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January 8, 2023 By Admin

Oyster Roast

Come on out and join Historic Hope and Vic Thompson for our Oyster Roast on Saturday, January 21st from 5:00 – 8:00 pm.  The cost is $65 per person which includes Oysters, Shrimp, Heavy Hors d’oeuvres, Wine, Beer, and More.  Tickets are selling fast and RSVP no later than Friday, January 13th.

You can contact us at 252-794-3140 or info@hopeplantation.org for tickets. We are currently working our limited winter hours, so please leave us a message and someone will get to you as quickly as they can.

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June 17, 2013 By Admin

Genealogy Registration Card

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July 18, 2012 By admin

“Looking for Our People”

Family History and Genealogy Fair
Friday, July 27 and Saturday, July 28, 2012

Major Sessions:
Ancestral DNA: Making New Family Connections – Jennifer Sheppard
Bertie Family Connections: Baptist Records and the Gilmer Maps of the Civil War – Mary Audrey Mitchell Apple
Family Connections in Central Bertie County North Carolina – Richard White and others
How to Use the Bertie County Clerk of Superior Court Resources – John C.P. Tyler
How to Use County Registers of Deed Office and Resources – Belinda S. White

$40.00/person for one day
$55.00/person for both days

For more details call us at 252-794-3140 or email us at info@hopeplantation.org.

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June 22, 2012 By admin

16th Annual Elizabeth Stevenson Ives Lecture

Un/Dis/ReCovering the Past: Historical Archaeology in Northeastern North Carolina

April 14 2012 at the Roanoke-Chowan Visitor’s Center
$35.00 adults | $25.00 students with valid ids

9:30 am
Registration and coffee

10:00am
Welcome: Triumph and Tragedy: The African-American Past in the Archaeological Record
Garrett R. Fesler, Ph.D.

Dr. Fesler is a partner and a Senior Archaeologist/Principal Investigator in The James River Institute for Archaeology and he has more than 19 years of experience in Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina working on historic and prehistoric archaeological sites

11:00 a.m.
Traditions in African American Archaeology
Anna Agbe-Davies, Ph.D.

Anna Agbe-Davies teaches in the anthropology department at UNC-Chapel Hill. She is an historical archaeologist with research interests in the plantation societies of the colonial southeastern U.S. and Caribbean, as well as towns and cities of the 19th and 20th century Midwest, with a particular focus on the African diaspora.

11:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break

12:00 pm
Forgotten Wharves: Preliminary Findings at the Bowling Farm Site, 001CSR, Bertie County, NC
Theresa Hicks and Becky Bowling

1:00 p.m.
Exploring the Sea’s Mysteries: A Glimpse at the Queen Anne’s Revenge Shipwreck Project
Shanna Daniel

Shanna Daniel is Curator of the Queen Anne Revenge Project

2:00 p.m.
Lunch and tours of the buildings on the Hope campus

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Upcoming Events

Apr 1
10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Elizabeth Stevenson Ives Lecture 2023

May 6
8:00 am - 2:00 pm

10th Annual Flea Market & Yardsale

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“Hope for Tomorrow” Capital Campaign

The primary goal of this campaign is to raise funds to repair and maintain the David Stone Mansion and the King Bazemore House.

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Recent News

Spring Yard Sale

Our 10th Annual gigantic Flea Market & Yard Sale is scheduled for Saturday, May 6th from 8 am - 2 pm. We have a raindate of Saturday, May 13th. … [Read More...]

Save the Dates for our Upcoming Events

We are excited to be able to offer a variety of events at Historic Hope.  Get out your calendars to save these dates. Black History Month Celebration - February 25th Friends of Hope - Spring Meeting - April 29th Yard Sale - May 6th Family … [Read More...]

Tour Guide Wanted

Tour guide wanted.  Historic Hope Foundation seeks a docent to work from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, 2 to 3 days a week, including some Saturdays.  Applicants should have an interest in history. Docents explain how our tricultural heritage – Native … [Read More...]

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