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Duke
Homestead
State
Historic Site
Programs
and Field Trips
Call (919) 477-5498 for Reservations
(Please
call at least 2 weeks before your desired visit.)
Living History Program:
Offered September and October; March and April (Thursdays and
Fridays) Geared toward 2nd through 5th grades.
The program begins with the film Sarah’s Farm
to orient the students to the site and illustrate what a child’s life
was like in the 19th century.
Students will then participate in hands-on activities including
food preservation/butter churning, archaeology, townball, 19th-century
fashion show, or a tour of the 1852 Duke home and/or the tobacco history
museum. Each activity takes thirty minutes. Groups may also reserve the
picnic area for a picnic lunch. Limit of four classes or 100 students per
day; the maximum number of activities, including the orientation film, is
four.
Guided
Tours
: Offered year round. All age levels.
During this hour and a half visit, students view the
17-minute orientation film Legacy of the Golden Leaf, then tour the
1852 Duke home and the tobacco history museum. Groups may also reserve the
picnic area for a picnic lunch. Limit of three classes or 75 students per
day.
Life on a Farm: Offered year round. Kindergarten
through 1st grade
During this one-hour visit, students will talk about
the animals and crops raised on a farm in the 1800s, hear The Little
Red Hen read aloud, and tour the Duke family’s 1852 home, where they
can compare their home to the Duke family’s farmhouse.
Christmas
Traditions and Celebrations: Offered first two weeks in
December; For
preschool through 1st grade
A one-hour tour of the
Homestead
detailing the celebration of Christmas in 1870 Piedmont North Carolina is
provided for the students. Costumed interpreters explain the decorations,
food, and gifts typically shared during the season. Children may sample
homemade gingerbread and popcorn popped over the fire and may make an
ornament to take home. Limit of two classes or 50 students per hour.
(There is a
suggested donation of $1 per child for all programs.)
Special Events:
Revival at the
Homestead
:
April 20, 2008
,
2 p.m.
until
4 p.m.
Herb, Garden,
and Craft Festival:
June 7, 2008
,
10 a.m.
until
4 p.m.
Tobacco Harvest
and Hornworm Festival:
September 6, 2008
,
10 a.m.
until
4 p.m.
An Evening at
the
Homestead
:
October 18, 2008
,
2 p.m.
until
6 p.m.
Christmas by Candlelight: December 5th
and 12th, 2008,
7 p.m.
until
9 p.m.
Duke
Homestead
State
Historic Site
2828 Duke Homestead
Road
Durham
,
NC
27705
www.ibiblio.com/dukehome
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