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July

Program of Interest for children and familiesHistory 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.

Program of Interest for children and familiesTime 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.

Program of Interest for children and familiesMake 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.

Program of Interest for children and familiesA 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.

Program of Interest for children and familiesPirates 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

Program of Interest for children and familiesMake 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.

Program of Interest for children and familiesTime 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.

Program of Interest for children and familiesHistory 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.

Program of Interest for children and familiesA 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.

Program of Interest for children and familiesMake 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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