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WAKE, NC · THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2026 · PARKS & REC

Spy Training 101: Decode a Secret Message

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.

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Spy Training 101: Decode a Secret Message

Fig. 01 — North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

About the event

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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