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Libraries to the Rescue

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has produced a series of Podcasts featuring five State Librarians on the subject “Libraries to the Rescue,” describing the roles that libraries are playing in supporting their communities in these tough economic times. North Carolina’s State Librarian Mary Boone was recently featured in the series.

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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 [...]

Bits of History Podcast

The North Carolina Museum of History featured speakers from the recent daylong Lincoln Symposium on its “Bits of History” Podcast Series.
Lincoln Symposium, Lincoln’s Policital Leadership: An Overview
William C. Harris, North Carolina State University
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Lincoln Symposium, Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederacy: A Comparison
Paul D. Escott, Wake Forest University
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CivilWarTraveler.com Features Bentonville

Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston saw an opportunity to at least slow down Gen. William T. Sherman’s 60,000-man Union army as it marched through North Carolina in March 1865. The Confederates set a trap for Sherman near the tiny hamlet of Bentonville, but the resulting battle, March 19-21, 1965, turned out to be a decisive [...]

Arts, History, and Pirates Too!

 
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National and state leaders will gather for an Arts in Education Conference March 5-7 in Raleigh at Meredith College.  Linda Bamford, Arts in Education Director for the N.C. Arts Council, tells us more.
Next, Andrea Gabriel, head of the Resource Management Branch at the State Archives talks about the Outer Banks History Center, which just opened [...]

Valentine’s Day

 
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Love is in the air, and on the NC Culture dot com podcast.  First up is an exhibit that opens Valentine’s Day weekend at the North Carolina Museum of Art.  Alesia DiCosola of the museum staff talks about “Highlights of the American Collection,” which opens Feb. 15.
Sequoyah Winston reads two poems from George Moses Horton.  [...]

Black History Month

 
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February is Black History Month, and the podcast takes a look at some events that honor the state’s African American heritage.  First up, a conversation with Emily Grant of the N.C. Museum of History about its annual African American Heritage Celebration. Next, Terra Schramm, Education and Outreach Coordinator for the State Capitol talks about the Read-In being [...]

N.C. Photo Stories / Civil Rights History

 
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This edition of the NC Culture Dot Com Podcast starts with a chat with North Carolina photographer Chris Simms, who is featured in the “Telling Our Stories Photography Exhibit.” The exhibit is on tour around the state through late 2009.
Next, Dr. Jeffrey Crow, deputy secretary of the Department of Cultural Resources for Archives and History is also [...]