Current Programs and Exhibits
On view April – September 2024
The History of Hope Part II: 1930’s – 1950’s at the Seymour Center’s Pop-Up Exhibit
If you missed our History of Hope Part II Exhibit at the Orange County Historical Museum, you can see selected items from the exhibit in our pop-up display at the Seymour Center.
The Robert & Pearl Seymour Center
2551 Homestead Road,
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
919-968-2070
on view March – **
The Business of Franklin Street exhibit at the Orange County Historical Museum
Serving as the front door to the University of North Carolina since its beginnings, Franklin Street is legendary for gamedays & celebrations, to work, worship, eat, stroll, protest, parade, and party.
Join us in a walk through the past, down Franklin Street in 1977, almost 50 years ago. Stroll by an authentic streetscape, created from storefront photos taken at the time by the Chapel Hill Historical Society. This exhibit aims to spark memories, engage & connect you to our local history and bring understanding and appreciation of the shared treasure that is Franklin Street.
Orange County Historical Museum
201 N. Churton Street,
Hillsborough, NC 27278
919-732-2201
Our August 20 program, “King’s Mill Millstone/Oldham Family Celebration,” held at the North Carolina Botanical Garden, was a great success! We were able to combine a program on the history of the King’s Mill, and the flood of August 3, 1924 that washed it away, with a celebration of the Oldham family, the last owners of the mill, that drew family members from across the country! You can view photos of the event on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/chapelhillhistoricalsociety. (You can also view the video of the event at https://youtu.be/aXf7iCKPkvw ).
Upcoming Programs
november 16, 2024
Hometown Ambassador Tours
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