January 8, 2010 – 5:09 pm
Admission is free to most events unless otherwise noted. Donations are always accepted and appreciated. Please check this calendar regularly for changes, including additions and cancellations. Some program events may not be listed; for more information on specific programs, please contact the individual historic sites. Phone numbers for each state historic site, along with Web [...]
February 8, 2010 – 4:11 pm
BEAUFORT – Months alone riding the waves can do a lot to turn a young man’s fancy to love. The N.C. Maritime Museum pays tribute to mariners with a special Valentine’s program, “Love on the High Seas” on Friday, Feb. 12, at 6 p.m. The program is for adults, and will include sweet [...]
February 8, 2010 – 4:07 pm
SPENCER – The N.C. Transportation Museum will honor Black History Month this February with a special program on the Tuskegee Airmen. Historian Leonard Hunter will speak about the Tuskegee Airmen, America’s first black military fighter pilots. The program was originally scheduled for Feb. 6, but due to the threat of wintry weather, it [...]
February 8, 2010 – 4:04 pm
In February 1960 four African American college freshmen in Greensboro ignited a national sit-in movement protesting racial segregation. This historic event took place in the city’s F.W. Woolworth store, now the site of the newly opened International Civil Rights Center and Museum.
Amelia Parker, Executive Director of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, will highlight [...]
February 5, 2010 – 3:31 pm
Art lovers, don’t despair! Even in the shortest month, we still have lots of ways to warm up cold wintry days. Join us around town for artful experiences that will engage your mind and recharge your spirit. And through February 26, capture what you love about North Carolina in a photo, and you could be [...]
February 5, 2010 – 10:12 am
The following list is the Historic Sites operating schedule effective February 5.
Reed Gold Mine, Midland (open)
President James K. Polk Birthplace, Pineville (open)
Zebulon B. Vance Birthplace, Weaverville (open)
Thomas Wolfe Memorial, Asheville, (opens at noon - closing at 4 p.m.)
Ft. Dobbs, Statesville, (opens at 10 a.m.)
Transportation Museum, Spencer, (open)
Horne Creek Living Historical Farm, Pinnacle, [...]
February 3, 2010 – 5:03 pm
MT. GILEAD – Town Creek Indian Mound’s Astronomy Night for February will focus on the planet Mars. The program begins at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13. Monthly astronomy events at Town Creek Indian Mound are free and open to the public.
Astronomy Night fans haven’t had a view of Mars this great since [...]
February 3, 2010 – 4:09 pm
WINNABOW – Just as they did in 1865, Union and Confederate forces will clash in battles over Ft. Anderson and Town Creek on Feb. 20-21, as the Brunswick Town/Ft. Anderson State Historic Site commemorates the 145th anniversary of the Confederates’ final attempt to prevent Union soldiers from taking Ft. Anderson and ultimately Wilmington.
The Brunswick Town/Ft. [...]
February 2, 2010 – 5:33 pm
Elizabeth City — The Museum of the Albemarle will commemorate the Battle of Elizabeth City, fought on Feb. 10, 1862, with the free Civil War Living History Days on Feb. 5-6. As the war in the Albemarle was largely one fought on the sounds and rivers as well as a partisan war, naval and [...]
February 2, 2010 – 5:24 pm
BEAUFORT – The English slave ship Henrietta Marie wrecked in the Florida Keys in 1700 and will be examined in a presentation by N.C. Maritime Museum Staff Archaeologist David Moore on Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m. Moore has excavated the Henrietta Marie and also the wreck of the presumed Queen Anne’s Revenge (QAR), [...]