December 31, 2008 – 2:16 pm
Collection to undergo conservation, will reopen in new gallery building Raleigh, N.C.—Beginning January 5, 2009, the Judaic Art Gallery at the North Carolina Museum of Art will go off view, as the Museum prepares the works of art in the collection for re-installation in the new building. The Judaic Art Gallery will re-open in the [...]
December 30, 2008 – 10:27 am
RALEIGH – The educational and religious development of African Americans in post-Emancipation America is part of African American history online, thanks to the State Library of North Carolina. Now available in the library’s Digital Repository are profiles of early African American schools, churches, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other institutions from the pages [...]
December 23, 2008 – 3:04 pm
MT. GILEAD–As 2009 dawns and many folks hunker down for the next few weeks of winter, get outdoors and spend a few nighttime hours at Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site watching the quadrantid meteor shower, a particularly showy celestial event peaking Jan. 3. This free program, one in a series of regular public [...]
December 16, 2008 – 11:35 am
Pineville residents and visitors joined the thousands who have toured C-SPAN’s Campaign 2008 Bus as part of the “Road to the White House” tour when the bus rolled into town earlier this month. The bus made an appearance on Dec. 17 at the President James K. Polk State Historic Site. The 45-foot mobile production studio [...]
December 12, 2008 – 1:26 pm
The Tryon Palace comes in at number 7 in Time magazine’s Top 10 Places to Find the Most Holiday Cheer. Click here to see the article.
December 11, 2008 – 4:24 pm
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) located at 750 Marguerite Drive, is closing for renovations Jan. 4, 2009. Mark Leach, SECCA director, says, “We’re looking forward to beginning the process of renovation. We have exciting and broad-based plans for the arts center and they all start with improving the facility. We’re [...]
December 11, 2008 – 4:16 pm
The Museum of History Shop, located at the N.C. Museum of History in downtown Raleigh, offers an impressive selection of holiday gifts. Tar Heel traditions abound in the handmade ornaments, pottery, jewelry and other items. North Carolina-related products also include specialty foods, toys, books and crafts. All profits from the sale of Museum Shop merchandise [...]
December 10, 2008 – 11:01 am
PINEVILLE – Recall how frontier families marked Christmas in North Carolina’s backcountry during the early 1800s in a free public program slated Saturday, Dec. 13, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the President James K. Polk State Historic Site in Pineville. This colorful event will feature historic buildings decorated in festive 19th century style and period-costumed [...]
December 10, 2008 – 9:16 am
RALEIGH – A new look at North Carolina arrived at the Appalachian Regional Library in North Wilkesboro this week. The Telling Our Stories Photography Exhibit includes 50 images from the state’s mountains to the coast that show different events and time periods. Organized by the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources around the 2008 “Telling Our [...]
December 9, 2008 – 9:41 am
SPENCER – Take time in December to enjoy a “Railroad Christmas” at the N.C. Transportation Museum. Throughout the month, the museum will present events that tell the stories of the railroad, while allowing children to tell Santa their fondest Christmas wishes. Santa Claus gives Donner, Blitzen, and all his reindeer a break each Saturday and [...]
December 9, 2008 – 9:22 am
Sample mouthwatering Eastern-style barbecue (along with hush puppies and pork rinds), and hear about the new book Holy Smoke: The Big Book of North Carolina Barbecue (UNC Press) during a delectable program on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 3 p.m. at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. Hear two of the book’s authors, John Shelton [...]
December 5, 2008 – 5:28 pm
[display_podcast] Today’s show is all about the holidays. We’ll hear about stocking stuffers, holiday shows, and things to do with the family that don’t cost a whole lot. First up is Bill Owens from Historical Publications, who talks about holiday offerings for history fans. Next, Andrea Lawson, performing arts director of the N.C. Arts Council talks about [...]
December 4, 2008 – 9:41 am
RALEIGH – The identity of the first baby born in North Carolina in 2009 will probably be known before New Years’ Day breakfast. The identity of the first baby born in North Carolina in 1909 still probably is unknown. If a baby was lucky, someone recorded its birth in the family Bible, but it was [...]
December 4, 2008 – 9:37 am
WINNABOW – Travel back in time to a colonial Christmas celebration Saturday, Dec. 6, at Brunswick Town/Ft. Anderson State Historic Site in Winnabow. From 1-6 p.m., visitors can see Colonial Williamsburg-inspired holiday decorations and make a real colonial-style Christmas ornament to take home. Using natural materials and traditional fruits, staff and volunteers created wreaths, garland, [...]
December 4, 2008 – 9:31 am
An 1831 ax murder — not your typical program topic during December at the N.C. Museum of History. However, 2008 marks the 175th anniversary of the 1833 execution of Francis “Frankie” Silver, who was convicted of killing her husband in December 1831. On Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 12:10 p.m., author and historian Maxine McCall will [...]