"The Sandhills:
The Comfort of Tradition and Ritual" Lecture
Program by Mary Wayne Watson
First Baptist Church, 200 East New York Avenue, Southern Pines
2:00 pm · Please Use New York Avenue Entrance · No Admission Charge
Longstreet Church and Cemetery Day Tour
Day Tour by Car Caravan
Leaves from the Shaw House
9:00 am and returns at 1:00 pm
Cost for members $10 per person, non-members $15 per person
Historic Archers Cottage Salvage
1920s Pinehurst/Southern Pines Cottage
Teak Floors, Trim, Doors and Heart Pine Floor Joists
Entire Cottage by Highest Bid
Bids End at Noon, March 17, 2010
Discover Tuscany Italy, Tour Meeting
Presentation by Collette Tours
Shaw House, 2:00 pm
10-Day Tour
Departs from the Shaw House on September 30, 2010
Palustris Festival
March 25-28, 2010 ♥ Palustris Festival
Shaw House Property Tour
Shaw House
110 Morganton Road and SW Broad Street, Southern Pines, NC
1:00 to 4:00 pm
No Admission Charge
March 25, 2010 ♥ Palustris Festival
The History of Moore County Early Settlers Lecture
Program by Ray Owen, MCHA Trustee
Sandhills Community College, Clement Dining Room,
Dempsey Student Center
1:30 to 2:30 pm
No Admission Charge
March 27, 2010 ♥ Palustris Festival
Greeting the Train with the Sounds of
Southern Pines Memory
Southern Pines Train Depot, 235 NW Broad St., Southern Pines, NC
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
No Admission Charge
March 27, 2010 ♥ Palustris Festival
Larry McNeely & Friends in Concert
Old Bethesda Church, 1020 Bethesda Rd., Aberdeen, NC
1:30 to 2:30 pm
Children (12+) Welcome
Admission $12 per person
March 27, 2010 ♥ Palustris Festival
Craig & Patrick Fuller in Concert
Old Bethesda Church, 1020 Bethesda Rd., Aberdeen, NC
3:30 to 4:30 pm
Children (12+) Welcome
Admission $12 per person
March 27, 2010 ♥ Palustris Festival
Tift Merritt in Concert
R.E. Lee Auditorium at Pinecrest High School, Southern Pines, NC
8:00 to 10:00 pm
Children (12+) Welcome
Admission $25 per person
March 28, 2010 ♥ Palustris Festival
Oldest Living Confederate Widow: Her Confession
Old Bethesda Church, 1020 Bethesda Rd., Aberdeen, NC
3:30 to 5:00 pm
Children (12+) Welcome
Admission $15 per person
Clenny Creek Day at the Bryant House
Bryant House & McLendon Cabin, 3361 Mount Carmel Road, Carthage
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
No Admission Charge
Sitting Pretty: A History of the Furniture Industry in North Carolina, 1700 to the Present
Program by Dr. Kenneth Zogry
First Baptist Church, 200 East New York Avenue, Southern Pines
2:00 pm · Please Use New York Avenue Entrance · No Admission Charge
Spring Cleanup at the Shaw House
Shaw House
110 Morganton Road and SW Broad Street, Southern Pines
9:00 am to around Noon
Confederate Memorial Day Program and Covered Dish Luncheon with Milton Sills Lecture
Old Bethesda Church, 1020 Bethesda Rd., Aberdeen, NC
10:00 am
No Admission Charge
Sanders Cabin Herb Garden Dedication
Sanders Cabin at the Shaw House
110 Morganton Road and SW Broad Street, Southern Pines
4:00 pm
MCHA Annual Meeting
Pumpelly House of "Sand in My Shoes"
Eagle Springs, NC · 3:00 pm
Members and Guests of Members Only
Kenansville Liberty Hall Day Tour
Day Tour
Leaves from the Shaw House
Departs at 8:30 am
Members $40, Non-Members $45
A guided tour of the 11-room Liberty Hall Plantation, built in the early 1800s by Thomas Kenan II. On the grounds visitors will tour the overseer’s cottage, carriage house, chicken coop and smoke house. The Cowan Museum is next door, housed in an 1848 vintage home featuring several thousand rare artifacts of early rural America. On the Museum grounds are a log school house, one-room cabin, country store, post office and log tobacco barn.
Lunch will be at the historic Country Squire, winery and gift shop. Following will be a visit to Buckner Hill Plantation, built in 1762, built by one of the wealthiest men in North Carolina. The current dwelling dates from 1855. The movie, "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" was filmed there by Warner Brothers a few years ago.
Call Sarah (692-2051) or Marilyn (692-2365) to reserve your space. Transportation to be by van. Cost $40 for members, $45 for non-members.
Discover Tuscany Italy, 10-Day Tour
Per Person Rates: Double $3,099; Single $3,399; Triple $3,069
Price Includes Air Taxes and Fees/Surcharges of $140, Hotel Transfers, Round Trip Air from Raleigh Durham International Airport
Take a carefree guided tour of Tuscany, Italy letting Collette Tour take care of the hassles and language gap.
Highlights include Rome, Assisi, Basilica of St. Francis, Montecatini Terme, Florence, Tuscan Feast, San Gimignano, Winery Tour, and Siena.
- Visit the Academy Gallery and Michelangelo's famous statue of "David".
- Sample delectable wines during an included wine tasting in the heart of the Chianti region.
- Visit the breathtaking historic city of Siena.
- Enjoy a guided tour of historic Assisi and visit the Basilica of St. Francis, a World Heritage Site containing famous frescos by world-renowned artists.
- Enjoy a relaxing 6-night stay in Tuscany, the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance.
Optional tour packages include: The Vatican Museums and St. Peter's Basilica $80; Villa Pasquini Dinner & Entertainment $70; Pisa & Lucca Tour $90; Tuscan Cooking Class & Dinner in Montecatini $65; Classical Rome $65.
For more information, call Carolyn at (910) 692-8344 or Sarah at (910) 692-2051.
Southern Pines Autumnfest Craft Fair
Downtown Park, Southern Pines
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
No Admission Charge
Join the Moore County Historical Association at our booth at the annual Autumnfest Festival. The event has something for everyone including craft booths, foot races, children’s activities, handcrafted items, food, and stage entertainment. New for 2010, Downtown Park boasts and expanded area for booths, live entertainment, crowds, and fun!
The historical association will be selling items from our gift and book shop including our ever-popular gift soaps and note cards.
Everyone is invited to come early to the picturesque setting of Southern Pines and enjoy this wonderful, small-town festival!
Bill Thompson Program
Program by Bill Thompson
First Baptist Church, 200 East New York Avenue, Southern Pines
3:00 pm · Please Use New York Avenue Entrance · No Admission Charge
For over forty years Bill Thompson has traveled throughout North Carolina and the South as a speaker for hundreds of organizations from local civic clubs to trade conferences to International conventions. He has been a master of ceremonies and entertainer for hundreds of events celebrating the things that make communities special from the Hollering Contest in Spivey's Comer, NC to the Wooly Worm Festival in Banner Elk, the Grits Festival in St George, SC, the Chitlin Strut in Sally, a grape stompin' contest in Tennessee and judged a sweet tea contest in Georgia. In the process he has had a chance to meet a lot of people and to hear their stories.
His column Front Porch Stories was a regular feature in Our State Magazine for almost a decade and he has authored three books, " Sweet Tea, Fried Chicken and Lazy Dogs: A Reflection of North Carolina Life ", Pearl's Pork Palace and other Stories from Flynn's Crossing, NC" and his newest book, "Backyards, Bow Ties and Beauty Queens".
Bill's stories are usually humorous, a reflection of his way of looking at the world around him. But occasionally he makes some nostalgic odyssey that tells of a time and place many of us barely remember and younger folks never had the opportunity to experience. In the process he not only entertains his audiences but also may cause them to appreciate the great traditions and heritage that make North Carolina and The South such a unique aspect of American life.
Shaw House Vintage Collectible & Antique Fair
Shaw House, 110 Morganton Road and SW Broad Street, Southern Pines
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
No Admission Charge
Moore County Historical Association is holding the second annual Shaw House Fair, a sale of vintage collectibles and antiques at the Shaw House grounds. The event will be held rain or shine.
Free admission, food, live traditional music, guided tours of the three historic dwellings on the property, gifts and books about local and regional history, and a silent auction promise to make it a fun day for all the family.
NOW ACCEPTING DONATIONS such as pottery, jewelry, silver, art work, vintage collectibles, and other items of value for our Silent Auction and Moore Treasures Sales Table. Tax-deductable donations can be dropped off at the Shaw House or local pick up is available. Read more about donations or becoming a sponsor >>
NOW ACCEPTING BOOTH RESERVATIONS for individuals or antiques dealers. Booths are $45. Read more about being a vendor >>
Fall Cleanup at the Shaw House
Shaw House
110 Morganton Road and SW Broad Street, Southern Pines
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Attention all snippers and clippers! If you have a spare hour or so, we sure could use your help at our fall cleanup. We need folks who can help us pick up trash, trim bushes, do a bit of raking, or even cutting down small trees. Whatever your talent... it is needed. Please bring your gloves and favorite garden tools. If you can spare some time on Saturday, October 23rd, please give Sarah a call at (910) 692-2051. As a special treat, Milton Sills will provide a lunch of Brunswick stew and cornbread!
Spirit of Sandhills Past
Weymouth Center, 555 East Connecticut Avenue, Southern Pines
2:00 pm
No Admission Charge
The Moore County Historical Association (MCHA) is planning to partner with the Arts and Humanities Committee (A&H) of the Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities when a planned program, showcasing the blended communities and their histories in the Sandhills, takes place at Weymouth the afternoon of Oct. 31. Admission is $10.
The MCHA executive board voted unanimously to accept an invitation on behalf of the A&H Committee from consultant Ray Owen, also former MCHA board president and currently serving on the Weymouth Board, to have on display historical photographs, special gift soaps, books, and other articles from the MCHA gift shop during the event at Weymouth. This culminating celebration of the Sandhills is open to the community and is called "Spirits of the Sandhills Past," starting at 2 p.m. at Weymouth.
Performers representing the Sandhills’ blended communities will tell their stories through performances, including dance, song, art and talks. Ghost stories and legends, "roots" music, Celtic music, African-American gospel music performed by Together-N-Unity (the group performed during the Palustris Festival last March), and Native American performances and displays will be part of the event, both indoors and outdoors at the historic home of James and Katharine Boyd with its rich literary history. Weymouth’s storied presence as "home" of the Moore County Hounds, founded by the Boyd brothers, James and Jackson in the early 1900s, is well-documented through historic photographs available through the MCHA. Food will be offered representing the three main ethnic groups of the Sandhills – the Native Americans, Highland Scots, and African Americans. An exhibit of old pictures will also be on display. The Oct. 31 event is the culmination of the Fall A&H Series, "The Sandhills: Up from the Sea." The first parts of the Series are lectures, one Sept. 12 "From the Thistle to the Great Lost Sea," by historical archaeologist Dr. Linda Carnes-McNaughton, and the second Oct. 10, by John Hairr, manager of the House in the Horseshoe, who will speak on "Evolution to Revolution in the Sandhills." These two lectures are free.
MCHA Co-President Joy Wise said this historic partnership is a win-win for both the Historical Association and Weymouth, and is perfectly logical. "The history of Weymouth is a central part of the history of Moore County and the Sandhills and Southern Pines," she said. "People who come to Weymouth will be able to enjoy the heritage of the Sandhills from several different groups’ perspectives, and they will also be able to see and take home a selection from the books, note cards, historic photographs, stationery, special gift soaps and other items that MCHA has at its gift shop at the Shaw House."
The MCHA historic photographs may be ordered online if someone wants a similar picture to one on display, by emailing moorehistory@connectnc.net, and other items may be purchased that are on display or by contacting the Shaw House, open Monday through Friday, 1-4 p.m. at the corner of Morganton Road and Broad Street in Southern Pines. For more information call (910) 692-2051.
Antiques Show & Sale
Fair Barn, HWY 5, Pinehurst
Friday & Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Sunday 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Admission (to be announced)
The Antiques Sale and Show promises something for everyone. No matter what your budget, or your taste in decor, you are sure to find that special "something" in the climate-controlled Fair Barn.
Over 30 dealers will feature - art, furniture, glass, jewelry, linens, porcelain, pottery and china, and many other fine collectibles.
Plus onsite crystal repair and doll repair and those special gifts offered by the Moore County Historical Association.
Check back with us and get your $1 off admission coupon.
A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales benefit the Historical Association.
Raleigh Day Tour
Day Tour
Leaves from the Shaw House
Departure Time to be Announced
Cost to be Announced
History buffs won't want to miss this opportunity to see the only venue in the Southeast for this exhibit on George Washington. The exhibit has 11 sections, ranging from Washington’s youth to his final days.
The exhibit contains personal belongings, tools, paintings,maps, books, weapons, and tools used by his slaves, also Presidential table settings. Martha’s jewelry, china, glassware and reproductions of her gold wedding dress and purple satin slippers. Life size models of George Washington as a young surveyor, as commander-in-chief at 45, and as the nation's first President will also be there.
On this tour, we'll also see the nation’s largest collection of furniture made by Thomas Day, a free man of color who owned and operated one of North Carolina's largest cabinet shops prior to the Civil War. Day created furniture from 1835 to 1860 in Caswell County. His work ranges from the plain to the ornate. The 6,000 square foot exhibit has 70 pieces of furniture crafted by the master cabinetmaker. He was a popular and respected craftsman to the prominent whites of the Dan River region in North Carolina and Virginia. Space is limited, so make reservations now by calling MCHA at 692-2051 or e-mail moorehistory@connectnc.net.
Bryant House Holiday Open House
Bryant House & McLendon Cabin, 3361 Mount Carmel Road, Carthage
1:00 to 4:00 pm
No Admission Charge
Get in the Christmas spirit and learn how early Moore County settlers celebrated at the annual free Open House at the historic Bryant House and McLendon Cabin. Both are decorated for the holidays, with refreshments, live music, an historic interpretation, and tours.
Tickets on Sale from July - December 2010
Save the McLendon Cabin HDTV Raffle
Bryant House & McLendon Cabin, 3361 Mount Carmel Road, Carthage
Drawing to be held December 5, 2010 at 3:00 pm
A Chance to Win a HD TV and Save the Historic McLendon Cabin!
Raffle tickets for a Sanyo 42-inch HDTV are being sold for $5 each (or 5 for $20.00) between July and December. The drawing will be held Sunday, December 5 during the annual Christmas Open House at the Bryant House. You do not have to be present to win. Tickets may be purchased at the following locations:
- Shaw House in Southern Pines (Mon-Fri. 1:00 - 4:00 pm)
- Office of Dr. Paul James in Robbins
- Medleyannas (antiques & such) in West End
and at these special events –
- September 11, Flatwoods Festival in Bennett
- October 2, Autumn fest in Southern Pines
- October 9, Shaw House Vintage Collectible & Antique Fair in Southern Pines
- November 5 - 7, Antiques Sale and Show in Pinehurst
The raffle is being held to raise money to replace the roof of the historic Joel McLendon Cabin. The cabin on Mt. Carmel Road (Carthage) was built in the 1760s by Scottish immigrants headed by Joel McLendon and is Moore County's oldest structure standing on its original foundation. A new roof, estimated to cost approximately $4,000, is a priority to protect the interior of the cabin from weather damage. Contributions will be gratefully accepted and are tax-deductible since the MCHA is a non-profit.
The cabin and adjacent Bryant House is also open for tours and decorated during the Christmas season. McLendon sold the cabin and surrounding property to Robert Graham and it was Graham’s grandson, James Bryant who built the house around 1825. Family members born in the Bryant House said the old McLendon Cabin with its large fireplace served as the kitchen for the Bryant House. In 1969 the site was donated to the Moore County Historical Association by James Bryant’s great-granddaughter, Flossie Bryant Davis. Since then a number of dedicated people have worked to restore and preserve these houses for future generations.
Both houses are open to visitors on the second and fourth Sundays, June through October, from 2-4 p.m. The address is 3361 Mount Carmel Road, Carthage.
Members Holiday Party
Shaw House, 110 Morganton Road and SW Broad Street, Southern Pines
5:00 to 7:00 pm
Members Only, No Admission Charge
Tis the season for yule tide greetings and to say to our members, "thank you for your support." So step back in time and join us in olde holiday cheer.
Shaw House Holiday Open House
Shaw House, 110 Morganton Road and SW Broad Street, Southern Pines
1:00 to 4:00 pm
No Admission Charge
Enjoy old-time decorations, warm apple cider and homemade cookies at the annual Christmas Open House. Tour three house-museums built between the 1700s and 1800s. The event is free to the public to let people see how early Southern Pines and Sandhills residents lived.
