September 30, 2011 – 10:05 am
RALEIGH – A group of distinguished North Carolinians will receive the North Carolina Award, the highest civilian honor the state bestows, at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, at the N. C. Museum of History. Honorees this year are Charles E. Hamner, Jr., of Chapel Hill and H. Martin Lancaster, of Raleigh, both for Public [...]
September 30, 2011 – 9:23 am
RALEIGH – A license plate commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War has been designed. “The “Freedom, Sacrifice, Memory” theme of the North Carolina Civil War Sesquicentennial observance soon will grace vehicle license plates, explains North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources Secretary Linda Carlisle. Funds from the sale of the plate will be directed [...]
September 30, 2011 – 9:05 am
STATESVILLE – Cannon and musket firings, period tradesmen at work and magic shows await visitors to the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources’ Fort Dobbs State Historic Site on Saturday, Oct. 8. The mid-18th century culture of American Indians and playing of period games will complete the free Colonial Education Day program, 9 a.m. to [...]
September 29, 2011 – 11:38 am
Governor Bev Perdue and First Gentleman Bob Eaves hosted a gathering of North Carolina writers at the Executive Mansion on Friday, Sept. 23. About a dozen writers who make North Carolina home – and often write about the state – joined the first couple for dinner and conversation. “This is something we’ve wanted to do [...]
September 26, 2011 – 2:52 pm
FOUR OAKS— The welcoming smells of homemade stew, fresh baked bread, and sweet potato coffee will greet visitors at North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources’ Bentonville Battlefield’s annual civilian living history program, “Life on the Homefront in 1861.” This free program will last from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1. Visitors can [...]
September 26, 2011 – 9:12 am
Museum-goers and downtown workers alike will discover a plum of an eatery at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. Located at the Jones Street entrance across from the Legislative Building, Pharaoh’s @ the Museum will open Saturday, Sept. 24, and serve a menu of fast-food favorites with a southern flair. On Sept. 24 and [...]
September 23, 2011 – 3:04 pm
RALEIGH – The pursuit of “a high moral standard and refined womanhood” were the guiding principles of Anna Easter Brown, a founding member of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) sorority. A North Carolina Highway Historical Marker will be dedicated in her honor on Oct. 1, at 3 p.m. at Nash Community College, 522 North Old Carriage [...]
September 21, 2011 – 8:52 am
DURHAM — A signature Sesquicentennial event of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources’ Bennett Place State Historic Site, “Road to Secession,” will capture the patriotism and fanfare of piedmont North Carolina at the outset of the American Civil War on Saturday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 9, 10 a.m-3 p.m., in Durham. [...]
September 21, 2011 – 8:46 am
RALEIGH – Genealogists and others on the trail of that long lost uncle or great grandparent will find a workshop offering lots of information on how to track them down on Saturday, Sept. 24, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The “Finding Your Ancestors in the North Carolina State Archives” workshop will explain how to use records dating [...]
September 21, 2011 – 8:40 am
RALEIGH – The North Carolina State Capitol in downtown Raleigh is seeking volunteers interested in training as docents. Docents give tours to student and adult groups who travel to Raleigh from all over the state and country, and more volunteers are needed. The Capitol will host a training and information session for new volunteers on [...]
September 19, 2011 – 9:24 am
WINSTON-SALEM, NC — (Sept. 13, 2011) — The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) will be hosting a performance by the Alban Elved Dance Company on Oct. 1 and 2. Details of the special event are: Perform @ SECCA: ETAERNUS VITA by Alban Elved Dance Company Saturday, October 1, 7pm Sunday, October 2, 3pm Admission: [...]
September 19, 2011 – 9:06 am
At the N.C. Museum of History in October, the Music of the Carolinas series kicks off on an interesting note. Catch a performance by Blind Boy Chocolate and the Milk Sheiks, a band that mixes guitar, mandolin with woodsaw, wash-bucket bass and washboard for a truly unique sound. During a lunchtime program, hear Morris Glass [...]
September 14, 2011 – 11:42 am
KINSTON – The unique ways that wars have helped shape our nation will be examined in a program at the CSS Neuse State Historic Site and Governor Caswell Memorial on Saturday, Sept. 17, focusing on Military Through the Ages. Re-enactors will portray soldiers from the American Revolution through World War in a free program from [...]
September 13, 2011 – 9:51 am
Learn about North Carolina’s textile heritage through stories, songs and images of the people who worked in mills. Roxanne Newton, dean of the Humanities and Fine Arts Division at Mitchell Community College and the daughter and granddaughter of mill workers, will speak about the history of North Carolina’s textile industry on Sunday, Sept. 25, at [...]
September 13, 2011 – 8:29 am
RALEIGH — Staff members of the Government and Heritage Library, part of the State Library of North Carolina, will be on hand at the Raleigh Downtown Farmers Market on Wednesday, Sept. 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to talk about the Library’s new online exhibit “Blue Ribbon Memories: Your History of the North Carolina [...]