The Elizabeth Keckly Center at the Burwell School

08/27/2026

Book Club Interest Meeting! 📚

When: This Saturday (8/29) at 1 PM 🗓️

Where: Google Meet 💻

Link to join:

08/26/2026

See you this Friday! ⭐️

[Aug 28] Free Star Party at Burwell School Historic Site in Hillsborough

Head out to the Burwell School Historic Site for an evening of telescope viewing and astronomy expertise under the night sky at their Star Party. The Chapel Hill Astronomical and Observing Society will be on-site with telescopes to help you explore the stars, so pack a blanket!

The Details:
🗓️ Friday, August 28, 2026
⏰ 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
🎟️ FREE
📍 Burwell School Historic Site, 319 N. Churton Street, Hillsborough, NC

📎 Use the link below to get all the details about this event:
https://triangleonthecheap.com/burwell-school-site-star-party/

08/21/2026

Check out the first ever report from BSHS docent Sanai Bryant. Way to go!
Stay tuned for more news and facts (and perhaps a little tea spilling ☕️) in a limited digital content series we’d like to call The Burwell Bee! 🐝

Want to schedule a tour for you or your organization? Give us a buzz!

08/15/2026

FREE ADMISSION ‼️

Did you know that students at the Burwell School used to stargaze? As a part of their astronomy lessons, the girls would use the observatory and telescope at the Eagle Lodge on King Street (according to local historian and BSHS veteran Hilda Winecoff)

Although the stars were indeed beautiful, they would have meant something quite different to a servant or slave laboring on the Burwell property. Stars, particularly the North Star, were a beacon of freedom—a freedom that was often beyond reach.

Come chase the stars ✨ August 28 at Burwell School Historic Site

08/05/2026

L👀k what’s happening this week at Burwell!! Thank you to the many friends who contributed to get our windows repaired so quickly. The repairs happen on site-super cool!

08/03/2026

Oh, and did we mention that it’s free? ✨🌟🔭 All stargazers welcome!

07/30/2026

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