April 30, 2008 – 10:33 am
WILMINGTON–Living history interpreters will participate in demonstrations Friday, May 2, through Sunday, May 4, that show the life of the Battleship North Carolina crew during World War II. Visitors will be able to view living history demonstrations and activities Friday, May 2, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, May 3 from 1-5 p.m.; and [...]
April 25, 2008 – 11:16 am
Little did Martin Tucker know that a class photography project would evolve into a powerful exhibit of national significance. In November 2003, while working as photography coordinator at Sawtooth School for Visual Art in Winston-Salem, he posted flyers around North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad area stating, “Seeking Vietnam Veterans.” He hoped a few veterans would loan [...]
April 24, 2008 – 10:14 am
Times noted are starting points of particular segments [display_podcast] Hundreds of North Carolina students will gather on Saturday, April 26, at the N.C. Museum of History in downtown Raleigh to celebrate History Day. Archives and History Education Supervisor Joann Williford talks about the annual competition (:33). Next, three North Carolinians share memories of cultural experiences (4:47). April [...]
April 23, 2008 – 11:00 am
Students perform for History Day RALEIGH – More than 250 middle and high school students will bring alive lessons from the past during a statewide history competition on Saturday, April 26, at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. Competitors were identified in regional contests throughout the state.
BEAUFORT – The 34th Annual Wooden Boat Show will take place on Saturday, May 3 in downtown Beaufort. Activities are scheduled throughout the week leading up to show day. Enjoy activities and exhibits on display at the museum, the museum’s Watercraft Center and at the museum’s expansion site at Gallants Channel, with free parking available. [...]
DURHAM—Relive the April 26, 1865 Confederate surrender at Bennett Place in Durham – the largest of the Civil War – on Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27, at Bennett Place State Historic Site. The program, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, will include a colorful reenactment of [...]
Zebulon Vance as a young man WEAVERVILLE—Western North Carolina’s unique dance, music and arts traditions will be highlighted at Vance Birthplace State Historic Site in Weaverville this spring and early summer. Held on successive Saturdays at 1 p.m., this series of living history events will include an old-time “frolic” on Saturday, May 17, at 5 [...]
The State Library of North Carolina and the North Carolina State Archives have unveiled the Web site, “From Crossroads to Capital: The Founding and Early History of Raleigh, NC.” Through books, maps, manuscripts, and illustrations, the collection documents Raleigh’s founding in 1792 and takes viewers through the capital’s first 50 years.
[display_podcast] In this video podcast, artist Steed Taylor talks about his new works found on trails throughout the N.C. Museum of Art Park. The paintings celebrate Earth Day Raleigh, which will be held at the Museum Park on Saturday, April 19, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event, which is free, happens rain or shine. The [...]
April 15, 2008 – 10:51 am
[display_podcast] In this video podcast, Tia Herring, Park Manager at the N.C. Museum of Art, and Gwen Hastings, Program Coordinator of Performing Arts and Film at the museum, speak about Earth Day Raleigh at the Museum Park on Saturday, April 19, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event, which is free, happens rain or shine. The [...]
When potter Joel Queen begins an open-pit firing, he continues a tradition derived from eight generations of his Cherokee ancestors. The pottery firing process is slow and tedious, but it forges deep connections and award-winning results for Queen, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, one of North Carolina’s eight state-recognized tribes. On [...]
STATESVILLE – Join thousands of other visitors at Ft. Dobbs State Historic Site Saturday, April 19, and Sunday, April 20, to hear cannons roar and muskets thunder as soldiers, Indians and civilians recall the 1754-1763 French and Indian War. The fourth annual “War for Empire” program will recall the epic struggle between England and France [...]
Times noted are starting points of particular segments [display_podcast] It’s spring cleaning time, and we asked a couple of our experts from Cultural Resources to give us some tips and techniques on protecting items such as clothing, quilts, paper, and photos. Spencer Waldron, Objects Conservator at the North Carolina Museum of History, talks about the care of [...]
[display_podcast] Aimee Elizabeth Isbell, 2007 NC Poetry Out Loud Champion recites a poem, and talks about her experiences. The competition was sponsored in North Carolina by the North Carolina Arts Council. April is National Poetry Month, and the North Carolina Arts Council is featuring poets from around the state on its Writers and Books page.
The ninth annual Fantail Film Festival in Wilmington runs four Friday nights in May, and will feature movies on the big screen outside on the Battleship North Carolina’s deck (fantail), just the way her crew watched movies in the 1940s! This year’s classic film selection celebrates the “Many Moods of Love.” Dates are May 9, [...]