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Nov 6
5 min

Going Whole Hog: History of North Carolina BBQ

By Beth Nevarez For the past several years the Tobacco Farm Life Museum has hosted a BBQ Cook Off event in November. Unfortunately, this ...

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Aug 26
2 min

Plans are Underway for the 2021 Breakfast with the Commissioner Event

The Tobacco Farm Life Museum is proceeding with plans for the 16th annual Breakfast with the Commissioner benefit. The program is held in...

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Jul 23
2 min

Museum Receives NC CARES: Humanities Relief Grant

Tobacco Farm Life Museum Receives $15,000 in NC CARES: Humanities Relief Grant Funding The Tobacco Farm Life Museum has received a $15,00...

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Jul 17
2 min

From the Archives: The Agricultural Adjustment Act

By Noelle Pope, summer intern The below document, sent to Walter Brown in 1933, details one of the programs designed to aid farmers durin...

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Jul 8
2 min

Sweet Treats: Ice Cream Churning

This month's Stepping into the Past Saturday Series programming is ice cream churning. Who doesn't love the simple pleasure that is homem...

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Jun 24
8 min

Museum Alphabet: Farm Life from A to Z

The Tobacco Farm Life Museum recently shared an artifact or something from the museum for each letter of the alphabet as part of the #Mus...

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Jun 19
2 min

Iredell and Walter Brown - The Men of the Brown Family Homestead

By Noelle Pope, Summer Intern The Tobacco Farm Life Museum includes an exhibit gallery as well as several historic and reproduction build...

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Jun 18
2 min

#ThrowbackThursday: Letter from the USDA War Board

The below letter was found in the Brown Family Papers. It was likely intended for Walter Brown and sent during World War II. It lays out ...

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Jun 17
1 min

Celebrating our Vendors, Crafters, Demonstrators, & Makers

This Friday would have been the start of another 301 Endless Yard Sale, an annual event that spans miles of Highway 301 and offers the ex...

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Jun 8
3 min

Victory Gardens

By Noelle Pope, Summer Intern Victory gardens emerged during World War I from 1914 to 1918 when major food production fell due to an emph...

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Jun 5
3 min

Clips of Time: The Sick Room

The services of doctors became increasingly more available during the 19th and 20th centuries as more medical schools were being founded ...

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May 22
3 min

Clips of Time: From Bad Air to Invisible Bugs

For a long time, humans have had a basic understanding that something unseen caused disease. Though not always known by this name, the mi...

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May 15
3 min

Clips of Time: Farmin’ In the Woods

“Farmin’ in the woods” was a euphemism for moonshine as it was an activity usually relegated to hidden areas off the beaten path in a woo...

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May 4
4 min

A Community Museum

The Tobacco Farm Life Museum was founded by a group of volunteers who felt strongly that the history of our community needed to be preser...

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May 1
5 min

Clips of Time: Hoover Carts

In our Facebook Live series, Clips of Time, we are sharing a variety of historical topics using newspaper clippings as jumping off points...

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Apr 16
2 min

Breakfast with the Commissioner Recap

The Tobacco Farm Life Museum held the 15th annual “Breakfast with the Commissioner” benefit, with Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxl...

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Apr 9
2 min

Capturing Our Past

One Saturday a month, the Tobacco Farm Life Museum offers something a little extra for our visitors. Our Stepping into the Past Saturday ...

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Mar 25
3 min

State of the Museum

In many ways a small museum is like a small business. We work hard to market our services and programs, but our services and programs of...

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Jan 24
2 min

Join Us for Breakfast with the Commissioner & Celebrate Excellence & Innovation in Agriculture

The Tobacco Farm Life Museum will hold the 15th annual Breakfast with the Commissioner benefit, with Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Tr...

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Dec 12, 2019
1 min

Candlelight Tour 2019

We had a great time at our 5th annual Candlelight Tour. Many thanks to all of our entertainment, volunteers, and guests for coming out to...

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