The Museum of the Albemarle holds events and programs throughout the year. Check back to this page periodically as the calendar will be updated. For more information, contact the education department at (252) 335-1453.

Ongoing Programs

The Albemarle Historical Roundtable meets the first Thursday evening of each month at 7:00 pm. This lecture series enables persons to gain more knowledge of different aspects of the history of northeastern North Carolina and the state as a whole. Roundtable will meet monthly at the Museum of The Albemarle January through May, and September through December. The Roundtable will not meet during the summer months of June, July, or August. Check the monthly calendar for specific information. (All EVENTS ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED)

Ongoing:

“Our Story” A history of the Albemarle area featuring informative facts and over 750 artifacts.

Discovery Room: “Experience Colonial Times”: Families can try on clothing, practice chores and play games of this period. The Discovery Room is open to all visitors during regular museum hours.

Discover “Our Story”  Every Wednesday, 2:00-4:00 pm. Inspiring tours of the feature exhibit “Our Story” that focus on a selected era or topic spanning a variety of times, places, and genres.

Discover Special Exhibits: Every Thursday, 2:00-4:00 pm. Tours provide meaningful insight into into selected current exhibits.

Drop In Friday: 2:00-4:00 pm. Drop into the Museum to enjoy the featured program or activity.  This program utilizes storytelling, activities, costumed intrepetations or demonstrations. The program varies from week to week.

World War II Homefront : (through March 8)This exhibit is highlighted by a World War II U.S. Army jeep in the center of the lobby. Get a glimpse of how we Americans lived and sacrificed while our brave soldiers were off fighting in foreign lands.

“Showboat”: The USS North Carolina (BB 55) (through April 19). An exhibit featuring artifacts, memorabilia, and photographs telling the story of the famous battleship.

Scheduled Events

January 8, Thursday, 10 am
Pre-Schooler Time: “Just Ducky”. Children will participate in creative activities centered on this month’s theme: “Just Ducky”, a look at ducks and decoys. Participants must be between the ages of 3 to 5 and must be accompanied by an adult.

January 13, Tuesday, 3:30-4:30 pm.
Junior Museum Explorers. Middle to Junior High school aged students will explore eras of history through hands-on activities beginning with the 1930’s and 1940’s. Held every second Tuesday.

January 20, Tuesday, 3:45 pm.
History Tales: Make it, Take it: Elementary students accompanied by an adult discover how decoys were made and their uses.

February 5, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Curator Emeritus at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History will be guest speaker for February event sponsored by the Guild of Museum Friends

Edith P. Mayo, Curator Emeritus in Political History at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, will be the guest speaker for The Guild of Museum Friends' monthly meeting.  The public is invited to attend this special event. 

Ms. Mayo will discuss "Presidential Familes," which is also the title of her book, published in 2006, by HarperCollins Publishers.  The lecture, which will take place at 10:30 AM at The First United Methodist Church, located at 201 South Road Street in Elizabeth City, will be followed by a luncheon.  Tickets are $15 for the lecture and luncheon and can be purchased at Museum of the Albemarle.  Page After Page bookstore will have copies of the companion book, Presidential Families, available for purchase at the event.  

A graduate of George Washington University, Ms. Mayo has curated major exhibitions on political history, voting rights, and women's history including "The Right To Vote" (1972), a history of voting rights in the United States; "We The People" (1975), on the American people and their government; "We'll Never Turn Back" (1980), an exhibition on Civil Rights; "We The People: Winning The Vote" (1987), an exploration of formal and informal constitutional process which evolved over 200 years of the nation's history; and "From Parlor to Politics: Women and Reform in America, 1890-1925" (1990), on women's reform and politics at the turn of the 20th century.  She also reconceptualized the Smithsonian's famous First Ladies exhibition, "First Ladies: Political Role and Public Image" (1992). 

As a consultant, Ms. Mayo curated "Rights for Women" (1998), a major exhibition on women's suffrage, for the World Financial Center in New York, which celebrated the 150th anniversary of the U. S. women's rights movement.  Her 1999 exhibition, "The Pleasure of Your Company," for the Museum of Old Salem in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, explored the political impact of the First Lady's social role.  In 2002, Ms. Mayo completed a major traveling exhibition on women business entrepreneurs entitled, "Enterprising Women," for the Radcliffe Institute of Harvard University.

A popular lecturer on women's history and the First Ladies, Ms. Mayo serves as a Distinguished Lecturer for the Organization of American Historians.  She has written articles on women's history, the First Ladies, museum curatorship, and collecting, as well as another book, The Smithsonian's Book of First Ladies:  Their Lives, Times, and Issues, published in 1995, by the Smithsonian Press and Henry Holt.

For more information, please contact Simone Cooper at (252) 338-6389 or at chicantiquer@aol.com.

February 6, Friday, 6:00-8:00 pm
“President Lincoln’s 200th Birthday Dinner and Lecture”:
6:00 pm-catered dinner. 7:00 pm lecture by Chris Meekins: “Lincoln and North Carolina: Possibilities.”
Fee Required.

February 7, Saturday, 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Civil War Living History Day: Remember the Battle of Elizabeth City.
Civilian and Naval Civil War reenactors will be on hand with encampments, displays and artillery to provide a combination of demonstrations, presentations, and hands-on activities for the general public.

February 12, Thursday, 10:00 am
Pre-Schooler Time: “Happy Birthday President Lincoln”: Children participate in creative activities centered around President Lincoln. Participants must be between the ages of 3 to 5 years old and accompanied by an adult.

February 17, Tuesday, 3:45 pm
History Tales: Make-it, Take-it : “Happy Birthday President Lincoln”:
Elementary students accompanied by an adult will learn facts about the 16th President of the United States and participate in a creative activity.

March 8, Sunday, 2:00-3:00 pm
Albemarle Historic Roundtable (TBA)

March 10, Tuesday, 3:30-4:30pm
Junior Museum Explorers. Middle to Junior High school aged students will explore eras of history through hands-on activities.

March 12, Thursday, 10:00 am
Pre-Schooler Time: “What’s Cooking?” Children participate in creative activities centered around a monthly theme.

March 17, Tuesday, 3:30-4:30pm
History Tales-Make-it, Take-it. Elementary students accompanied by an adult  participate in a creative activity and learn about history.