Requiem for Snow Hill Nunnery
Ask an Author, with Terry Barkley Friday, August 8, 2025, 10:30 am In 1732, Conrad Beissel established the Ephrata Cloister as a semi-monastic community of Pennsylvania German immigrants in Lancaster…
Past Events
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Naomi “Omie” Wise
Her Life, Death, and Legend Thursday, September 18, 2025, 7 pm Naomi Wise was drowned by her lover in the waters of North Carolina’s Deep River in 1807. Her murder…
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Restor(y)ation at the Lincoln Homestead
Restoring House and History Thursday, July 17, 2025, 7 pm President Abraham Lincoln’s great-grandfather John Lincoln moved from Pennsylvania and settled in the Linville Creek area of Rockingham County in…
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Fourth Friday Open House
Family-friendly discovery and connection! Fourth Fridays (Jun 27, Jul 25, Aug 22, Sep 26), 5-7 pm A new theme each month provided a lens for peeking into the past and…
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Civic Season 2025
Discover Your Community’s Story June through July 5, 2025 Join us for a powerful journey through local Civil Rights history! Explore the museum galleries, including the featured exhibition Resilience Amid…
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Resilience Amid Resistance
Creating a student-led exhibition Thursday, June 19, 2025, 7 pm With Beau Dickenson and Members of the Student Exhibition Team Join this event to meet the students and mentors who…
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Preserving Lost Communities
Ask an Author! Saturday, June 7, 10:30 am With Linda Edwards Motivated by the maxim: If history isn’t shared, it’s lost forever, Linda Edwards has discovered a passion for digging…
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Resilience Amid Resistance
Historic Marker Dedication & Exhibition Opening Saturday, May 17, 2025, 10-11:30 am On the 71st anniversary of the Brown v Board of Education decision, members of the community gathered to…
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All in Good Time
Genealogy Research & Storytelling Friday, May 2, 2025, 10:30 am With David L. Good Discover how journalism and genealogy come together in “All in Good Time,” a special presentation by…
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Great Community Give 2025
Wednesday, April 16th, 6:00 am – 8:00 pm Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future For over 125 years, our mission has always been clear: to preserve, share, and bring to…
