Monthly Archives: February 2009

Arts, History, and Pirates Too!

February 28, 2009 – 3:32 pm

 
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National and state leaders will gather for an Arts in Education Conference March 5-7 in Raleigh at Meredith College.  Linda Bamford, Arts in Education Director for the N.C. Arts Council, tells us more.
Next, Andrea Gabriel, head of the Resource Management Branch at the State Archives talks about the Outer Banks History Center, which just opened [...]

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African American Heritage Commission Sworn In

February 27, 2009 – 5:06 pm

Members of the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission were sworn in on Friday, Feb. 27, at 11 a.m. in the Government and Heritage Library at the Department of Cultural Resources, 109 East Jones St., in downtown Raleigh. N.C. Supreme Court Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson administered the oath.
The commission, which was established by the North Carolina [...]

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“N.C. Lining Bar Gangs,” the newest permanent exhibit at the N.C. Transportation Museum

February 27, 2009 – 4:13 pm

African-American Railroad workers, their toils and their music will be featured in the newest exhibit at the N.C. Transportation Museum
SPENCER – A little known facet of the history of African American workers on North Carolina Railroads will take center stage when the N.C. Transportation Museum’s newest exhibit opens Feb. 24. The North Carolina Lining Bar [...]

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Exhibits Come Alive Before Your Eyes During “Night at the N.C. Transportation Museum”

February 27, 2009 – 4:06 pm

Exhibits Come Alive Before Your Eyes During “Night at the N.C. Transportation Museum”
SPENCER – Visitors touring the N.C. Transportation Museum “after hours” Friday, March  will see and hear something special. Exhibits will come alive, as those who worked and lived around the machines of the past tell their tales. Volunteers and interpretive historians in period [...]

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Learn About Civil War Battle at Roanoke Island Park

February 26, 2009 – 2:29 pm

ROANOKE ISLAND—The 147th anniversary of the Civil War Battle of Roanoke Island will be recalled Saturday, Feb. 28-Sunday, March 1 through living history presentations featuring 60 Union and Confederate reenactors in colorful period dress. Each day, visitors to Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo will have a chance to see and experience artillery and musket [...]

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“Telling Our Stories” Photography Exhibit at Johnston/Smithfield Library

February 26, 2009 – 2:21 pm

RALEIGH – A fresh look at people and places in North Carolina are found in the “Telling Our Stories” Photography Exhibit which opens March 2 at the Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield. The best among North Carolina’s professional and amateur photographers are showcased in a traveling exhibit organized by the N.C. Department of [...]

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Entertain the Family March 7 for free with help of SECCA

February 25, 2009 – 12:23 pm

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – If money is tight and the kids have wintertime cabin fever, the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) may be able to help. SECCA is offering a free family fun day March 7 from noon to 5 p.m. in Old Salem.
SECCA and Old Salem Museums & Gardens are teaming up to host [...]

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“Telling Our Stories” Photography Exhibit Showcases State

February 25, 2009 – 12:13 pm

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Outer Banks History Center Celebrates 20 Years

February 24, 2009 – 12:00 pm

MANTEO – Marine Corps war correspondent David Stick returned from World War II and landed a job as cartoon editor for the “American Legion Magazine.” Little did he know that the personal library he would build would become an important regional and national resource. Stick turned into a bibliophile, collecting in his home anything he [...]

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N.C. Highway Historical Marker Commemorates 1947 Freedom Riders

February 24, 2009 – 11:46 am

RALEIGH – The Feb. 28 dedication of a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker on Columbia Street at 2 p.m. will recall the journey of “Freedom Riders” passing through Chapel Hill. The “Journey of Reconciliation” taken by bus from Washington, D.C., in April 1947, led to disturbances in Chapel Hill and other Southern cities. The marker [...]

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