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February 5, 2018 By Admin

25th Annual Elizabeth Stevenson Ives Lecture

The 25th Annual Elizabeth Stevenson Ives Lecture presents:

“Hope” Chests

A closer look at the blanket chests of the Roanoke River Basin

Hope Chest Photo for the 25th Annual Ives Lecture

 

The 2018 Ives Lecture will focus on blanket chests of the Roanoke River Basin. This year’s speaker is Historic Hope Foundation’s Volunteer Curator Andrew Ownbey. He will be examining locally made pieces dating from the first quarter of the 18th century up through the first quarter of the 19th century from the Hope collection as well as other private collections. Attendees will be able to see more than a dozen examples from cabinet makers working in the region, see early chests with local histories, and learn more about the styles and construction features of these important and useful pieces of furniture. Following the lecture and lunch, we invite attendees to walk through the Hope Mansion and King-Bazemore houses for a closer look at the Historic Hope collection with the Andrew as your tour guide. Registration is $40 per person which includes a buffet lunch. Please RSVP by phone 252-794-3140 or by email to Joe Cooper at revjcooper@aol.com. We look forward to seeing you and thank you for supporting the Historic Hope Foundation.                                   

Lecture Schedule

10:00 am – 10:30 am:  Registration and coffee at the Roanoke Chowan Heritage Center

10:30 am – 12:30 pm:  Andrew Ownbey’s Presentation

12:30 pm – 1:15 pm:  Buffet Lunch

1:15 pm – 3:00 pm:   Q&A session followed by walk through the Hope Mansion & King-Bazemore House

Click Here for a copy of the flyer to share:  2018 Elizabeth Stevenson Ives Lectures flyer

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January 20, 2018 By Admin

25th Anniversary African American Celebration

“Bertie African Americans in North Carolina State Reconstruction Politics,” is the theme for this year’s Historic Hope Foundation’s 25th Anniversary African American Celebration.

Earl iJames, Curator, North Carolina Museum of History, is the Keynote Speaker for the two-session symposium on “Republicans from Reconstruction to Redemption.” Earl iJames is a board member of the North Carolina Freedom Monument Commission, North Carolina Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee, and Preservation North Carolina.

The event is on Saturday, February 10th, 2018, from 10 am to 1 pm at the Roanoke Chowan Heritage Center, Hope Plantation, Windsor, NC. Registration is only $15 and begins at 9:30 am and includes a continental breakfast and lunch. To register or to obtain more information, please call 252-794-3140 or email info@hopeplantation.org.

Click here for a copy of our 25th Annual African American Celebration Program flyer.

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October 24, 2017 By Admin

Friends of Hope Special Event

You are invited to join The Friends of Hope in a special event honoring Dicky Hoggard

The Friends of Hope are having a special open meeting to honor the donation of Dicky Hoggard to the Historic Hope Foundation, Inc. at the Roanoke Chowan Heritage Center.  The donation, of several thousand artifacts he collected in Bertie County, reflects the heritage of the Native Carolinians who lived on this land for countless generations.  The recent Celebration of the 300th Anniversary of the Indian Woods Community, which adjoins the Roanoke Chowan Heritage Center lands brought an important delegation of Tuscarora from their Reservation in New York to a conference at the Center, and expert admiration of the artifacts.

You are invited to a luncheon
Honoring Dicky Hoggard
& the Native Carolinian Artifacts
on Saturday, November 11th from 11:30-1:00
at the Roanoke Chowan Heritage Center
Catered by the Members of the Board of the Historic Hope Foundation

RSVP by November 4th by calling 252-794-3140

$15 for the presentation & lunch
Friends of Hope are encouraged to give the usual $40 donation.

Schedule:

10:00 – 11:15    Friends of Hope Committees & Business Meeting
11:30 – 12:15    Presentation, Discussion and Dicky’s Adventures (Public & Guests Invited)
12:15 – 1:00      Lunch – Soup & Sandwich catered by the Members of the Board of the Historic Hope Foundation

Location:

Roanoke Chowan Heritage Center
132 Hope House Road
Windsor, NC, 27983

 

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October 2, 2017 By Admin

Annual Christmas Open House

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October 2, 2017 By Admin

3rd Annual Haunted Forest – Teens and Adults (not kid friendly)

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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

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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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