SPENCER, NC – Close to 100 Model Ts and their owners from across the region will soon make their way to the North Carolina Transportation Museum to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Ford Model T. The Museum is located at 411 S. Salisbury Ave. in Spencer.
The August 2nd event will feature a host of [...]
RALEIGH – The experiences of a Confederate prisoner of war and a state legislator during the last days of Reconstruction are chronicled in the newly published book, “Worthy of Record: The Civil War and Reconstruction Diaries of Columbus Lafayette Turner,” edited by Kenrick N. Simpson. It was published by the Historical Publications Section of the N.C. [...]
RALEIGH - How many architects did it take to design the State Capitol? How did workers maneuver 2-ton stone blocks into downtown Raleigh? Why does the Senate Chamber look like a Greek temple?
Find out the answers to these questions and more at an “Artisans & Architecture” free family event at the State Capitol on Saturday, [...]
BEAUFORT – The North Carolina Maritime Museum will receive a Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel (LVCP) or “Higgins Boat” for restoration on Wednesday, July 30 around 9 a.m. at the museum’s expansion site at Gallants Channel, next to Town Creek Marina. Restoration work will take 6-8 months, and can be viewed at the museum’s Watercraft [...]
ASHEVILLE—Passing an afternoon rocking on the front porch has long been one of the pleasures of the South. On Friday, Aug. 1, from 2-4 p.m. the tradition continues with a free performance on one of Asheville’s and the literary world’s most famous porches, the “Old Kentucky Home” of Thomas Wolfe.
Noted singers/songwriters Roger Howell and Richard [...]
STATESVILLE—The federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has announced that Ft. Dobbs State Historic Site in Statesville won a $150,000 grant for a multi-year project designed to expand and enhance the site’s historical and interpretive potential. This grant amount is the maximum the IMLS customarily awards through its Museums for America (MFA) program. [...]
Discover the rewards of sharing North Carolina’s rich history with others. As a volunteer docent at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh, you can meet people from around the world, work with other enthusiastic docents and learn more about our state. If you are interested in becoming a museum volunteer, contact Debra Nichols, volunteer [...]
The new guidebook, “Homegrown Handmade: Art Roads and Farm Trails,” is getting rave reviews and flying off the shelves. The book, produced the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources and N.C. Cooperative Extension, features 16 self-directed driving trails in 76 mostly rural North Carolina counties that have loads of opportunities for “staycations.” Each multi-county section has [...]
Maryanne Friend, Director of Development and Marketing Communications for the NC Department of Cultural Resources recently spoke with Bill Flynn of 99.5 WMAG about the new guidebook Homegrown Handmade: Art Roads and Farm Trails. Click here to listen to the interview.