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Central North Carolina Students Prepare For National History Competition

May 9, 2013 – 6:30 pm

RALEIGH — A select group of students from across central North Carolina have demonstrated mastery of a topic in history and are eligible to advance to the National History Day competition at the University of Maryland at College Park in June. More than 300 students came to Raleigh for the recent National History Day in [...]

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Western North Carolina Students Prepare For National History Competition

May 9, 2013 – 5:30 pm

RALEIGH — A select group of students from across western North Carolina have demonstrated mastery of a topic in history and are eligible to advance to the National History Day competition at the University of Maryland at College Park in June. More than 300 students came to Raleigh for the recent National History Day in [...]

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Eastern North Carolina Students Prepare For National History Competition

May 9, 2013 – 4:30 pm

RALEIGH — A select group of students from across eastern North Carolina have demonstrated mastery of a topic in history and are eligible to advance to the National History Day competition at the University of Maryland at College Park in June. More than 300 students came to Raleigh for the recent National History Day in [...]

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May Flowers Bring the Bees for a Preschool Pal Event

May 1, 2013 – 10:00 am

FAYETTEVILLE – If April showers bring May flowers, then May flowers are bringing bees! The life of bees is the theme for Preschool Pals at the Museum of the Cape Fear on May 14 at 10 a.m. Beekeeper Terry Lengel will bring “show-n-tell” items, but don’t worry, there will be no actual bees. Instead he [...]

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National History Day Competition in North Carolina to be Held April 27

April 19, 2013 – 10:26 am

RALEIGH — Hundreds of middle and high school students will travel to Raleigh and make the most of history during the National History Day in North Carolina competition on April 27 at the N.C. Museum of History. The theme is “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas and Events.” The students are the winners of district [...]

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Home School Day at Tryon Palace Brings Food to the Frontline

April 16, 2013 – 2:00 pm

NEW BERN — Tryon Palace will host its popular Home School Day on Friday, May 3. Held under the theme “From Hearthfire to the Campfire,” Home School Day will focus on the valuable role food has played in shaping America’s history. Whether it was rationing and stockpiling food on the homefront or cooking it over [...]

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SECCA’s “J-Term” Intern From Hollins University

January 28, 2013 – 1:00 pm

WINSTON SALEM –The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) has had the rare pleasure of currently working with an intern who writes poetry about Medieval saints and who sees contemporary art through the lens of building on the statements of artists who have gone before. Johnna Henry, 20, is a “J-Term” (January Term) intern at [...]

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Queen Anne’s Revenge Posters Free to Local Educators

January 11, 2013 – 3:00 pm

BEAUFORT – Thanks to a grant from the Carteret Community Foundation, local educators can get the new Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge educational posters for free. In response to the growing demand for information and educational materials about the wreck of Blackbeard’s flagship, Queen Anne’s Revenge, the North Carolina Maritime Museum staff will design a series of eight educational posters about the shipwreck project [...]

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Museum of History Fall Visitation Increases

December 7, 2012 – 1:10 pm

RALEIGH – The N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh has seen its visitation numbers rise steadily this fall.  There was a 76 percent increase in visitation in October 2012 compared to last October.  Such increases are part of a year-long trend at the Division of State History Museums and State Historic Sites this fall. The exhibit Real [...]

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A Civil War Christmas for Pre-Schoolers at the Museum of the Albemarle

December 6, 2012 – 2:05 pm

The Museum of the Albemarle will hold “Pre-Schooler Time” on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 10 a.m.  Participants must be between the ages of three- and five-years-old and must be accompanied by an adult.  Pre-Schoolers will discover how children celebrated Christmas during the Civil War, read a Christmas book and participate in a hands-on activity. [...]

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Museum Presents Free, New Video Series!

December 4, 2012 – 5:00 pm

The N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh presents the new video series North Carolina, Long Story Shorts. Entertaining and educational, the free programs are available in an on-demand streaming video format online. Under the “Education” link, just click “Videos on Demand,” register and watch history unfold. The videos are for all audiences. The series’ signature [...]

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Living History of Legendary Schools: Rural Segregated Schools of Pasquotank County, 1925-1951

November 8, 2012 – 1:30 pm

ELIZABETH CITY — The Kehukee & Sister Schools Project will present Living History of Legendary Schools:  Rural Segregated Schools of Pasquotank County, 1925-1951 at the Museum of the Albemarle on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 2 p.m. The program will include a brief historical overview of the rural segregated schools within Pasquotank County followed by [...]

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Highway Marker to Honor Birth of the Community College System

October 23, 2012 – 5:08 pm

RALEIGH — The industrial expansion in North Carolina after World War II led to a demand for technical and vocational training. Under the administrations of Governors Luther Hodges and Terry Sanford, seven Industrial Education Centers (IEC) were created that became the core of the Community College System. A N.C. Highway Historical Marker will be dedicated to honor the [...]

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Historical Experiences Await Students at Alamance Battleground

October 9, 2012 – 1:05 pm

BURLINGTON–Over 1,700 students from across North Carolina will see that history can be both interesting and fun at Alamance Battleground State Historic Site during its 32nd annual Colonial Living Week on October 8-12.  The week-long living history event features costumed interpreters who will recreate and introduce those in attendance to colonial life in the eighteenth [...]

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North Carolina Symphony Announces Auditions for NCS Youth Sinfonietta During the 2012/13 Season

September 26, 2012 – 2:30 pm

RALEIGH–The North Carolina Symphony announced today the auditions for the NCS Youth Sinfonietta, an exclusive chamber orchestra made up of 14- to 21-year-olds from across the state and led by the Symphony’s renowned staff of conductors. All auditions will be held by video audition submission. After completing an online application form, students can record and [...]

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