Somerset Place State Historic Site will commemorate Black History Month with a virtual program, “The Anthropology of Adornment and Identity at Somerset Place.”
Kiana Fekette will present her research about a collection of personal adornments recovered from the former enslaved community through archaeological excavations conducted at Somerset Place in the 1980s and 90s. She received her B.A. in Archaeology with a second major in History from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2016. In the summer of 2021, she graduated with an M.A. in Anthropology from N.C. State University. The title of her thesis is "Beads, Buckles, Buttons, and Pipes: Embodiment of Identity at Somerset Place, N.C."
The Zoom presentation on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 11 a.m. will be followed by a Q and A session. Register for the presentation by calling (252) 797-4560. A $2 registration fee is required to attend.
Somerset Place is a representative state historic site offering a comprehensive view of 19th-century life on a large North Carolina plantation. The plantation once encompassed more than 100,000 acres. During its 80-year history, more than 861 enslaved African Americans lived and worked at Somerset.
For additional information, please call (252) 379-6020. Somerset Place is located at 2572 Lake Shore Road, Creswell. It is administered by the Division of State Historic Sites in the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
About the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR) is the state agency with a vision to be the leader in using the state's natural and cultural resources to build the social, cultural, educational and economic future of North Carolina. NCDNCR's mission is to improve the quality of life in our state by creating opportunities to experience excellence in the arts, history, libraries and nature in North Carolina by stimulating learning, inspiring creativity, preserving the state's history, conserving the state's natural heritage, encouraging recreation and cultural tourism, and promoting economic development. NCDNCR includes 27 historic sites, seven history museums, two art museums, three science museums, three aquariums and Jennette's Pier, 41 state parks and recreation areas, the N.C. Zoo, the N.C. Symphony Orchestra, the State Library, the State Archives, the N.C. Arts Council, the African American Heritage Commission, State Preservation Office and the Office of State Archaeology, and the Division of Land and Water Stewardship. For more information, please visit www.ncdcr.gov.