February 20th - April 2nd: We Shall Not Be Moved coming to Hillsborough!
The exhibit, We Shall Not Be Moved: African Americans in the South, 18th Century to the Present, is traveling from the Southern Historical Collection from University of North Carolina to Hillsborough on February 20th . The exhibit will be open April 2nd.
The exhibit and events are part of an initiative by the Southern Historical Collection, “Documenting the African American Southern Experience.” At the initiative’s center will be the release of an updated and expanded Web guide to 900 archival collections at UNC featuring the experiences of African-Americans in the South. The exhibit also presents items about Lincoln High School on loan from the Chapel Hill Museum.
Visit the Southern Historical Collection website for more information. http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/shc/index.html
March 19th at 3pm: Quincy Scarborough discusses his latest book
Join us in supporting Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales and come hear Quicny Scarborough discuss his latest book, North Carolina Decorated Stoneware: The Webster School of Folk Potters. The event will be held at Leland Little's auction gallery located at 620 Cornerstone Court in Hillsborough, NC. Contact 919-644-0124 for more information.
Heritage Preservation Annual Photo Contest
May is the National Historic Preservation Month, and the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission along with the Historical Foundation of Hillsborough and Orange County are celebrating by hosting a Photography Competition. We are inviting photographers of all ages to document this history with their film or digital cameras.
The theme this year, historic commercial buildings, allows entrants to highlight old buildings throughout the cities, crossroads and rural areas of the County—thus, bridging the past to the present and to the future. Awards will be given in each division.
Prospective entrants in the Photography Competition may want to begin taking images now, and continue through the changing seasons. The Orange County Historical Museum will be accepting entries beginning in mid-April 2010. All photographs will be on display during May at the Orange County Historical Museum in Hillsborough as part of the 2010 Preservation Month celebration. Winners will be announced on May 28, at the Hillsborough Last Friday Event.
Please stay tuned for more information, including how to enter.
