January 16, 2009 – 4:16 pm
The latest podcast from the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources features an artist who is helping tell North Carolina’s story and takes a look at the state’s role in the civil rights movement.
The podcast starts with a chat between Fay Mitchell of Cultural Resources and North Carolina photographer Chris Sims, whose work is featured [...]
January 16, 2009 – 3:46 pm
This edition of the NC Culture Dot Com Podcast starts with a chat with North Carolina photographer Chris Simms, who is featured in the “Telling Our Stories Photography Exhibit.” The exhibit is on tour around the state through late 2009.
Next, Dr. Jeffrey Crow, deputy secretary of the Department of Cultural Resources for Archives and History is also [...]
January 16, 2009 – 11:07 am
RALEIGH—Nearly five million North Carolinians are card-carrying library users, and their use of libraries is up sharply, reported the State Library today. Growth in materials being checked out, customer visits, and especially internet use at libraries continues a trend. “Some counties report as much as a 45% increase in computer use since the holidays compared [...]
January 14, 2009 – 11:09 am
Usher in Black History Month one day early during one of the year’s largest events at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. The Eighth Annual African American Cultural Celebration on Saturday, Jan. 31, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. will have something for all ages: musical performances, dance, storytelling, craft demonstrations, and more. Blues [...]
January 13, 2009 – 2:50 pm
RALEIGH – The Wilbur and Martha Carter House in Greensboro, built in 1951, is one of North Carolina’s most recent additions to the National Register of Historic Places. The ’50s period modernist dwelling fits the profile of many 1950s vintage boomers: trendsetting and with a humanistic strain.
It was one of 56 properties nominated in 2008 [...]
January 12, 2009 – 11:51 am
From the Outer Banks to the Blue Ridge Mountains, from coastal sand dunes to icy mountain streams, North Carolina thrills the imagination of visitors and residents alike.
Equally as captivating as its natural beauty is the history of its people. Indians hunting in unspoiled forests, colonists trading tar and pitch, soldiers and sailors fighting for independence [...]
January 9, 2009 – 4:24 pm
RALEIGH – If you’re hankering to see what past inaugurations of North Carolina governors were like, take a visit to the Gubernatorial Inaugurations Flickr page posted by the North Carolina State Archives. When you click on NC Gubernatorial Inaugurations Photostream, you’ll find boy scouts and ball gowns, motorcades and reviewing stands among 31 black and [...]
January 9, 2009 – 10:45 am
RALEIGH (Jan. 9, 2009)— Governor-elect Beverly Perdue’s inaugural parade Saturday, Jan. 10, will include music and colorful historic figures. Featuring a theme of “North Carolina: The Future Starts Now” the public and free parade will begin at Davie and Fayetteville streets in downtown Raleigh at approximately 12:30 p.m. following the swearing in ceremonies.
State Historic Sites [...]
January 7, 2009 – 4:43 pm
KURE BEACH—If one were anywhere near Wilmington 144 years ago, the sights and sounds of the largest land-sea battle of the Civil War must have been overwhelming. Now known as the Second Battle of Ft. Fisher, this “explosive” confrontation between Union and Confederate forces will be recalled Saturday, Jan. 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 [...]
January 6, 2009 – 11:26 am
Experience the sights and sounds of an authentic Civil War camp! On Sunday, Jan. 25, reenactors will be recreating the day-to-day activities of Confederate camp life with campfire cooking, small arms drill and musket firing demonstrations. We will also have wooden rifles available so our younger recruits can get a taste of army life during [...]