January 31, 2008 – 5:58 pm
BEAUFORT – The North Carolina Maritime Museum will examine World War II in February. Every Thursday at 2 p.m. the museum will feature a different “Victory at Sea” film. “Victory at Sea” is the legendary, award-winning World War II documentary series that first aired on NBC in the early 1950s.
January 30, 2008 – 12:46 pm
The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources has scheduled a number of events and programs throughout the month of February to celebrate Black History Month. Highlights include:
Town Creek Indian Mound: 4-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2. The state historic site will show the film ““Black Indians: An American Story.” Narrated by James Earl Jones, this movie brings […]
January 28, 2008 – 4:00 pm
RALEIGH — On Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 2 p.m., Mars Hill College will honor the publication of “‘That Magnificent Army of Youth and Peace’: The Civilian Conservation Corps in North Carolina, 1933–1942,” by Dr. Harley E. Jolley, professor emeritus of history at the college. The book celebrates preserving natural and human resources.
January 28, 2008 – 3:57 pm
MT. GILEAD — To welcome in the new year, Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site in Mt. Gilead is announcing new hours and exciting special events kicking off in 2008. Effective immediately, the site is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. The site will remain closed to […]
January 28, 2008 – 10:54 am
FOUR OAKS —Archaeologists announced on Friday, Jan. 25, that they have confirmed longstanding stories about a number of Civil War soldiers who died in the 1865 Battle of Bentonville being reburied at the site in the 1890s. Assistant State Archaeologist John Mintz and Wake Forest University Director of Public Archaeology Kenneth Robinson reached this conclusion after […]
January 24, 2008 – 4:34 pm
FREMONT (Jan. 24, 2008)— A fire of unknown origin broke out at about 4 a.m. this morning and damaged the 19th century Aycock family house at the Charles B. Aycock Birthplace State Historic Site in Fremont. Because of the rapid response of the local area fire departments, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department and the effectiveness […]
January 14, 2008 – 3:18 pm
RALEIGH – N.C. Department of Cultural Resources Secretary Lisbeth C. “Libba” Evans read during a story hour for second graders Jan. 9 as part of the kickoff for “Telling Our Stories,” the department’s theme for 2008. Students from Raleigh’s Wiley Elementary School visited the Cameron Village Branch of the Wake County Public Library, where they heard Evans […]
January 14, 2008 – 2:28 pm
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources received $15,957,400 in December from the General Assembly’s Government Operations Committee for restoration and preservation projects at eight institutions. The projects will commence this year.
In Eastern North Carolina:
–Somerset Place Historic Site, Creswell, will stabilize the foundation of the Collins family home - $2,585,300;
–Mattamuskeet Lodge, Swan Quarter, […]
January 11, 2008 – 5:28 pm
(BEAUFORT) – In celebration of World Wetlands Day the North Carolina Maritime Museum will host a program to raise public awareness of wetland values and benefits on Saturday, Feb. 2, from 1-4 p.m. Although the program is free, reservations are required. Call (252) 728-7317.
World Wetlands Day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention […]
January 9, 2008 – 3:26 pm
FREMONT — Though Annabelle the sheep, who lives at Gov. Charles B. Aycock Birthplace in Fremont, became famous back in October when she was stolen and subsequently recovered, these days she’s nursing her two new lambs. “Rocky” and “Bullwinkle” made their debut at the state historic site on Dec. 18. Though still sticking pretty close […]