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Town Creek Hosts Free Meteor Shower Viewing Nov. 14

Before all the stress of having to find that perfect Thanksgiving turkey begins, join the Town Creek Indian Mound staff on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 6 p.m., as they look up to the skies for this year’s Leonid Meteor Shower.  The program is free, although registration is required.  Contact the site at (910) 439-6802 or [...]

Spoon Confirms Discovered Shipwreck of CSS Appomattox

KURE BEACH –The CSS Appomattox went down in flames in 1862 as her Confederate crew set her ablaze while fleeing Union forces.  A team of volunteer divers has located the Civil War shipwreck and its identity has been confirmed by the Underwater Archaeology Branch, N.C. Office of Archives and History in the North Carolina Department [...]

Second Annual N.C. Quiz Bowl at Museum of the Cape Fear

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 [...]

Race and Politics in the South

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 [...]

Summer Fun!

 
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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 [...]

Spring Has Sprung

 
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Spring has definitely sprung in North Carolina.  Pirates continue to be a big draw at the Museum of History, April’s poetry month just drew to a successful close, and… as hurricane season approaches, thoughts turn to how to keep your family’s precious documents high and dry.

The podcast starts with a look at the conservation efforts [...]

Historic Duel Re-Enactment on Capitol Grounds Friday, April 24

The North Carolina Museum of History will present a re-enactment of a historic duel on the State Capitol grounds during the Tar Heel Junior Historian annual conference.  Black powder charges (blanks) will be shot between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Friday, April 24.  The Museum of History will have a weapons expert and a black [...]

Antietam Talk Analyzes “Archaeology of Tactics”

 
Nearly 150 years after the Civil War, the bloody Battle of Antietam is still studied and analyzed.   At day’s end in the countryside surrounding Maryland’s Antietam Creek, more than 23,000 American soldiers were dead, missing or wounded.  Stephen R. Potter, PhD, will speak on “Antietam and the Archaeology of Tactics” Saturday, March 28, from 4-5 [...]

March Busy at Maritime Museum

BEAUFORT – The N.C. Maritime Museum offers programs in March that share the unique heritage of coastal North Carolina.  For information on all of these programs, call (252) 728-7317.
Virtual Tour of the Coast. A free program that features slides of wildlife and habitats associated with the Cape Lookout National Seashore, Tuesday, March 17 at 11 [...]