April 23, 2008 – 11:00 am
Students perform for History Day
RALEIGH – More than 250 middle and high school students will bring alive lessons from the past during a statewide history competition on Saturday, April 26, at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. Competitors were identified in regional contests throughout the state.
The State Library of North Carolina and the North Carolina State Archives have unveiled the Web site, “From Crossroads to Capital: The Founding and Early History of Raleigh, NC.” Through books, maps, manuscripts, and illustrations, the collection documents Raleigh’s founding in 1792 and takes viewers through the capital’s first 50 years.
Times noted are starting points of particular segments
Today’s podcast features voices of Outer Banks residents as they talk about how life has changed over the years in coastal North Carolina (:45). Produced by Tama Creef and Drew Grimes, the audio is part of an exhibit at the Outer Banks History Center in Manteo entitled “the […]
February 28, 2008 – 11:15 am
RALEIGH – Tobacco barns, smoke houses and grape arbors tell the story of a place and people now almost gone. Northeastern North Carolina is seeking a brighter economy, and help may come from the past. Other areas have captured and packaged their heritage and seen great turn-arounds, such as Natchitoches, La. or Jonesborough, Tenn. A […]
February 12, 2008 – 5:17 pm
RALEIGH – Nominations for the 2008 North Carolina Award, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the state, are now being accepted. Created by the General Assembly in 1961, the award recognizes significant contributions over time of individuals in the fields of fine arts, literature, public service and science.
January 30, 2008 – 12:46 pm
The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources has scheduled a number of events and programs throughout the month of February to celebrate Black History Month. Highlights include:
Town Creek Indian Mound: 4-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2. The state historic site will show the film ““Black Indians: An American Story.” Narrated by James Earl Jones, this movie brings […]
January 28, 2008 – 4:00 pm
RALEIGH — On Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 2 p.m., Mars Hill College will honor the publication of “‘That Magnificent Army of Youth and Peace’: The Civilian Conservation Corps in North Carolina, 1933–1942,” by Dr. Harley E. Jolley, professor emeritus of history at the college. The book celebrates preserving natural and human resources.
January 14, 2008 – 3:18 pm
RALEIGH – N.C. Department of Cultural Resources Secretary Lisbeth C. “Libba” Evans read during a story hour for second graders Jan. 9 as part of the kickoff for “Telling Our Stories,” the department’s theme for 2008. Students from Raleigh’s Wiley Elementary School visited the Cameron Village Branch of the Wake County Public Library, where they heard Evans […]
January 14, 2008 – 2:28 pm
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources received $15,957,400 in December from the General Assembly’s Government Operations Committee for restoration and preservation projects at eight institutions. The projects will commence this year.
In Eastern North Carolina:
–Somerset Place Historic Site, Creswell, will stabilize the foundation of the Collins family home - $2,585,300;
–Mattamuskeet Lodge, Swan Quarter, […]
January 1, 2008 – 6:11 pm
The following selected events are part of “Telling Our Stories,” the Department of Cultural Resources theme for 2008.
January 9 – Kick-off at Cameron Village Regional Library. Lisbeth Evans, Secretary, N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. Mary Boone, State Librarian of N.C. 11 a.m.
January – “Family Connections.” Themed tours of Iredell House and Cupola House. Interpreters explain family connections. […]