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Junior Interpreters dancing the Virginia Reel at the "Evening at the Homestead" event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009 Events
  • April 4, 2009 -- Community Yard Sale -- 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  Buy and sell secondhand items in the site's picnic area at our first-ever community yard sale.  Free admission, $15.00 for space.  Call 919-477-5498 or e-mail duke@ncmail.net to reserve a space.

 

  • May 2, 2009 -- Planting Day -- 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  Come learn how to transplant tobacco seedlings and help the site start its yearly tobacco field.  Free.

 

  • June 6, 2009 -- Herb, Garden and Craft Festival -- 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Enjoy a wide variety of herb and craft vendors, 19th century games for children, traditional herbal use displays, and refreshments.  In the afternoon, hear musicians, enjoy craft demonstrations, and more.  Free.

 

  • September 12, 2009 -- Tobacco Harvest and Hornworm Festival -- 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  In the morning, come see costumed interpreters demonstrate tobacco harvesting, stringing, and curing.  In the afternoon, hear the sounds of the only tobacco auction left in Durham.  Throughout the day, enjoy the hornworm festival, which will be highlighted by the 3rd Annual Duke Homestead Hornworm Race.  Free.

 

  • October 3, 2009 -- Community Yard Sale -- 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  Buy and sell secondhand items in the site's picnic area at our fall community yard sale.  Free admission, $15.00 for space.  Call 919-477-5498 or e-mail duke@ncmail.net to reserve a space.

 

  • December 4 & 11, 2009 -- Christmas by Candlelight -- 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.  Celebrate an 1870 Christmas during evening tours of the Homestead.  The tour features period decorations, caroling, hot apple cider, and other goodies.  Free.