Preserving a Culture and Heritage

Promoting North Carolina Agriculture and Arts

Presenting talented vendors and demonstrators

Just another benefit to spending a Saturday with us!

Each Saturday from 10am-3pm the Museum is featuring a traditional trade, craft or art on-site.  Vendors demonstrate traditional skills and often have

items for sale.

All activities are included with regular admission to the Museum and annual passes are available. 

• 1/28/12 "Spinning, Casting and Knotting" Fabric arts
• 2/4/12 "Food Processing" Hog killing event will take place from 8am-11am
  
• 2/11/12 "Health and Beauty" - Soaps, ointments & herbs
• 2/18/12 "Flat Pickin' and Buck Dancing" Old time instruments
• 2/25/12 "Working the Land" Farm equipment/Farmer Appreciation Day
  
• 3/3/12 "Tanning and Shaping" Leather working
• 3/10/12 "Down & Dirty" Tips from expert gardeners
  
• 3/17/12  "My Great Grandmother's Closet" Old time sewing
• 3/24/12 "Weaving, Caning and Broom Making" Traditional crafts/trades
  
• 3/31/12 "Cruising the Old Way" - Antique car show
• 4/7/12 "Soft and Fuzzy"  Bunnies and chicks
  
• 4/14/12 "Reliving the Past" Living history
  
• 4/21/12 "Grow your own Cash Crop" Tobacco and cotton
• 4/28/12 "Hammering Out the Past" Blacksmith
• 5/5/12 "The Barnyard" Farm animals
• 5/12/12 "Scaling Down" Miniature Barns and Toys
• 5/19/12 "Barn Dancing" Clogging, Square Dancing, Line Dancing
  
• 5/26/12 "Barn Sale" Flea Market
  
• 6/2/12 "Let the Games Begin" Traditional Games
• 6/9/12 "Decoys" Hand made Canvas and Wooden Bird Decoys
  
• 6/16/12 "Not That Old Time Music" Bluegrass Music/Traditional Music
• 6/23/12 "Porch Sittn'" entertainment on the Stage
• 6/30/12 "Personal Expression that Surpasses Time" Jewelry Making
• 7/7/12 “4^th of July Ice Cream Social” July 7
• 7/14/12  “Stringn’ & Tyin’ Backer” Learning the old ways
• 7/21/12  “Weaving, Caning, and Broom Making” Traditional Crafts
• 7/28/12 “Documenting our Past and Present” Books from Local Authors
• 8/4/12 “Spinning, Casting and Knotting” Fabric Arts
• 8/11/12 “Capturing Our Past” Artists/Photographers
• 8/18/12 “A Sweet Treat” Watermelons
• 8/25/12 “Good Ole Tobacco Chants” Warehouse Auctioneers
• 9/1/12  “Jammin’ and Cannin” Food Preservation
• 9/8/12 “ Porch Sitting” Entertainment on the Stage
• 9/15/12 “Sugary Sweet” Bee Keepers and Homemade Sweets
• 9/22/12 “Down & Dirty” Tips from Expert Gardeners
• 9/29/12 “Throw Down” Pottery Demonstration and Sale
• 10/6/12 “A Stitch in Time” Quilting
• 10/13/12 “Flea Market”
• 10/20/12 “Bake Sale”
• 10/27/12 “Saddle Up” Wagon Rides
• 11/3/12 “Churnin’ and Yearnin’” Butter Churning
• 11/10/12 “Carving the Way” Woodworkers and other Wooden Crafts
• 11/17/12 “Personal Expression that Surpasses Time” Jewelry Making
• 11/24/12 “Tis’ the Season” Old Time crafts and gifts
• 12/1/12 “Tis’ the Season” Old Time crafts and gifts
• 12/8/12 “Wassailing” Holiday Music
• 12/15/12 “Health and Beauty” Soaps, Ointments & Herbs
• 12/22/12 “Hand Dipped Art” Candle Making
• 12/29/12 “Hammering Out the Past” Blacksmiths

Demonstrators can be viewed/accessed with the regular cost of admissions into the museum.  Activities take place between 10am -3pm at the Tobacco Farm Life Museum.  Activities are subject to change.

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