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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Summer Fun!
May 29, 2009 – 4:00 pm
With Memorial Day over, summer is upon us. Today’s podcast gives some entertainment options for the entire family, available from the Department of Cultural Resources. First up, George Holt of the North Carolina Museum of Art talks about the summer concert series held each year in the Museum’s amphitheatre.
Saturday June 6 is Family Day at the [...]
By admin
Posted in Podcasts
| Tagged family, free, Knights of the Black Flag, N.C. Museum of Art, N.C. Museum of History, Pirates
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Free Family Day Focuses on Pirates
May 29, 2009 – 10:40 am
Ahoy, mateys! Adventures of the high seas await you at Family Day: Pirates in Colonial Carolina on Saturday, June 6, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. Meet pirate re-enactors, watch sword-fighting demonstrations and experience more during this free event. And, shiver me timbers, admission is free all [...]
By richardbarton
Posted in What to Do
| Tagged Knights of the Black Flag, N.C. History Museum, Queen Anne's Revenge
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Graveyard of the Atlantic Hosts Free Talk on USS Monitor Recovery, Artifacts
May 28, 2009 – 1:44 pm
HATTERAS – Eric Nordgren, senior conservator with the USS Monitor project at The Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Va., will give a free public presentation on “Conservation of the USS Monitor” at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum on Wednesday, June 17, at 7 p.m.
On Dec.31, 1862, the famed Union ironclad USS Monitor fell victim [...]
By richardbarton
Posted in What to Do
| Tagged Civil War, free, Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, Hatteras, USS Monitor
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Wayside Exhibits Unveiled May 16 at Historic Halifax
May 28, 2009 – 1:28 pm
HALIFAX—Visitors stopping by the Historic Halifax may now enjoy two new wayside exhibits featuring Market Square and the state historic site’s government buildings, both current and past.
The wayside exhibits were unveiled in Halifax on Saturday, May 16, at annual meeting of the Society of Colonial Wars, which funded the displays. Each exhibit enables viewers to [...]
By richardbarton
Posted in In the News
| Tagged Historic Halifax State Historic Site, N.C. Division of State Historic Sites
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Bentonville Battlefield to Host Living History Program
May 27, 2009 – 4:17 pm
FOUR OAKS—Discover how Civil War soldiers lived in camp and what role the enlisted man played in battle during Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site’s annual summer living history program, Saturday, June 6, in Four Oaks. The event is free and open to the public.
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., period-costumed living historians will show [...]
By richardbarton
Posted in What to Do
| Tagged Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site, Civil War Reenactment
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Highway Marker Salutes Lewis and Clark’s Courageous Corporal
May 27, 2009 – 4:13 pm
RALEIGH – A 22-year-old Cpl. Richard Warfington, born in Louisburg, N.C., set out from St. Louis on a breath-taking adventure with the Lewis and Clark “Corps of Discovery” in April 1804. Warfington served with distinction and beyond the call of duty. His exploits will be recognized with the dedication of a North Carolina [...]
By richardbarton
Posted in In the News
| Tagged N.C. Highway Historical Marker Program, N.C. Office of Archives and History
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National Register Adds 19 North Carolina Historic Places
May 26, 2009 – 11:30 am
The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources is pleased to announce that 19 individual properties and districts across the state have been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The following properties were reviewed by the North Carolina National Register Advisory Committee, and were subsequently approved by the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Officer [...]
By richardbarton
Posted in In the News
| Tagged National Register of Historic Places, North Carolina National Register Advisory Committee, North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
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Historic Preservation Grants Fund Ten N.C. Projects
May 26, 2009 – 8:53 am
RALEIGH–The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources today announced $84,164 in grant support to 10 historic preservation projects in eight counties around the state. Projects range from GIS mapping of historical areas in the Pitt County city of Greenville; to the preparation of a National Register nomination for the East Sanford Historic District, the [...]
By richardbarton
Posted in In the News
| Tagged National Preservation Month, The State Historic Preservation Office
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Archives and History Announces History Day Winners
May 26, 2009 – 8:43 am
More than 320 North Carolina middle and high school students competed on the local level this year in National History Day. Winners of local competitions from across the state presented their projects Saturday, April 25, on the 2009 theme “The Individual in History: Actions and Legacies.”
First- and second-place winners at the state level advance to [...]
By richardbarton
Posted in In the News
| Tagged Archives and History, National History Day Competition
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New Exhibit Opens at Aycock Birthplace
May 26, 2009 – 8:40 am
FREMONT—When Charles B. Aycock became governor in 1901, there were only three schools in the entire state specializing in educating blind and deaf children. One in Raleigh and another in Morganton served white students, while a third Raleigh school was the only option for blind or deaf African American children in North Carolina. [...]
By richardbarton
Posted in In the News
| Tagged Aycock Birthplace State Historic Site, Deaf and Blind Education in North Carolina Exhibit, free
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