In just a few more days, the annual Village Fair will return to Mendenhall Homeplace in Jamestown, N.C.Tannery Books will have a pop-up shop on the porch of the Dr. Madison Lindsay house. The century-old home (built by 1817) also served as a medical school.
The Village Fair will be Saturday, July 15, from 10 am to 4 pm. Admission is free, including self-tours of the historical buildings.A carriage sits outside the Pennsylvania-style barn at the 2016 Village Fair. Inside the barn is one of two false-bottom wagons in the country that were used to smuggle slaves along the Underground Railroad.
A blacksmith from High Point Museum plies his trade in the shady yard.
The doctor is IN.
Costumed interpreters provide a sense of life here in the 19th century.
The cast of 'Pathway to Freedom' sings soulful selections from the outdoor drama at 3 pm.
If you're in the central part of the state, Moore County Genealogical Society will have a day of seminars starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 15. Topics include researching around burned courthouses and lost records, DNA, and the North Carolina Archives.
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