Fall and Winter Programming

BY: CHARLOTTE PATTERSON, EDUCATION CURATOR

Fall and winter programming begins September 7 with History for Lunch when Alex Gottschalk will present Making His Mark: The Basnight Legacy in Northeast North Carolina . Other topics for the fall include The Lost Colony Murder on the Outer Banks: Seeking Justice for Brenda Joyce Holland by John Railey on September 3, The Woeful Story of Nell Cropsey and Jim Wilcox by William E. Dunstan on October 6, Beyond the Green Book: Recovering Elizabeth City’s Historic African American Businesses through Project-Based Learning by Melissa E. Stucky on October 20, The Coast Guard Rescue of the SeaBreeze off the Outer Banks: On the Wings of Angels by Rear Admiral Carlton Moore on November 3 and Buffalo City and the Blount Patent: A History of Logging the Dare Mainland by Bill Barber on November 17. A new popup panel display, Navigating Jim Crow: The Green Book and Oasis Spaces in North Carolina , will open on September 7. Small children will enjoy Tot Time presented each second Thursday. The first in line on September 9 will be Colonial Play! During this program, children will learn all about toys that are not electronic! Fall topics include INEZ to the Rescue! and The Poppy Flower . The film The Secret of Corolla: The Gift from the Outer Banks , produced by Jerry Thompson, will premiere on September 11 at the museum. A new children’s book will be available: Sebi the Colt: A New Life by Brandi L. McMahan in collaboration with Kelley Grider Horton. Also, a pony from the Corolla Wild Horse Fund will make an appearance. Don’t miss BOO! At the Museum! Bring your trickin’-and-treatin’ youngsters for a movie, games, activities, and ghostly, yet historical, experiences—presented by Junior Docents. The museum is the headquarters of the Ghost Walk on October 30 and 31st. the theme is The Murder of Beautiful Nell Cropsey.

CHRISTMAS AT WHO-SEUMVILLE

Courtesy of the Museum of the Albemarle

Experience sights and sounds of the holiday season during the Holiday Open House: Christmas at Who-Seumville on December 4, when the museum will be decorated with a Grinch-like theme. The Albemarle Express O-scale train will travel its last season through eastern North Carolina, making stops of historical interest. Watch one of three showings of The Grinch . Take a carriage ride with Carolina Carriages, visit with Santa, and search the Museum Gift Shop for that special gift. School groups with reservations may visit Who-Seumville for a day of magical fun beginning December 1. Register your family for the tasty and fun Gingerbread Workshop on December 3. Kids of all ages are welcome.

As we look forward to changes the new year will bring, the education staff wishes you and yours a very Happy New Year. Make sure you include the museum as one of your favorite places to visit and support in 2022.