November 4-8 and Nov. 12-15, 9:00 am-12:00 pm – Kindergarten Thanksgiving is open to all kindergarten classes. Students will experience what life was like in 18th century Beaufort through open-hearth cooking, butter churning, weaving, spinning, and gardening. Reservations required, please call (252) 728-5225.
Come watch our weavers weave on 200-year-old looms. The Warped Weavers have been volunteering at the Beaufort Historic Site for over 30 years and they sell all of their rugs, towels, and other items in the Old Beaufort Shop. Stop by the Leffers Cottage or Mattie King Davis Art Gallery, you might want to learn to do it too! Every Monday and Wednesday up through the end of the year! Be sure to bring your mask! **The Weavers plan to weave every Monday and Wednesday in the Mattie King Davis Art Gallery or the Leffers Cottage between 10 a.m. until noon. Please call 252-728-5225 to make sure the weavers are in before visiting. They want to be ready to welcome you!!**
EVENT IS SOLD OUT, CALL 252-728-5225 FOR WAITLIST Event subject to change. Please call us at 252-728-5225 for questions. Area canvas rugs, today known as floor cloths, had their start in 18th century England. Initially used by the wealthy, the designs and patterns mimicked parquet flooring, tile, and marble. Unique designs are made in a variety of styles and colors, using many techniques. Join us in learning the art and fun of these floor cloths! Beginners welcome! Space is limited to 6 participants. Materials fee $40. The floor cloths are made of linoleum and are 24"x 36". One can choose from three patterns that are listed below, if the topiary is chosen, please inform us of the monogram at least 24 hrs in advanced of the workshop. When signing up please reference which design you would like! Thank you! For more information call 252-728-5225 or visit the Beaufort Historic Site Welcome Center, 130 Turner Street. Dates Subject to Change. Non-refundable Materials Fee Paid 1 Week in advance. Please call for details, to confirm dates and for possible openings. Design Options: (please notify us when signing up which you would prefer, thank you. If you would like to topiary please […]
Event subject to change. Please call us at 252-728-5225 for questions. It may come as a surprise to many that one of the proper methods of retiring your tattered or damaged flag is in fact-to burn it. After the flag is cut into pieces, we ceremoniously burn the pieces one by one, starting with the stripes and ending with the blue field. Honor Flag Day with us at this event. Held on the Beaufort Historic Site grounds. For more information call 252-728-5225 or visit the Beaufort Historic Site Welcome Center, 130 Turner Street. Free – Bring your flag to retire the proper way!
SOLD OUT. CALL 252-728-5225 TO JOIN THE WAITLIST. Pine needle basket-making dates to almost 9,000 years ago and the baskets served as a vessel for grain, crops, and other essentials. All supplies provided. Bring a bag lunch. Seating limited to 6-8. Tickets are $45 in advance. For more information call 252-728-5225 or visit the Beaufort Historic Site Welcome Center, 130 Turner Street Dates Subject to Change. Non-refundable Materials Fee Paid 1 Week in advance. Please call for details, to confirm dates and for possible openings.
Please be aware that all events at the Beaufort Historic Site are open to change in light of COVID19. For more information please call 252-728-5225. Thank you. Rug hooking has been around for centuries. It started out for those that could not afford machine-made carpets. They would use scraps of materials that were available at the time. It is still a time-honored craft, and we would like to invite you to come to learn how to hook a small piece to take home! Please sign up by calling 252-728-5225 or in the Beaufort Historic Site Welcome Center, 130 Turner St. Held in the Beaufort Historic Site Welcome Center. For more information call 252-728-5225 or visit the Beaufort Historic Site Welcome Center, 130 Turner Street. Materials fee $25- Limit 8. Non- refundable materials fee must be paid one week in advance. Dates are subject to change. Please call for details, reserving your spot, or for possible spot openings. All Living History Program Series events will be held at the Beaufort Historic Site.
CLASS NOW FULL. Please call 252-728-5225 to join the Waitlist. Please be aware that all events at the Beaufort Historic Site are open to change in light of COVID19. For more information please call 252-728-5225. Thank you. A barn quilt is a large piece of painted wood that looks like a single quilt block and decorates the side of a barn or building. Our barn quilts will be 24”x24” and you will be able to take your quilt home with you! Please sign up by calling 252-728-5225 or in the Beaufort Historic Site Welcome Center, 130 Turner St. Materials Fee $60, an additional fee for a monogram and frame (read more below)- Limit 6. Non- refundable materials fee must be paid one week in advance. Dates are subject to change. Please call for details, reserving your spot, or for possible spot openings. All Living History Program Series events will be held at the Beaufort Historic Site. Barn Quilt Option: Pricing: $60 for class (quilt class will offer a variety of colors with with singular design) Additions: - $20 for an added frame around - FREE for an added monogram ***if you would like an addition, you must notify […]
Join the Beaufort Historic site for a special English Double-Decker Bus Tour about Black History in Beaufort, N.C. Beaufort native, Curtis Oden will narrate. This informative historic bus tour will cover over 25 sites and will take off from the Beaufort Historic Site at 130 Turner St. on September 5 at 3 p.m. and September 19 at 1:30 p.m. The tour will last about an hour and will cost $15 per person. The bus will be driven through the streets of downtown Beaufort while Oden points out historic sites such as churches, stores, and residents that have been influential in shaping black history in Beaufort. One of the very first black-owned stores in the town was a shoe shop that sat next to the Josiah Bell House on Turner St. “It was one of the very first black-owned shoe shops and it was run by Mr. Adam Wright and also my great grandfather, Collins Oden, and then later my great uncle Curtis Oden was the one who ran it,” Oden said. Oden’s relatives were not the only black-owned businesses in the area. Just down the road on Front St. was a blacksmith shop that was owned by a man named […]
Join the Beaufort Historic site for a special English Double-Decker Bus Tour about Black History in Beaufort, N.C. Beaufort native, Curtis Oden will narrate. This informative historic bus tour will cover over 25 sites and will take off from the Beaufort Historic Site at 130 Turner St. on September 5 at 3 p.m. and September 19 at 1:30 p.m. The tour will last about an hour and will cost $15 per person. The bus will be driven through the streets of downtown Beaufort while Oden points out historic sites such as churches, stores, and residents that have been influential in shaping black history in Beaufort. One of the very first black-owned stores in the town was a shoe shop that sat next to the Josiah Bell House on Turner St. “It was one of the very first black-owned shoe shops and it was run by Mr. Adam Wright and also my great grandfather, Collins Oden, and then later my great uncle Curtis Oden was the one who ran it,” Oden said. Oden’s relatives were not the only black-owned businesses in the area. Just down the road on Front St. was a blacksmith shop that was owned by a man named […]
A barn quilt is a large piece of painted wood that looks like a single quilt block and decorates the side of a barn or building. Participants will design their own unique 24” x 24” barn quilt. All supplies will be provided. Please sign up by calling 252-728-5225 or in the Beaufort Historic Site Welcome Center, 130 Turner St. Materials Fee $60- Limit 8. Non- refundable materials fee must be paid one week in advance. Dates are subject to change. Please call for details, reserving your spot, or for possible spot openings. All Living History Program Series events will be held at the Beaufort Historic Site. Click here for more information about the October 24 Barn Quilt Workshop.