From the Archives: The Agricultural Adjustment Act
By Noelle Pope, summer intern The below document, sent to Walter Brown in 1933, details one of the programs designed to aid farmers...
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Jun 24, 20208 min read
Museum Alphabet: Farm Life from A to Z
The Tobacco Farm Life Museum recently shared an artifact or something from the museum for each letter of the alphabet as part of the...
Jun 19, 20202 min read
Iredell and Walter Brown - The Men of the Brown Family Homestead
By Noelle Pope, Summer Intern The Tobacco Farm Life Museum includes an exhibit gallery as well as several historic and reproduction...
Jun 18, 20202 min read
#ThrowbackThursday: Letter from the USDA War Board
The below letter was found in the Brown Family Papers. It was likely intended for Walter Brown and sent during World War II. It lays out...
Jun 17, 20201 min read
Celebrating our Vendors, Crafters, Demonstrators, & Makers
This Friday would have been the start of another 301 Endless Yard Sale, an annual event that spans miles of Highway 301 and offers the...
Jun 8, 20203 min read
Victory Gardens
By Noelle Pope, Summer Intern Victory gardens emerged during World War I from 1914 to 1918 when major food production fell due to an...
Jun 5, 20203 min read
Clips of Time: The Sick Room
The services of doctors became increasingly more available during the 19th and 20th centuries as more medical schools were being founded...
May 22, 20203 min read
Clips of Time: From Bad Air to Invisible Bugs
For a long time, humans have had a basic understanding that something unseen caused disease. Though not always known by this name, the...
May 15, 20203 min read
Clips of Time: Farmin’ In the Woods
“Farmin’ in the woods” was a euphemism for moonshine as it was an activity usually relegated to hidden areas off the beaten path in a...
May 4, 20204 min read
A Community Museum
The Tobacco Farm Life Museum was founded by a group of volunteers who felt strongly that the history of our community needed to be...
May 1, 20205 min read
Clips of Time: Hoover Carts
In our Facebook Live series, Clips of Time, we shared a variety of historical topics using newspaper clippings as jumping off points....
Apr 16, 20202 min read
Breakfast with the Commissioner Recap
The Tobacco Farm Life Museum held the 15th annual “Breakfast with the Commissioner” benefit, with Commissioner of Agriculture Steve...
Apr 9, 20202 min read
Capturing Our Past
One Saturday a month, the Tobacco Farm Life Museum offers something a little extra for our visitors. Our Stepping into the Past Saturday...
Mar 25, 20203 min read
State of the Museum
In many ways a small museum is like a small business. We work hard to market our services and programs, but our services and programs...
Jan 24, 20202 min read
Join Us for Breakfast with the Commissioner & Celebrate Excellence & Innovation in Agriculture
The Tobacco Farm Life Museum will hold the 15th annual Breakfast with the Commissioner benefit, with Commissioner of Agriculture Steve...
Dec 12, 20191 min read
Candlelight Tour 2019
We had a great time at our 5th annual Candlelight Tour. Many thanks to all of our entertainment, volunteers, and guests for coming out to...
Nov 21, 20192 min read
Forged in Fire: Rural Blacksmiths in NC Exhibit Opening
The Tobacco Farm Life Museum is excited to announce the opening of the museum’s newest exhibit, Forged in Fire: Rural Blacksmiths, which...
Sep 27, 20191 min read
TFLM BBQ Cook-Off
It's that time of year again! We are getting ready for our annual BBQ Cook-Off. This whole hog backyard competition brings together the...
Sep 26, 20191 min read
#FarmingFame: Famous People with Connections to Agriculture
The Tobacco Farm Life Museum has been highlighting celebrities and other famous people who have connections to farming either in their...
Aug 28, 20191 min read
Meet Our New Furry Employee
We have added a new four-legged employee to our staff. We adopted Savage from Johnston County Animal Services in August. He joins us as a...
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