It's no surprise, the pandemic has prevented us from getting together and creating another memorable day in our amazing little town! :( Instead of cancelling all together, we are bringing you a live stream event with one of our FAVORITE musicians. Seth Walker is making another appearance in Hillsborough! We are incredibly excited to have … Continued
Come to beautiful downtown and West Hillsborough on Sunday December 6th for shopping and dining and you may catch the live stream of the virtual holiday parade or see the holiday tree lighting (masked and 6ft apart- of course!). Both events will be live streamed courtesy of the Hillsborough/Orange County Chamber of Commerce here: https://www.facebook.com/hillsborough.chamber
Thursday, January 21 st , 2021, 7PM Ticket price: $10 The Orange County Historical Museum presents a virtual cooking demonstration featuring historical interpreter Linda Ostrand, who trained at the Pennsbury Manor. She will be cooking a traditional Jeffersonian dish using techniques and tools from the early 1800’s. Attendees will receive a recording of the live … Continued
Please join us online for Sticks and Stones: British Women Fight for the Vote at 3pm on January 24th. In this program, you will hear from Dr. Sylvia Hoffert, former professor of history and women's studies at UNC Chapel Hill, as she offers an in depth look at the often-violent events that characterized the British … Continued
Please join the Burwell School Historic Site on February 21st at 3pm for the online program History Spotlight: The Lives of Job Berry and Henry Evans. This program will examine the lives of these two significant 19th century African Americans in Hillsborough, NC. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4516122854455/WN_AsHYFnfeQfWMxgrEX7-pJg
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
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
The Orange County Historical Museum and Tom Magnuson present ‘The Networks of Early North Carolina History’ as a four-part series. In this series, Tom Magnuson will present some of his findings from his thirty years of studying the earliest commercial transportation networks in the Southeast of North America. Part 2 takes place on Thursday, May … 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 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