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Spy Training 101: Decode a Secret Message

Date: Wed, Sep 30, 2026

Time:

Venue: North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh

Price: Free

Category: Science

Pretend you've been recruited as a member of the Culper Spy Ring, and you need to know how to decipher a message written in invisible ink. Supplies include a paint brush, water, drying cloth, vitriol (diluted sulfuric acid), Thomas Jefferson cipher and "furnace box." Read the clues to find the coin with a hidden message, reveal the message using the brush and vitriol, then use the cipher to decode the message. Contact: Nancy Locquet Absillis, nancy.locquet@naturalsciences.org

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Spy Training 101: Decode a Secret Message

“Arrive early to secure parking in the Jones Street deck near the museum.”

When
Sep 30
Wed, Sep 30, 2026
Ages
Ages 5+
Price
Free
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Spy Training 101: Decode a Secret Message
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Spy Training 101: Decode a Secret Message runs Wed, Sep 30, 2026.

Good for: elementary-age kids, tweens, teens

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North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is at 11 W Jones Street, Raleigh, NC. Open in Google Maps.

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  • Sunscreen and water bottles — this one's outdoors
  • A blanket or low chairs for staking out a spot

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