Current Special Exhibit

Yésah: Journeys of the Occaneechi

On display through 3-31-21

Explore the physical and cultural journeys made by the Occaneechi over time.  Learn the reasons they journeyed, where they went, how their lives changed, and how their traditions and values endured. 

We need your help!

For our upcoming exhibit, we are looking for:

• Photographs of Orange County couples from any time period

• Clothing or other accessories worn on dates in Orange County in the 20th century

• Record albums, instruments or anything related to music from the 20th century

• Recipes, pots, pans, dishes, napkins or anything else related to Orange County restaurants in the 20th century

• Photographs, artifacts or ephemera related to:

  • Schley School

  • Baseball in the early 1900s, especially the mill and town teams

  • 1920s Drug Stores

  • 1930s movie theaters

  • 1940s UNC’s Navy Pre-Flight School

  • 1950s Occoneechee Speedway Races

  • 1960s concerts at Central High School

  • 1970s Jubilee concert

  • 1980s gallery openings at ArtsCenter

  • 1990s skateboarding

Upcoming Events

January 21st at 7 PM

Jeffersonian Open Hearth Cooking

Enjoy a cozy evening in front of a fire as Linda Ostrand demonstrates early 19th century cooking.  Linda trained at Pennsbury Manor, the colonial estate of William Penn, founder of the Colony of Pennsylvania. 

Part 2 of this series is set in Jeffersonian times. 

Program cost is $10

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Click here if you are interested in purchasing the recording for Part 1 of this series, set in 1690.