We feature artifacts from people who have lived in northeastern North Carolina for the last 12,000 years to present day. The region surrounds the Albemarle Sound, half-land and half-water with a unique history of maritime, farming, military, and industry.
The museum serves as an education and heritage tourism center. We invite you to become members, to volunteer and serve as part of the museum education corps. We also rent the facilities for business and social functions—please consider us for a meeting in a beautiful venue in downtown Elizabeth City.
The museum is the perfect place of orientation to become acquainted with the rich history and culture of the Albemarle Region. We also have an amazing gift shop with local craft works and Coast Guard-related memorabilia for you to enjoy!
We’re looking forward to welcoming and meeting you!
Don Pendergraft Director of Regional Museums
Save ese 2024 Dates! Meet George Monck, Duke of the Albemarle Learn why northeastern North Carolina is called the Albemarle Region. Scan this code to access the museum’s website. Experience • Explore • Engage Supporting Regional History FRIENDS OFTHE M U SEUMOF THE ALBEMA R L E For more information, visit: Check us out on social media: Become a member today, visit:
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23 Dec. Sept. Experience • Explore • Engage Program Calendar 501 S. Water St., Elizabeth City, NC 27909 MuseumOfTheAlbemarle.com Free Admission Current Exhibitions Information Exhibitions Supporting Regional History FRIENDS OFTHE M U SEUMOF THE ALBEMA R L E Museum of the Albemarle 501 S. Water Street Elizabeth City, NC 27909 Program Calendar is published by the Museum of the Albemarle, part of the Division of State History Museums, O ce of Archives and History, an agency of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources, DNCR.NC.gov Photo Credits: Dorothy Bellamy, Manly West, Meherrin Indian Tribe, Gordon Allen Photography, Museum of the Albemarle, NC Museum of History, Outer Banks History Center, Smithsonian Gardens, Smithsonian Institute, Museum of the Albemarle, Russ Steele Special thanks to the following for their program assistance: J. Timothy Allen, PhD, Strayer University; Dixieland Speedway; Frank McMahon, Historic Halifax State Historic Site; Kimberly Kenyon, North Carolina O ce of State Archaeology’s Queen Anne’s Revenge Conservation Lab; Roanoke-Hatteras Indian Tribe; Chowanoke Indian Nation; Greg Barco of Currituck County and Albemarle Craftsman’s Fair; Je Hampton, Local Journalist and Author; Bill Barber, Local Historian and Author; Cakery by Diane; The Gypsy Shack; and Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle. Exhibit Openings
welcomes you to the area!
Our Story: Life in the Albemarle
North Carolina Shad Boat
For Kids
September
T OT T IME : SHIPWRECKED! LIFESAVERS TO THE RESCUE
Current Exhibitions at the Museum of the Albemarle
T AKE I T , M AKE I T : CONSTITUTION DAY
T AKE I T , M AKE I T : HALLOWEEN FUN AND TREATS
Working Birds: Decoys and eir Carvers
Century Farms of Northeastern North Carolina
Freedom! A Promise Disrupted: North Carolina, 1862–1901
For Adults & Families
Upcoming and Exciting
O erings at the Museum
December
*S CHOOL D AYS : BACK TO CHRISTMAS—1970s
November
T OT T IME : WOODWORKING IN THE ALBEMARLE
September
$$ GINGERBREAD WORKSHOP
October
T OT T IME : ALGONQUINS
CRAFTED FROM WOOD
MOONSHINE & MOTORSPORTS TRAIL
Pollination Investigation Rock of the Eye: Boatbuilding Traditions Around the Albemarle Sound
EARLY COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA QUAKERS AND SLAVERY
Albemarle Pro le: Sta Sergeant Dorothy Bellamy Guardians of the Land: Discovering Indigenous Americans
CRAFTED FROM WOOD
October
BLACK PATRIOTS IN REVOLUTIONARY HALIFAX
November TIMBER, LAND, AND RAILROADS: A HISTORY OF THE JOHN L. ROPER LUMBER COMPANY
CANE STOOL
MOONSHINE & MOTORSPORTS AT DIXIELAND SPEEDWAY
CELEBRATION OF REGIONAL TRIBES
COROLLA’S WILD HORSES: A HISTORY
LAKE PHELPS CANOES: THEIR HISTORY AND PRESERVATION
December BACK TO CHRISTMAS—1970 s
