/blog/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:05:18 +0000 Bentonville 160: A Photo Essay http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/bentonville-160-a-photo-essay/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/bentonville-160-a-photo-essay/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/bentonville-160-a-photo-essay/ Fri, 21 Mar 2025 09:00:00 -0400


On March 15-16, 2025, thousands of living historians from across the country descended on Bentonville Battlefield for the 160th Anniversary Reenactment of North Carolina’s largest battle.

Bentonville Living History Live Painting of Harper House during 160th Reenactment, Four Oaks, NC.

Over

]]> Updates & Renovations at Bentonville http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/updates-and-renovations-see-whats-happening-at-bentonville/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/updates-and-renovations-see-whats-happening-at-bentonville/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/updates-and-renovations-see-whats-happening-at-bentonville/ Fri, 02 Oct 2020 11:00:00 -0400


Thank you to Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site, Site Manager, Colby Stevens for his recent update to the 911±¬ÁÏ on all the new experiences and amenities at

]]> 'White Liquor and White Lies' - Moonshine History http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/white-liquor-and-white-lies-details-countys-history-of-moonshining/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/white-liquor-and-white-lies-details-countys-history-of-moonshining/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/white-liquor-and-white-lies-details-countys-history-of-moonshining/ Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:00:00 -0400


'White Liquor and White Lies' details
county's history of moonshining


As long as there have been governments, there have been taxes. And since governments began trying to collect those taxes, people

]]> Ava’s London Comes to Smithfield in New Exhibit http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/ava-s-london-comes-to-smithfield-in-new-exhibit/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/ava-s-london-comes-to-smithfield-in-new-exhibit/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/ava-s-london-comes-to-smithfield-in-new-exhibit/ Thu, 22 Dec 2016 11:00:00 -0500


The in Downtown Smithfield, NC unveiled a new exhibit on the 10th of December last week. The museum has displays that change annually so that visitors to the museum can see new

]]> Honoring the Legend and the Lady that was Ava Gardner http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/honoring-the-legend-and-the-lady-that-was-ava-gardner/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/honoring-the-legend-and-the-lady-that-was-ava-gardner/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/honoring-the-legend-and-the-lady-that-was-ava-gardner/ Mon, 23 Nov 2015 04:00:00 -0500

This morning I stood by the side of the road on the sloping lawns of Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery to bear witness with around 2 dozen other people. I stood in the cold sunshine and watched as the

]]> Frank Creech Art Gallery Debuts On JCC Campus http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/frank-creech-art-gallery-debuts-on-jcc-campus/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/frank-creech-art-gallery-debuts-on-jcc-campus/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/frank-creech-art-gallery-debuts-on-jcc-campus/ Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:00:00 -0500

Johnston Community College has officially opened The Frank Creech Art Gallery. The new gallery, located in the Arts Building on the , is a collaborative project between the College

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