Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior's Life & Legacy by William Matson, book talk and signing by family descendant Floyd Clown, Sr. In Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior’s Life & Legacy, by William B. Matson, the family clarifies some inaccuracies about their famous ancestor’s life and legacy. Floyd Clown Sr, one of the three … Continued
”GROW YOUR OWN SALAD BAR” Searching for ways to add more vegetables to your diet? Why not take advantage of our mild spring weather and grow your own. Staples like lettuce, spinach, broccoli and kale love the cooler weather. Add some new choices like kohlrabi, bok choy or Chinese cabbage and you will have a … Continued
Laura Micham, Merle Hoffman Director of the Sally Bingham Center for Women's History & Culture at Duke University, will speak at the Burwell School Historic Site on "The Future is Female, and So Was the Past." This is free admission and is part of a series honoring 'the Year of the Woman'.
The History of Baseball in NC, featuring Chris Holaday is a virtual zoom program presented by the Burwell School Historic Site. Please visit the link to register for this free program. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-KnBvipwQPyTopqjb7E6Gg Once upon a time, long before college basketball and football became so popular, baseball was king in North Carolina. Black or white, rich … Continued
This special virtual guest speaker program held by the Burwell School and presented by Laura Micham of Duke's Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History will focus on the Lisa Unger Baskin Collection at Duke, which contains material documenting 500 years of women at work. The Baskin collection has a significant amount of material relating to … Continued
Registration link and more information to come. In the latest program in his Impolite Conversations series with creative people, host Jimmy Holcomb interviews city planner Stephanie Trueblood, a native who has probably done more to design and preserve Hillsborough's historic look and its real-town livability than anyone else. She is currently the Public Space Manager … Continued
Local educator and historian, William Melega, will talk about the history of the Regulator Movement and the Regulator Riots that took place in Hillsborough, North Carolina in 1770. The Regulator Movement formed as a backlash against the royal colonial governor, William Tryon in the late 1760s. Come learn about the movement in colonial North Carolina, … Continued
Join the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough as we commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Regulator Movement, born right here in Hillsborough, NC.
Join the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough as we commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Regulator Movement, born right here in Hillsborough, NC.
Dr. Sylvia Hoffert, former professor of history and women's studies at UNC Chapel Hill, will speak on "Sticks and Stones: British Women Fight for the Vote." This special program at the Burwell School is free admission and is one in a series honoring the Year of the Woman and the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage.