Whippoorwill Academy and Village

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Whippoorwill Academy and Village We are open every 3rd Saturday from 1-5:00- April -October.

Whippoorwill Academy and Village is a place to learn about local history, to enjoy the arts as well this beautiful setting with the Appalachian mountains in the distance. Family Farm features historical museums, including: Tom Dooley Museum, Daniel Boone Replica Cabin, Smokehouse Art Gallery, Matt's Store,Jail, School House, Chapel, Tavern, Blacksmith shop, Weaving room and more.

Thank goodness for volunteers who are helping us get ready for upcoming elementary school field trips. We have an activi...
10/01/2026

Thank goodness for volunteers who are helping us get ready for upcoming elementary school field trips. We have an activity that goes along with our lesson on Daniel Boone that the children look for a rock that has an animal painted on it that represents an animal that Boone would have hunted. We then take the rock to the bartering table and learn the art of trading. They will also have music, art and games. We love educating our children about history and even more...We also have a country store where we attempt to teach the children about what they can purchase with the money they brought. For children who have no money to spend, we have small bags of toys to give them. No child will leave empty handed (a practice begun by the village founder, the late Edith Carter that we continue today). Thank you to our volunteers: Skip and Shannon Davis, Anna Bottoms, Bridgett Morris and Diana Hale.

We have a creative Ferguson cousin, Carol Zepfel who has been so supportive of our efforts here at Whippoorwill Academy ...
10/01/2026

We have a creative Ferguson cousin, Carol Zepfel who has been so supportive of our efforts here at Whippoorwill Academy and Village over the years. She has designed many items on Zazzle with proceeds going to help us with our VERY expensive barn project. Please check out what she has at this site: www.zazzle.com/store/the_Ferguson_store You will find some great gift items for Halloween and for Christmas.

Check out all of the amazing designs that Ferguson_Clan_Gifts has created for your Zazzle products. Make one-of-a-kind gifts with these designs!

More great photos from the festival!
10/01/2026

More great photos from the festival!

09/26/2026
09/26/2026
More photos keep coming in from our festival on Saturday. Thank you to our many photographers. Please check out the grea...
09/24/2026

More photos keep coming in from our festival on Saturday. Thank you to our many photographers. Please check out the great splash that Editor Ken Welborn gave us in the Wilkesrecord.com

Please send in more photos from our event yesterday...It was great having Jesse Smith and Laura Coston on our stage for ...
09/20/2026

Please send in more photos from our event yesterday...It was great having Jesse Smith and Laura Coston on our stage for the first time....and the dancers from Burke County....and the children's pageant from Wilkes.....

09/20/2026

Great day to celebrate America, friendship and being alive.

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11928 Highway 268 W
Ferguson, NC
28624

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