August 31, 2009 – 3:30 pm
Yo-ho-ho, ye mateys! Talk Like a Pirate Day is Saturday, Sept. 19, and there’s no better place to celebrate than the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. Dress like a pirate to get free admission to Knights of the Black Flag, a major exhibit exploring the legacy of pirates, from ancient times to the present, [...]
August 31, 2009 – 2:53 pm
RALEIGH – A new look at North Carolina will arrive at the Louisburg Town Hall in Louisburg on Sept. 3 and be on display until Oct. 1. 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 [...]
August 25, 2009 – 8:50 am
Have you ever wanted to be a contestant on a quiz show like “Jeopardy?” Well, the Museum of the Cape Fear will give you a similar opportunity at the second annual North Carolina Quiz Bowl on Thursday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. Sign up as a contestant to show off your knowledge of the Tar [...]
August 24, 2009 – 3:13 pm
RALEIGH – Has America moved into a “post-racial” era? In his new book The South’s New Racial Politics: Inside the Race Game of Southern History, author and scholar Glen Browder says race is “the most useful, single factor of both analysis and power in the South.” The former Democrat representative from Alabama will discuss his [...]
August 24, 2009 – 9:30 am
RALEIGH – Visitors to the Gaston County Public Library in Gastonia will get a fresh look at North Carolina through the “Telling Our Stories Photography Exhibit,” on display Sept. 3-24. The exhibit contains 50 images from the mountains to the coast that show different time periods. Organized by the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, the [...]
August 21, 2009 – 2:20 pm
The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex begins a new season of Mommy, Me and the Museum Make Three. This monthly preschool program for children ages 3 to 5 gives young historians (accompanied by an adult) a hands-on opportunity to explore North Carolina’s rich past. The children will enjoy cheerful songs, engaging stories and [...]
August 21, 2009 – 2:15 pm
PINEVILLE – Legend says Andrew Jackson called her “wealthy, pretty, ambitious, and intelligent,” and urged James K. Polk to marry Sarah Childress, which he did. The President James K. Polk Historic Site will have a birthday celebration for that active first lady on Saturday, Sept. 5, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., commemorating her birth on Sept. 4, [...]
August 20, 2009 – 1:59 pm
STATESVILLE – Keeping the soldiers fed was a most important task for 18th century commanders at Fort Dobbs, now a state historic site. On Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 5-6, you can see how the provincial soldiers at Fort Dobbs ate. Demonstrations of field cooking techniques will be presented at 11:30 a.m. each day of the [...]
August 20, 2009 – 1:54 pm
WINNABOW – Spanish privateers once held this corner of Carolina in the colonial days of King George’s War. Capt. William Dry III commanded local militia that retook the port of Brunswick in September 1748. A wayside exhibit panel “Capt. William Dry and the Spanish Attack” will be unveiled at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site [...]
August 20, 2009 – 1:28 pm
Put on your bib overalls and head to Duke Homestead for the annual Tobacco Harvest and Hornworm Arts Festival on Saturday, Sept. 12. Hear the sounds of the only tobacco auction left in the Bull City at Duke Homestead, the home and farm where Washington Duke first grew and processed tobacco. His sons later founded [...]
August 19, 2009 – 8:58 am
Discover the rewards of sharing North Carolina’s rich history with others. As a volunteer docent at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh, you can meet people from around the world, work with other enthusiastic docents and learn more about our state. If you are interested in becoming a museum volunteer, contact Debra Nichols, volunteer [...]
August 18, 2009 – 9:10 am
September brings plenty of reasons to visit the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. Start practicing those aarrghs and yo-ho-hos for two programs on Talk Like a Pirate Day on Sept. 19. Plus, dress like a pirate that Saturday, and get free admission to the exhibit Knights of the Black Flag. During Farm Fresh Family [...]
August 14, 2009 – 4:29 pm
The excitement and challenges experienced by the common Confederate soldier will take center stage Saturday, Aug. 22, at Bentonville Battlefield in Four Oaks during the state historic site’s colorful summer living history program. From 10 a.m.-4 p.m., living historians dressed as Confederate soldiers will show how the men who fought in America’s bloodiest war fixed [...]
August 12, 2009 – 11:27 am
RALEIGH (Aug. 11, 2009)—Eat lunch on the State Capitol grounds Friday, Aug. 14 and hear the sounds of the 1700s through 1860s at a free concert on the plaza http://www.nchistoricsites.org/capitol Featuring the Huckleberry Brothers string band, the musical concert is from noon-1 p.m. The Capitol Concerts are a festive series of free lunchtime performances on [...]
August 12, 2009 – 11:18 am
In these tough economic times, the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex offers a day of free family fun. Consider the upcoming Festival of Yesteryear a cultural stimulus package! This activity-filled event on Sat., Sept. 12, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. will be an amazing historical experience for all ages. This year’s festival [...]