October 31, 2012 – 3:59 pm
RALEIGH — The state’s highest honor, the North Carolina Award, was awarded to six distinguished North Carolinians on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at the N.C. Museum of History. Governor Bev Perdue presented the awards at the 8 p.m. ceremony. The 2012 honorees include Dr. B. Jayant Baliga, of Raleigh, for Science; Gary Carden, of Sylva, for [...]
October 31, 2012 – 12:30 pm
Piedmont blues musician John Dee Holeman will perform at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh on Sunday, Nov. 11, at 3 p.m. Admission is free. George Higgs, who was originally scheduled to perform, cancelled due to illness. Holeman is recognized as one of the Piedmont’s most gifted traditional bluesmen and is a N.C. Heritage Award winner. [...]
October 31, 2012 – 9:43 am
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The era of flappers and suffragists, bootleggers and temperance lobbyists, and real-life legends like Al Capone and Carry Nation come vividly to life in the world-premiere exhibition American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pa. Spanning the dawn of the temperance movement in the [...]
October 30, 2012 – 5:30 pm
RALEIGH — Heroic tales and valiant feats are depicted in images that reflect North Carolina’s dedication to the war in the “Freedom, Sacrifice, Memory: Civil War Sesquicentennial Photography Exhibit.” Union County Public Library in Monroe will host the exhibit from Nov. 7-28, sharing images and stories that capture the history and people of the Civil War [...]
October 29, 2012 – 5:00 pm
The Museum of the Albemarle will hold “History Tales: Make It, Take It” on Friday, November 9, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. Participants must be elementary age and accompanied by an adult. Participants will discover the legend of Blackbeard the Pirate through Nell Wise Wechter’s book “Teach’s Light.” This book has been handed down for three [...]
October 29, 2012 – 3:27 pm
The Museum of the Albemarle will hold “Pre-Schooler Time” on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 10 a.m. Participants must be between the ages of 3 to 5 years old and must be accompanied by an adult. Pre-Schoolers will discover why beans, corn and squash are known as the “Three Sisters,” read a book and participate in a hands-on [...]
October 26, 2012 – 12:19 pm
WILMINGTON — Due to the threat of sustained winds from Hurricane Sandy, the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA will cancel Ghost Ship for Saturday, October 27, 2012. Ghost Ship will remain open Friday, October 26, 2012 and the Battleship General Tours remain open today as well. A determination of Battleship NORTH CAROLINA normal tour operations for October 27, [...]
October 26, 2012 – 12:00 pm
Award-winning humorist and former Miss North Carolina Jeanne Swanner Robertson uses her down-home Southern drawl to leave audiences laughing. Known as one of the most popular public speakers in America, she turns her life experiences into hilarious stories. See Robertson in person during two performances on Sunday, Oct. 28, in Daniels Auditorium at the North [...]
October 26, 2012 – 10:13 am
BURLINGTON — Alamance Battleground State Historic Site recently completed its most successful Colonial Living History Week ever. The week of Oct.16-22 drew more than 3,000 visitors to the site, including more than 2,000 school children. The week showcased 14 demonstrations per day by costumed interpreters of weaving, candlemaking, musket firing and more. The valuable hands-on [...]
October 25, 2012 – 3:00 pm
RALEIGH — Determination, commitment and pride are among many characteristics of North Carolinians depicted in the “Freedom, Sacrifice, Memory: Civil War Sesquicentennial Photography Exhibit”. The exhibit commemorates the state’s role in the Civil War (1861-1865), a defining period in United States history. It will be shown at the Warren County Memorial Library in Warrenton Nov. [...]
October 25, 2012 – 10:18 am
WILMINGTON – The Battleship NORTH CAROLINA announced today that attendance for the Fiscal Year 2012 is the best the Ship has had in 10 years and one of the best financial operating years since coming to Wilmington. From October 1, 2011 until September 30, 2012, 216,438 visitors paid to tour one of the most decorated ships [...]
October 24, 2012 – 4:00 pm
HATTERAS — For the first time in 17 years, the North Carolina Maritime History Council Conference will be held in Hatteras. The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum will be hosting this year’s conference on October 25-27. Talks and paper presentations will cover topics on Maritime Heritage, the role of the Coast Guard, U-Boats, Mystery Ships, [...]
October 24, 2012 – 1:00 pm
SPENCER — This Saturday, Oct. 27, the N.C. Transportation Museum will be hosting activities that take visitors back to time when the country was on the brink of collapse, brother fought brother, and a house was divided against itself. The Mecklenburg Beauregards Civil War Encampment and Ladies Tea will take place from 10 a.m. to [...]
October 24, 2012 – 10:00 am
MOUNT GILEAD — Shadows from the past return to bask in the flickering glow of warm hearth fires at the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources’ Town Creek Indian Mound on Saturday, Oct. 27. Visitors will be able to “see the site in new light” as firelight tours of the village site will be given from [...]