Vance Birthplace State Historic Site
Storytelling at the Vance Birthplace
Vance Birthplace State Historic Site 911 Reems Creek Road, Weaverville, NC, United StatesThis October, we're bringing you another evening of storytelling with Dr. Delanna Reed. Dr. Reed, a member of the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild, is a professor with the Department of Communication and Performance at East Tennessee State University. Join us as we get you in the spooky spirit of Halloween with a few Appalachian ghost stories […]
Juneteenth at the Vance Birthplace
Vance Birthplace State Historic Site 911 Reems Creek Road, Weaverville, NC, United StatesThe Vance Birthplace State Historic Site and the American Myth Center will partner for Juneteenth on Saturday, June 18, 2022 to present an afternoon of historical drama and discussion on the appropriation of African American stories, resiliency among enslaved people, and the romanticized view of the plantation past. This three-act piece begins with a tour […]
An Evening of Storytelling at Vance Birthplace
Vance Birthplace State Historic Site 911 Reems Creek Road, Weaverville, NC, United StatesJoin us as we get you in the spooky spirit of Halloween with a few Appalachian ghost stories and others from afar. Dr. Delanna Reed, a member of the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild and a professor at East Tennessee State University, will bring these scary tales to life through spoken word. Visitors can bring a blanket […]
Open Hearth Cooking at Vance Birthplace
Vance Birthplace State Historic Site 911 Reems Creek Road, Weaverville, NC, United StatesFood historian Clarissa Clifton Lynch will return to the Vance Birthplace on Saturday, March 7, 2020 from 10 am-2 pm. Lynch will explore African American foodways as she prepares a meal in the original 1790s fireplace in the Vance house--the same fireplace where Leah, an enslaved woman, cooked food for the Vances. Learn about the realities of cooking over an […]
An Appalachian Christmas Carol at Vance Birthplace
Vance Birthplace State Historic Site 911 Reems Creek Road, Weaverville, NC, United StatesThis Christmas season at the Vance Birthplace we will once again partner with the American Myth Center to present one of the greatest Christmas stories ever told, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, but with Zebulon Vance smack dab in the middle. The ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future will lead Zebulon in an […]
Appalachian Folk Festival at Vance Birthplace
Vance Birthplace State Historic Site 911 Reems Creek Road, Weaverville, NC, United StatesThis event will celebrate the traditions and cultures of the people who called the North Carolina mountains home in the early 1800s! Visitors can tour the site’s pioneer mansion and 1790s slave cabin. See and smell the open-hearth cooking in our 1795 fireplace, make your own candle, and discover how everyday life has changed over […]
Patch-A-Palooza
Vance Birthplace State Historic Site 911 Reems Creek Road, Weaverville, NC, United StatesLearn about life on a mountain plantation at this hands-on program! Patch-a-Palooza combines craft activities, demonstrations, and games into one history-filled afternoon. Registered children can visit each station to earn a Vance Birthplace patch, collecting historic skills and knowledge along the way! $5 per child. Recommended for ages 6 and up. Please register by Tuesday, […]
Reconstruction’s Peak in WNC
Vance Birthplace State Historic Site 911 Reems Creek Road, Weaverville, NC, United StatesJoin us at the Vance Birthplace, where Dr. Steven Nash will give a lecture about the 1868 election riot in Asheville. The November 3, 1868 election riot in Asheville was a critical turning point in Western North Carolina’s Reconstruction. It showed the strength of a biracial Republican coalition, the importance of federal power in the […]
Handwriting of the Heart
Vance Birthplace State Historic Site 911 Reems Creek Road, Weaverville, NC, United StatesDuring the 2 years before their 1853 wedding, Zebulon Vance and Harriet Espy exchanged over 100 love letters. Using Hattie and Zeb's words as inspiration, craft a valentine for your own beloved! Try out a vintage salutation, make a stab at quill pen writing or calligraphy, and finish your letter with a wax seal.
An Appalachian Christmas Carol
Vance Birthplace State Historic Site 911 Reems Creek Road, Weaverville, NC, United StatesThis Christmas, Vance Birthplace will partner with the American Myth Center to present one of the greatest Christmas stories ever told, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, but with the Vance family and enslaved people smack dab in the middle. Through the theatrical magic of toy and shadow theater, the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and […]
An Appalachian Christmas Carol
Vance Birthplace State Historic Site 911 Reems Creek Road, Weaverville, NC, United StatesThis Christmas, Vance Birthplace will partner with the American Myth Center to present one of the greatest Christmas stories ever told, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, but with the Vance family and enslaved people smack dab in the middle. Through the theatrical magic of toy and shadow theater, the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and […]
An Appalachian Christmas Carol
Vance Birthplace State Historic Site 911 Reems Creek Road, Weaverville, NC, United StatesThis Christmas, Vance Birthplace will partner with the American Myth Center to present one of the greatest Christmas stories ever told, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, but with the Vance family and enslaved people smack dab in the middle. Through the theatrical magic of toy and shadow theater, the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and […]
