Tag Archives: Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex

Free Fayetteville Arsenal Tours Offered This Summer!

May 22, 2013 – 3:00 pm

FAYETTEVILLE – The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex is pleased to offer guided tours of Arsenal Park beginning June 4 through July 26. The tour will be available free of charge once a day, Tuesday through Friday at 2:00 pm. The site of the Fayetteville Arsenal was commissioned in 1838 by the federal government [...]

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Museum of the Cape Fear Hosts Speaker on the Wilmington Race Riots

April 1, 2013 – 1:00 pm

FAYETTEVILLE — LeRae Umfleet, author of A Day of Blood: the 1898 Wilmington Race Riot, will speak on that subject at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 14 at the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex in Fayetteville. LeRae Umfleet, Chief of Collections Management for the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, will discuss this important, [...]

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Museum of the Cape Fear Celebrates 20 years of Summer History Camps

March 14, 2013 – 5:00 pm

FAYETTEVILLE — In June, the Museum of the Cape Fear will celebrate 20 years of providing educational and engaging summer history camps for 9 to 12 year olds. During all that time, the Cumberland Community Foundation’s Summertime Kids grant program has provided the necessary funds.  For this year’s camp, scheduled for June 24-28, from 9:00 [...]

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Museum to Host Civil War Days

March 8, 2013 – 2:00 pm

FAYETTEVILLE — From April 2-5, 1 to 4 p.m. daily, the Museum of the Cape Fear will host Civil War Days. While Cumberland County School students are on spring break, the museum is providing several hands-on activities about the life of the common Civil War soldier. Activities will be arranged sequentially, taking students from the [...]

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Museum Opens New Exhibit on Fayetteville and the 1898 Wilmington Race Riot

March 7, 2013 – 5:00 pm

The Museum of the Cape Fear will open its newest exhibit, Fayetteville and the Wilmington Race Riot of 1898, on March 19, exploring Fayetteville’s connections to this piece of North Carolina’s history. The exhibit is partially funded through a Project Support Grant from the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County, and is being held in conjunction [...]

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Civil War History Comes Alive at the Museum of the Cape Fear

March 7, 2013 – 3:30 pm

FAYATTEVILLE – On Saturday April 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the grounds of the old Fayetteville Arsenal will once again host Confederate soldiers. “Skirmishes and Shortages: N.C. in 1863” is a Civil War Sesquicentennial living history event focused on what was happening in our state 150 years ago. Members of the 26th NC [...]

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Museum Empowers Donors with power2give

February 14, 2013 – 5:30 pm

The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex is pleased to announce a brand new way for you to support programs and exhibits.  The complex is one of several Cumberland County cultural attractions partnering with the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County to bring you more information about individual fundraising projects through power2give.org. This website connects [...]

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Museum of the Cape Fear Begins Book Club

February 7, 2013 – 12:46 pm

FAYATTEVILLE – On March 7 at 11:00 am, the Museum of the Cape Fear will host an informational meeting about its new book club, “Don’t Know Much About History?” The moderator will be Jauneza Vivian, museum volunteer and host of the cable access show, “Oasis at Cookies’ Corner.” The public is invited to attend. At [...]

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The Museum of the Cape Fear Fun and Visitation Grows

November 14, 2012 – 3:51 pm

FAYETTEVILLE — Despite a 50 percent cut to its operational budget and a loss of eight full-time staff members, monthly visitation to the Museum of the Cape Fear is on the rise.  During 2012, increasing numbers of visitors have come to experience the state history museum complex.  Recent months have shown double digit increases, including [...]

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Visitation Up at Cultural Resources Attractions

September 26, 2012 – 2:29 pm

RALEIGH–Visitation was up in August 2012 over the previous year at nearly all North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources attractions, including a 43.6 percent increase over the previous August at N.C. Historic Sites, the Department reported today. “North Carolina is known far and wide for its authentic cultural experiences,” said Cultural Resources Secretary Linda Carlisle. [...]

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Festival of Yesteryear Celebrates Colonial America

August 14, 2012 – 2:39 pm

The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex will celebrate Lafayette’s birthday in grand style with our annual Festival of Yesteryear: A Celebration of Early America   on Saturday September 8, 2012 from 10:00 to 5:00 in Arsenal Park.  Focusing on the Colonial and Revolutionary War periods, the program features costumed re-enactors demonstrating various aspects of [...]

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It’s Electrifying! New Exhibit at the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex

June 27, 2012 – 2:38 pm

On Saturday, July 14, the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex will open the exhibit It’s Electrifying! This traveling exhibit from the North Carolina Museum of History highlights how the distribution of electric power changed lives throughout the state in the early twentieth century. Electric power impacted the lives of North Carolinians during the [...]

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Museum of the Cape Fear Offers Summer Camp

May 1, 2012 – 10:18 am

History Ranger Academy: The War of 1812 It’s time to think about summer camp. The Museum of the Cape Fear will host its fun-filled summer camp for ages 9 to 12 from Monday to Friday, June 18 to 22. From 9 a.m. to noon each day, the campers will participate in many engaging activities that [...]

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Museum Complex Salutes Military with Free History Program, Concert May 19

April 27, 2012 – 11:20 am

Celebrate and remember the nation’s veterans and heroes on Armed Forces Day with a visit to the Museum of the Cape Fear’s annual living history event, “Military Through the Ages: A March Through History,” on Saturday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This free event will showcase re-enactors representing several different military eras [...]

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Museum Needs Help Sprucing Up Grounds on May 2

April 27, 2012 – 11:12 am

The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex is seeking volunteer helpers for a “Garden Work Day” on Wednesday, May 2, to spruce up the grounds between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. in return for a light lunch and plenty of bottled water. Call the museum in advance to register, so the staff can contact [...]

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