limit 20)
$10 ($8 members)
To register, call 919-807-7992 by July 22.

Calling all buccaneers! Set sail for the museum to hear pirate tales, learn about Blackbeard and other notorious seafarers, make a seaworthy craft, and challenge a real pirate to a sword fight.

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August

Make It, Take It: Pirate Lore
Saturday, Aug. 1
1–3 p.m. (drop-in program)

Dangerous pirates once prowled the waters along the coast of North Carolina. Make a portrait of Blackbeard, the most feared pirate of them all.

Time for Tots: Beat the Heat
Tuesday, Aug. 4 or Aug. 11
10–10:45 a.m.
Ages 3–5 with adult
To register, call 919-807-7992.

Learn how people in the past kept cool in hot weather, listen to a story, and make a summer craft.

History Corner: Boats on the Coast
Thursday, Aug. 6
10–11 a.m.
Ages 5–9 with adult
To register, call 919-807-7992.

Learn about the boats that people on our coast built and used to go to work, school, church, and just about everywhere else. Make a model workboat to take home. Presented with Cameron Village Regional Library.

First Friday at the Movies: The Black Pirate
Friday, Aug. 7
7–9 p.m.

Watch Douglas Fairbanks Sr. at his swashbuckling best. Fairbanks plays a young nobleman who joins the pirate band responsible for his father’s death. This 1926 silent classic is filled with action, romance, and special effects. Free popcorn and beverages!

History à la Carte: A Century of 4-H: Head, Heart, Hands, and Health
Wednesday, Aug. 12
12:10–1 p.m.
Bring your lunch; beverages provided.

Bradley Dixon, North Carolina 4-H Development Fund

The North Carolina 4-H program is celebrating its one hundredth birthday this year. Hear about 4-H’s proud history and outstanding alumni, and find out how 4-H has grown to become the state’s largest youth development organization.

A Closer Look: Mountain Life
Saturday, Aug. 15
1–3 p.m. (drop-in program)

Stop by the Gallery Cart outside On Earth’s Furrowed Brow to explore the world and work of mountain farm families in western North Carolina with a museum docent.

Make It, Take It: Model Boats
Saturday, Aug. 29
1–3 p.m. (drop-in program)

Fold yourself a model boat. Then look at examples of North Carolina boats in Workboats of Core Sound.

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