Gallery

Historic Oberlin Village Plaque

William Peace University Students

NC A&T Design Studio Students

Mary Hall Turner,
Ancestor

Turner Genealogy

Wilson Temple United Methodist Church

Histories Truth Tour Attendees

WRPC Volunteers clean up Turner House yard.

Traveling Archivists from NC State Archives helping to catalogue and preserve artifacts at the Historic Turner House.
June 29, 2023

Voices of Oberlin exhibit is about folk who live or have lived in the Oberlin Village community-the first free people community in North Carolina that was started in 1858. https://raleighnc.gov/arts/services/experience-arts/voices-oberlin .

Protecting Precious Photos

August 2023 Tour

NCSU African American Public History Class, November 13, 2023. These masters degree candidates were enthusiastic and engaging. Future historians!

IVLP delegates from Tunisia exploring innovative strategies to boost tourism through cultural history experiences, November 21, 2023.

Turner family travels from California to celebrate and learn about their ancestors. Visited North Carolina Central University, Historic Stagville and Historic Turner House, January 2024.

Splashy Apparel Crew Tours Historic Turner House, January 24, 2024.

Howard, Perry & Walston Realty Inc supporting our preservation goals, May 31, 2024.

Preservation activity and tour by St. Francis of Assisi Youth-Mercy Camp.

Turner descendants celebrating our ancestors labor and life at Historic Stagville Juneteenth Celebration, June 22, 2024.

Asha Thurman and Cheryl Williams attend annual Engage Raleigh Expo, September 7, 2024.

WPU students Anthropology of Death class,
October 17, 2024.

Wilson Temple United Methodist Church Youth and Members,
October 27, 2024.

NCSU Black Cultural Heritage Class with Carmen Cauthen,
October 30, 2024.

Celebrating freedom by leading the Trolley Tour,
January 2025.

Friends meet-up to learn

and share history!

February 2025

First restoration project funded with matching grant funds from Marion Stedman Covington Foundation and supportive donors, March 2025.


Stagville descendants experiencing artifacts created and used by ancestors,
May 2025

Turner House Tea Time annual fundraiser,
May 25, 2025.

SER YMCA Thrive tours Historic Turner House,
June 12, 2025.

Stagville Descendants ‘Say My Name’ Celebration of Our Ancestor’s Labor,
June 21, 2025.

Mordecai Time Travelers Summer Camp,
July 2025.

COR Museum & Historic Pope House Staff,
July 2025.

2025 Maclura Award-HRH Volunteer Banquet,
October 1, 2025.

Cultural Heritage Class NCSU,
November 18, 2025.

Black History Trolley riders from Mordecai Historic Site,
February 2026.

History Before Us team visits Historic Turner House,
March 2026.

Historic Turner House Foundation Tea @ Fruit of Labor World Cultural Center,
May 2026.

Archiving/Cataloging of artifacts at the Historic Turner House
Dani Shirilla, Ari Smith, and Adrienne Berney of St Archives of NC,
May 2026.

St. Francis of Assisi Mercy Community Event,
June 24, 2026.