Cleaning a Piece of History
Last year the Museum received a generous donation of an early 1900s oil wagon. The oil wagon, which was used by Watson and Alford...
The Museum will be closed Friday, September 30th AND Saturday, October 1st due to expected inclement weather from Hurricane Ian.
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- Jul 29
- 2 min
TTFC Grant Progress
The Museum recently received a grant from the Tobacco Trust Fund Commission to fund repairs and upgrades to the museum's gallery...
- Mar 7
- 3 min
Tobacco Farm Life Museum's Historic Tobacco Barn At Risk
Due to the continued support from the public, grants, and the state, the Tobacco Farm Life Museum has grown and persevered even through...
- Jan 26
- 2 min
Innovative Young Farmer of the Year Announced
Please join us in congratulating this year’s Innovative Young Farmer of the Year, Mr. Jason Farmer. Jason began his career in the sod...
- Jan 21
- 2 min
N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission Supports Upgrades to Museum Structures & Exhibits
The Tobacco Farm Life Museum has been awarded a grant in the amount of $158,401 from the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission....
- Nov 22, 2021
- 3 min
The Origins of Sharecropping and Tenant Farming in Eastern NC
By Cameron Mooring Agricultural society in America after the Civil War can be defined using two terms, sharecropping and tenant farming....
- Nov 17, 2021
- 2 min
Job Opportunities: Living History Interpreters/Demonstrators
The Tobacco Farm Life Museum is hiring several living history interpreters/demonstrators for a new Living History Program to begin in the...
- Nov 15, 2021
- 2 min
2022 Breakfast with the Commissioner
The Tobacco Farm Life Museum is proceeding with plans for the 17th annual Breakfast with the Commissioner benefit. The program is held...
- Nov 15, 2021
- 2 min
Drive Through Christmas Village Returns to the Tobacco Farm Life Museum
The Tobacco Farm Life Museum will host its second annual Drive Through Christmas Village holiday lights this year during the first three...
- Nov 3, 2021
- 4 min
Tobacco in America: Establishing our Nation's Roots - Celebrating the Life of Lunsford Lane
By: Michael Rhodes Lunsford Lane began his life as an enslaved man, but died a free man by purchasing his freedom. Not only did he...
- Oct 15, 2021
- 5 min
Tobacco in America: Establishing our Nation’s Roots - Tobacco Defines the New Republic
By Michael Rhodes “I say, if you can’t send money, send tobacco.” -George Washington’s request to help finance the American Revolutionary...
- Oct 8, 2021
- 3 min
Watson & Alford Oil Wagon: A Piece of Kenly History
By Beth Nevarez The Tobacco Farm Life Museum recently received a generous donation of an early 1900s oil wagon. The oil wagon, which was...
- Oct 6, 2021
- 2 min
Museum Receives Federal Grant to Support Living History Program
We are excited to announce that the Tobacco Farm Life Museum received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: NEH...
- Sep 24, 2021
- 1 min
Meet Our Fall Intern
By Cameron Mooring My name is Cameron Mooring and I am from Goldsboro, NC. I am currently a senior at East Carolina University with a...
- Sep 24, 2021
- 2 min
Kenly’s Holiday Kick-Off Weekend
The Tobacco Farm Life Museum is excited to partner with the Town of Kenly and the Kenly Area Chamber of Commerce to usher in the holiday...
- Sep 20, 2021
- 3 min
Tobacco in America - Establishing our Nation’s Roots: The Colonies and Britain’s Perspective
By Michael Rhodes Could tobacco have launched the original agricultural revolution in the United States that mirrored the importance of...
- Jul 7, 2021
- 1 min
Meet Our Summer Intern
By Mike Rhodes Hello, my name is Mike Rhodes and I am very excited to be a part of the Tobacco Farm Life Museum family. I come to the...
- Jun 25, 2021
- 4 min
Rural Education & The Farmer's Library
One-Room Schoolhouses: Rural Education In the early 1900s, rural North Carolina communities built separate schools for black children and...
- Jun 22, 2021
- 2 min
Sweet Treats: Ice Cream Churning
Who doesn't love the simple pleasure that is homemade ice cream in the heat of summer? Learn more about how old-fashioned ice cream was...
- Mar 22, 2021
- 6 min
'Farmerettes,' Farmer's Wives & Women's Roles in Agriculture, Past to Present
We're working for Victory, too; growing food for ourselves and our countrymen. While other women work at machines and in factories—we're...