Our educational program series for children will continue with this fun and free event on March 11th.
The next time you come to the museum for an event like our Free Speaker Series Event with Quilter Hollis Chatelain on Jan 21st or the Free Speaker Series Event: Joel Dobson, Bernetiae Reed and the Broken Arrow Crash presentation on Jan 28th, you can enjoy the comfort of our beautiful new, padded ballroom chairs. Come check them out and see what else is new at the museum!
Did you know that an award-winning television writer, producer, and playwright grew up in Fremont? Mr. Jamie Wooten was recently added to the Museum’s Wall Of Fame and has donated Golden Girls-related memorabilia to the museum. We will be holding a ticketed Golden Gala Fundraiser on Friday, November 12th from 7-9pm. There will be a raffle for fabulous prizes donated by local merchants as well as Golden Girls-related memorabilia donated by Jamie Wooten. Raffle tickets are only $1 each, and museum members will receive one free raffle ticket at the door. There will also be a video appearance by Jamie; he will be discussing his career in Hollywood and the Golden Girls. There will be entertainment, trivia, a costume contest, refreshments, and of course, cheesecake. Tickets are only $10 each.
Thanks to everyone who attended the Wayne County Museum’s “Back to School Bash” event on Saturday! A special thank you goes out to Crystal Hodges and Mary Susan Heath who created our free Spring/Summer children’s educational event series. This program was the grand finale of these events. From our STEAM-focused Fairytale Festival, May Day Festival, and 4th of July celebration, to our Back to School event, they were all great fun and very popular. We enjoyed getting to meet and interact with all of the young families in the community. We also want to thank the many WCHA board members and volunteers who helped out with event face painting, arts and crafts assistance, providing refreshments, parking, and more. We couldn’t have done it without all of you! Stay tuned to find out what new, upcoming events we have in store for you
The movie, Thomas the Tank Engine, and concessions were free tonight thanks to the generosity of Party in the Yardy and Nekid Yeti food truck. We also want to thank the Waynesborough Model Railroad Club for adding Thomas and Toby to our model display and being here to answer questions.
We are accepting donations to help support these free events, so if you’d like to donate, please contact us!
We are very grateful to be one of the 59 organizations selected to be awarded an NC CARES: Humanities Relief Grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The Wayne County Historical Association and the Wayne County Museum would like to thank the following for their support:
During these financially difficult times, the Wayne County Museum would like to thank the following for helping the Museum continue to serve the public:
Mid-Atlantic Foundation
Howell Industries
M&J Foundation
RA Bryan Foundation
William & Ellen Bland
The Community Foundation of NC East
The Ellen & Munroe Best Family Foundation
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices McMillen & Associates Realty