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Homes for the Holidays: 2020 Gingerbread Competition REGISTRATION DEADLINE

Downtown Historic Hillsborough 101 S Churton Street, Hillsborough, NC

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 landmark that will be displayed in downtown business windows in December. Best in Show Awards will be chosen by the public via cell phone throughout … Continued

$10

Date Night Exhibit Opening and Curator Talk Online

Orange County Historical Museum 201 N. Churton Street, Hillsborough, NC, United States

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 Night: Fashion, Food, Music, and Fun’, which will explore individual adventures and overall experiences that showcase what it was like to date in Orange County … Continued

Lunch & Learn: WALKING TOUR OF HISTORIC HILLSBOROUGH

ZOOM Virtual Program NC, United States

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 its importance in North Carolina and American history can be seen throughout the town. Follow along with Cheryl as she points out some of Hillsborough's … Continued

Hillborough Spring Garden Tour May 15, 2021

Stony Rock Farm 5731 Walker Farm Road, Hillsborough, NC, United States

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 easy parking*    10 am -4 pm RAIN OR SHINE *    Adults only 18 yrs and up *    Not Wheel Chair Accessible *    No Children permitted under 18 years *    Covid-19 … Continued

$35.00

Coon Rock Farm – Open House

Coon Rock Farm 1021 Dimmocks Mill Road, Hillsborough, NC, United States

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 out what you can find in your Summer CSA box and sign up on the spot! We’ll have everything the farm offers for purchase plus … Continued

Lunch & Learn: TAKE A WALK THROUGH 1850S HILLSBOROUGH

ZOOM Virtual Program NC, United States

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 Nash, Job Berry, Hugh Waddell, John Berry, Lemuel Lynch. Eliza Chavious, Umstead Mayo, the Burwell boys, and others out and about on this fine May … Continued

History Spotlight: 19th Century Clothing – What they Wore and Why

Burwell School Historic Site 319 North Churton Street, Hillsborough, NC, United States

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 what they wore and why. This is a drop-in event from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., with indoor and outdoor stations highlighting clothing, accessories, and … Continued

Lunch & Learn: OLD TOWN CEMETERY STROLL WITH KEN OSTRAND

ZOOM Virtual Program NC, United States

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 and some of the archaeological evidence that landed the Cemetery on the National Register of Historic Places. A Signer of the Declaration of Independence, a … Continued