The topics for the series are:
              Friday, July 9^th - “Geography of Carteret County”
              Friday, July 16^th - “Language of Carteret County {Requested}”
    Friday, July 30^th - “Visiting the Promise‘ Land”
             Friday, August 13^th - “Back to Beautiful Beaufort”
             Friday, August 27^th - “More Morehead City.”

Tickets are $10 for lunch and only $4 without lunch. Reservations must be made and tickets paid for before Wednesday prior to each lecture by calling 252-247-7533 ext. 106, or stop by the Museum Store.

Contact the History Place for more information 252-247-7533

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New Summer Exhibit Through summer visitors are in for a treat. The History Place has a new exhibit on the history of the Shackleford ponies. Complete with a life size replica horse, photos, stories and much more. The exhibit was created by the Tar Heel Junior Historians Club that the History Place sponsors. The students are 4th and 5th graders from Morehead Elementary School at Camp Glenn. The project is under the supervision of History Place Educator, Carol Smith. Funding for the exhibit was made possible from a grant from the Carteret Community Foundation. (photo contributed) "This exhibit is made possible by a grant from the Carteret Community Foundation" See the link at the bottom of the home page to the Morehead Elementary School video on the fabrication of this exhibit.
	3^rd Annual International Dinner On Wednesday July 14th from 5:30-8:00 p.m. at the History Place in downtown Morehead City. This year’s theme will be “Dinner at an Irish Pub”. An authentic Irish meal will be served - not corn beef and cabbage. Members from West Carteret High School's jazz band will entertain you and Rodney O'Kemp, himself,will share a few Irish stories. Guests can sample various “Irish spirits” too. You don’t need to travel thousands of miles to enjoy an Irish experience; but you do have to call us. Tickets are only $30 per person and space is limited. This is a fund-raiser for the museum. --- POSTPONED --- The 3^rd Annual International Dinner hosted by the History Place has been postponed to Wednesday, August 11th due to an emergency with the caterer. The event will still be from 5:30-8:00 p.m. at the History Place in downtown Morehead City. This year’s theme will be “Dinner at an Irish Pub”. An authentic Irish meal will be served and guests can sample various “Irish spirits.” West Carteret High School’s Jazz Ensemble will perform as well as Rodney O’Kemp who will share Irish stories.
	Fall Family Fun Day Build A Scarecrow On Sunday, September 26^th at 2 p.m. kids and parents are invited to the 3^rdAnnual Fall Family Fun Day at the History Place. The whole family can be part of constructing life-size scarecrows that they can take home for their own fall decorations. Museum Educator, Carol Smith, will lead the event. Each scarecrow will be created for notable people of Carteret County including John Motley Morehead, Morehead City’s founder; Emeline Pigott, confederate spy, and even Blackbeard the pirate. Guests will learn a little history about some of the prominent people in Carteret County while having a lot of fun. Guests should bring a pair of denim pants (jeans), a flannel shirt and a pillow case, or for a small charge, the museum will supply them. The History Place will also furnish the straw, stuffing, backbone boards, nails, hammers, rope and pins to hold the scarecrows together. Light refreshments will be served. The cost is $10 per scarecrow and space is limited. Advance reservations are required. Call the History Place at 252-247-7533 ext. 10 to to reserve your seat for this fun family outing.