The restoration of the tobacco barn at the Tobacco Farm Life Museum has been completed. Restoration work helped correct weather damage that had, over time, taken its toll on the historic building…
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Just a short reminder that it is the Year of the Trail in North Carolina. You can learn all about how and why and what in our previous blog detailing the Year of the Trail initiative and how Johnston…
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There are a lot of new and wonderful things happening with the Johnston County Heritage Center. I sat down with Director Todd Johnson recently to discuss the history of the county’s Heritage Center…
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Due to the continued support from the public, grants, and the state, the Tobacco Farm Life Museum has grown and persevered even through these last two exceedingly difficult years. However, as the…
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Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site has announced their 2021 events. Details as they are known at this time are available below for each event. Before traveling to the site, please check…
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Thank you to Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site, Site Manager, Colby Stevens for his recent update to the Johnston County Visitors Bureau on all the new experiences and amenities at…
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One might wonder, what does it take to prepare for the largest Civil War battlefield reenactment held in North Carolina -- it takes almost two years of planning by site staff, volunteers, and board…
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Five characters from Johnston County’s past will be brought back to life October 24 during the Johnston County Heritage Center’s 15th annual Ghost Walk in Smithfield’s historic Riverside Cemetery…
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The new Benson Museum of Local History opened on May 28, 2010 after three years of fund raising, building renovations and exhibit design and installation. The Town of Benson and the new museum, and…
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The small town of Benson, North Carolina, with a population of around 4000, will swell to approximately 20,000 come September 22-25, 2021 when the 73rd Annual Benson Mule Days Celebration, sponsored…
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