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Photo of ladies demonstrating cross stitch and tatting as two types of knitting during a Living History program at the Beaufort Historic site.

 

 

Living History

2010 Living History at the Beaufort Historic Site

The Beaufort Historical Association announces its 2010 Spring and Summer Living History Schedule. These workshops and demonstrations, held as part of the ongoing educational mission of the BHA, feature a variety of colonial and Victorian skills and crafts, and some include hands-on participation for the audience.

The Beaufort Historical Association is a private, non-profit organization with a mission to preserve the heritage of Beaufort and Carteret County and to educate current and future generations of this heritage. The organization also runs the Beaufort Historic Site, a 2-acre area in the heart of Beaufort's historic district. Most Living History Programs, which are free unless a materials fee is noted, will be held in the Welcome Center of the Historic Site at 130 Turner Street.

Because all programs are subject to change, please verify the dates and times with the Beaufort Historic Site before you attend any programs at (800) 575-7483 or (252) 728-5225. Look for more information on each event as the date approaches.

 

2010 Living History Program

*Materials fees are due 1 week prior to the workshop*

 

"A Look at Slavery Through the Eyes of a Child:

Hands-on Activities in Period Clothing"

Saturday, March 20

Beaufort Historic Site

10:00 am - 2:00 pm (lunch is provided)

For children ages 6 - 14

Free - Space is limited

Activities include: open hearth cooking, fish salting, weaving, gardening and other daily chores

 

Quilling Workshop

Leader: Gigi Koeler

Thursday, July 15

Beaufort Historic Site Welcome Center

10:00 am

Limit: 10 participants

Materials fee: $35

 

Victorian Mourning Presentation: Jewelry, Accessories, Attire and Customs

Saturday, July 24

Josiah Bell House

10:00 am AND 1:00 pm

Fee: $8, including house tour

Advanced tickets may be purchased at the BHA Welcome Center

 

Shuttle Tatting Workshop

Leader: Mary Frankle

Thursday, July 29 AND Thursday, August 5

Beaufort Historic Site Welcome Center

10:00 am - 1:30 pm (participants may bring lunch)

Limit: 8 participants

Materials fee: $40

 

"From Beaufort to Panama: Coastal Drug Smuggling"

Speaker: Doug McCullough and the July 7, 1982 Drug Bust Participants

Saturday, August 7

Carteret Community Library

2:00 pm

Free - Seating is limited

 

Depression Bead Workshop

Leader: Gigi Koehler

Thursday, August 12

Beaufort Historic Site Welcome Center

10:00 am

Limit: 10 participants

Materials fee: $25

 

Pine Needle Basket Workshop (Novice)

Leader: Martha Stephenson

Thursday, August 19

Beaufort Historic Site Welcome Center

10:00 am - until (participants may bring lunch)

Limit: 8 participants

Materials fee: $40

 

 

 

 

 

Beaufort Historic Site

130 Turner Street, Beaufort, NC  28516

252.728.5225  |  1.800.575.7483  |  beauforthistoricsite@earthlink.net