May is National Historic Preservation Month

Preservation Durham's 12th Annual Old Durham Tour, 10:00am-6:00pm, Watts-Hillandale Neighborhood. Tour more than a dozen historic homes from the late 19th century through the 1920s on tree-shaded streets surrounding West Club Boulevard. For more information, contact Preservation Durham at (919)-682-3036 or by email.

Mother’s Day High Tea. 2:00pm-4:00pm, Historic Stagville, 5828 Old Oxford Highway. Invite your mother or daughter to a 19th century high tea. Tea etiquette will be discussed by costumed hostesses while visitors partake of traditional refreshments. Nineteenth century costume is optional. R.S.V.P. by April 29. Admission is $10.00 for mother/daughter pair. For more information or to make reservations, contact Historic Stagville at (919)-620-0120.

Preservation Durham's Tobacco Heritage Walking Tour, 10:00am, Durham Farmer's Market, Morris Street. Tour the tobacco warehouses and factories downtown as docents tell stories about the history of the tobacco industry from the point of view of people who lived and worked in Durham when the Golden Leaf was king. FREE. For more information, contact Preservation Durham at (919)-682-3036 or by email.

Third Friday, 5:00-9:00pm, Downtown. Tour artists' studios, galleries, and more! FREE. For more information, call (919)-599-0684.

Preservation Durham's Civil Rights Legacy Walking Tour. 10:00am, Durham Farmer's Market, Morris Street. Visit places where civil rights were won in Durham as docents tell stories about Dr. Martin Luther King's visit, lunch counter sit ins, school desegregation, and the struggle that took place in the Bull City. FREE. For more information, contact Preservation Durham at (919)-682-3036 or by email.

Pump Station Ruins Tour. 1:00pm, Eno River State Park. Walk through history with a park ranger. Explore the ruins of Durham's original public drinking water station. FREE. Call 919-383-1686 to register. Limit 12.

Confederate Memorial Day (North Carolina Observance). 10:00am-4:00pm. Bennett Place, 4409 Bennett Memorial Rd. Meet Confederate soldiers as they discuss what Confederate Memorial Day means to them. Bennett Place is the site of the surrender of the April, 1865, surrender of Confederate General Johnston surrendered to Union General Sherman, the largest troop surrender at the end of the Civil War. FREE. For more information call (919) 383-4345.

Preservation Durham's Lunch and Learn, 11:30am, Tosca Ristorante Italiano, West Village. Still Open for Business: Durham's Oldest Enterprises. Tickets, which include a delicious lunch, are $18 for HPSD members and $20 for others. Reservations are required by the Monday before the event. For more information, to order tickets, or to join Preservation Durham, call the Preservation Durham office at (919)-682-3036 or email Preservation Durham

Memorial Day Remembrance. 10:00am-4:00pm. Bennett Place, 4409 Bennett Memorial Rd. Join Union soldiers at Bennett Place as they discuss the days after the surrender and the meaning of Memorial Day. Bennett Place is the site of the surrender of the April, 1865, surrender of Confederate General Johnston surrendered to Union General Sherman, the largest troop surrender at the end of the Civil War. FREE. For more information call (919) 383-4345.

Preservation Durham's Architecture and Landscape Walking Tour. 10:00am, Durham Farmer's Market, Morris Street. Learn about the growth of the Downtown Historic District as docents tell stories about the changes that have taken place as Durham changed from a center of industry to the City of Medicine. FREE. For more information, contact Preservation Durham at (919)-682-3036 or by email.

Memorial Day

Herb, Garden, and Craft Festival. 10:00am-4:00pm, Duke Homestead State Historic Site and Tobacco Museum, 2828 Duke Homestead Rd. Enjoy a wide variety of herb and craft vendors, 19 th century games for children, traditional herbal use displays, and refreshments. Duke Homestead, a National Historic Landmark, was the early home of Washington Duke, who later founded the American Tobacco Company in Durham. FREE. For more information, call at (919)-477-5498.

Preservation Durham 2008 Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony Details to be posted soon. FREE. For more information, contact Preservation Durham at (919)-682-3036 or by email.

Preservation Durham's Tobacco Heritage Walking Tour, 10:00am, Durham Farmer's Market, Morris Street. Tour the tobacco warehouses and factories downtown as docents tell stories about the history of the tobacco industry from the point of view of people who lived and worked in Durham when the Golden Leaf was king. FREE. For more information, contact Preservation Durham at (919)-682-3036 or by email.

4th Annual Juneteenth Street Festival 12:00noon-6:00pm, Hayti Heritage Center, 804 Fayettevillle Street. Opening ceremony, entertainment (jazz, gospel, R&B and reggae), food and merchandise vendors, health fair (blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, and HIV screenings), wealth and financial independence seminars, Project Alpha workshop for boys ages 12-15 and more! FREE, sponsored by SPECTACULAR Magazine. For more information call 1-866-630-3796.

Forever Free Celebration, 10:00am-4:00pm, Historic Stagville State Historic Site, 5828 Old Oxford Highway. Join a traditional celebration of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves in the South in 1863. Costumed interpreters, music and performers, children's activities, wagon rides, food, and much more! Park free at Merck Pharmaceutical Company on Old Oxford Highway and ride the shuttle bus one mile to Stagville. FREE, sponsored by the Historic Stagville Foundation. For more information, call (919)-620-0120.

Durham County Library Spring Book Sale, Main Branch, 300 N. Roxboro Street. Friday 4:00pm-7:00pm (Friends of the Library members only), Saturday, 10:00am-4:00pm, Sunday, 2:00pm-5:00pm. For more information, call (919)-560-0150.

Preservation Durham's Civil Rights Legacy Walking Tour. 10:00am, Durham Farmer's Market, Morris Street. Visit places where civil rights were won in Durham as docents tell stories about Dr. Martin Luther King's visit, lunch counter sit ins, school desegregation, and the struggle that took place in the Bull City. FREE. For more information, contact Preservation Durham at (919)-682-3036 or by email.

Preservation Durham's Architecture and Landscape Walking Tour. 10:00am, Durham Farmer's Market, Morris Street. Learn about the growth of the Downtown Historic District as docents tell stories about the changes that have taken place as Durham changed from a center of industry to the City of Medicine. FREE. For more information, contact Preservation Durham at (919)-682-3036 or by email.