RALEIGH — The Personal Economic Aid Resource Links in North Carolina (PEARLNC) Web site was created by the State Library of North Carolina to help residents locate government services related to personal finance, health and medical, nutrition, careers, transportation, and housing assistance.
“As our state struggles with an economic crisis not seen since the Great Depression, [...]
RALEIGH – The word eugenics is from the Greek for “well born” but became synonymous with a dark chapter in North Carolina and American history. From 1933 through 1973, the state of North Carolina mandated sterilizations of more than 7,600 people, by choice or coercion. On Monday, June 22, at 5 p.m., a [...]
RALEIGH – Many vacationers look forward to tossing a couple of books in the beach bag and relaxing with a good read. A sample survey of mostly N.C. Department of Cultural Resources employees yielded a varied reading list. Works of fiction, faith, history, or self-help were enthusiastically recommended. In a department that [...]
RALEIGH – Visitors to the Polk County Public Library in Columbus will get a fresh look at North Carolina through the “Telling Our Stories Photography Exhibit” which will be on display June 22 through July 13. The exhibit contains 50 images from the mountains to the coast that show different time periods. Organized by [...]
Do Jack Sparrow’s adventures in “Pirates of the Caribbean” even come close to the reality of life on the high seas during the Golden Age of Piracy, from 1689 to the 1720s? How has the popular perception of pirates influenced the historical interpretation of piracy?
Find out during the program A Pirate’s Life for Me? on [...]
RALEIGH – Middle schoolers and kids everywhere can explore the wreck of Blackbeard’s purported flagship, Queen Anne’s Revenge (QAR), in the new Blackbeard’s Escape video game. It was June 1718 that the Queen Anne’s Revenge ran aground in Beaufort Inlet. Players now get to fire cannon and attack a ship in flashbacks to [...]
The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex is still accepting applications from teachers for summer workshops. The museum invites teachers of all grades and disciplines to participate in archaeology workshops July 13-17 and July 20-24, 2009. Teachers may participate for one or two weeks. The course is designed to introduce the basics of archaeological [...]
RALEIGH – Department of Cultural Resources Secretary Linda A. Carlisle announced today that the State Library Division of the Department of Cultural Resources is awarding $4.7 million in federally funded grants for 185 local and statewide library projects for community outreach, library book collections, technology improvements and digitization of materials.
“As North Carolinians turn to their [...]
Tuesday, June 16, at 7:30 p.m. The event will be held at Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh’s Ridgewood Shopping Center.
Dr. Jeffrey Crow, Deputy Secretary of the Office of Archives and History, will speak on the Office of Archives and History’s role as curator of North Carolina’s copy of the Bill of Rights. Dr. Crow will [...]