Tag Archives: The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex

Breaking the Silence: N.C. Vietnam Veterans

November 3, 2009 – 5:08 pm

Dr. Sharon Raynor will share Vietnam War veterans’ memories of sacrifice, pride, disappointment, honor and recovery in her presentation “Breaking the Silence and Healing the Soul: The Oral Histories of Vietnam War Veterans of North Carolina.” The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex will host Raynor, a N.C. Humanities Council Road Scholar, on Sunday, [...]

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Museum to Host Portayal of Vietnam War Dog Handler

October 21, 2009 – 2:27 pm

During the Vietnam War, dog handlers served with their dogs in more than 88,000 missions. The dogs saved the lives of more than 10,000 American soldiers. On Sunday, Nov. 8, Jeff Bonemeyer, a living-history presenter, and his German shepherd, Heidi, will give a demonstration of a U.S. Army dog team at the Museum of the [...]

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Museum of the Cape Fear Kicks Off 2009 Preschool Program

August 21, 2009 – 2:20 pm

The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex begins a new season of Mommy, Me and the Museum Make Three. This monthly preschool program for children ages 3 to 5 gives young historians (accompanied by an adult) a hands-on opportunity to explore North Carolina’s rich past. The children will enjoy cheerful songs, engaging stories and [...]

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Applications Still Accepted for Teachers Archaeology Workshop

June 15, 2009 – 8:58 am

The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex is still accepting applications from teachers for summer workshops. The museum invites teachers of all grades and disciplines to participate in archaeology workshops July 13-17 and July 20-24, 2009. Teachers may participate for one or two weeks. The course is designed to introduce the basics of archaeological [...]

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Museum of the Cape Fear Offers Memorial Display

May 8, 2009 – 10:16 am

FAYETTEVILLE–People deal with tragedy in different ways. After Lt. Hugh William Wellons was killed in Vietnam in 1966, his family left a crate of his personal effects relatively undisturbed for over 40 years. The army shipped his crate home after his death. Hugh’s sister, Caroline Parsons, agreed to let staff from the Museum of [...]

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The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex Opens Exhibit

April 29, 2009 – 9:57 am

The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex Announces the opening of a new special exhibit, A Thousand Words: Photographs by Vietnam Veterans on May 2 with special remarks at 2:00 pm by Mayor Tony Chavonne.
On exhibit through November 15, “A Thousand Words is a very personal look at what the soldiers experienced and how [...]

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A Thousand Words: Photographs by Vietnam Veterans

April 15, 2009 – 9:44 am

Little did Martin Tucker know that a class photography project would evolve into a powerful exhibit of national significance. In November 2003, while working as photography coordinator at Sawtooth School for Visual Art in Winston-Salem, he posted flyers around North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad area stating, “Seeking Vietnam Veterans.” He hoped a few veterans would loan [...]

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