Gingerbread Registration Application Due today, November 30!!! This year's theme, "Historic Homes, Buildings & Structures of Hillsborough" encourages applicants to create an edible version of a local house, building or … Continued
Join us for ‘Date Night’ at the OCHM! Curator Courtney Smith will provide a virtual tour, give behind the scene insights, and celebrate the opening of our newest exhibit, ‘Date … Continued
Join tour guide Cheryl Sobnosky on a virtual walking tour through historic Hillsborough. Established in 1754 as the seat of government for Orange County, Hillsborough’s colonial legacy and signs of … Continued
The Hillsborough Garden Club is hosting a wonderful garden tour centered around Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poem: 'Beloved, Thou hast brought to me many flowers' * 12 Gardens On the Tour with … Continued
The gardens are booming, the freezers are full, we're vaccinated and it's time to open up the farm to visitors again. Come take a tour of our garden to scope … Continued
Betty Eidenier will lead you on an imaginary walk from the Eno River up Churton Street as it was in 1850. Along the way, you will meet Anna Burwell, Maria … Continued
Join the Burwell School Historic Site on Saturday, June 5th (rain date June 12th) as we explore multiple aspects of 19th-century clothing: from children to adults, enslaved to free, and learn … Continued
Join award-winning teacher Ken Ostrand as we Zoom around one of Hillsborough’s often overlooked treasures, the Old Town Cemetery. An archaeologist by training, Dr. Ostrand, will uncover some oft-overlooked people … Continued
Say Their Names is an artistic expression of history we must remember and never forget; it is a 4-foot-tall 22-foot-wide timeline depicting a legacy of struggle for respect, humanity, and … Continued
Journey back in time, walking the centuries-old streets of Hillsborough, North Carolina. The four-block, in-person walking tour will travel the remarkable history of this unique southern town, beginning in the … Continued