September 29, 2009 – 2:14 pm
WINNABOW – Grab your “past-port” and take a trip back in time to the free Brunswick Town/Ft. Anderson State Historic Site Colonial Heritage Day on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Costumed spinners, weavers, woodworkers, and cooks will be on hand to depict aspects of life in the colonial port. The Colonial Marketplace [...]
September 28, 2009 – 2:52 pm
Catch the classic pirate flick “The Pirate of the Black Hawk” on Friday, Oct. 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the last installment of the series First Friday at the Movies at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. Even seafaring scoundrels would agree this movie is a steal — admission, popcorn, [...]
September 16, 2009 – 8:32 am
For many people, fall weather brings a renewed sense of energy. October programs at the N.C. Museum of History provide many reasons to get out and enjoy the season. The month’s programs range from the classic 1958 pirate movie to a Music of the Carolinas performance with award-winning string-band musicians.
On Oct. 17 middle- and high-school [...]
September 14, 2009 – 11:04 am
Downtown Raleigh may not be the first place you expect to find North Carolina crops growing in abundance. However, thanks to a collective effort spearheaded by the N.C. Museum of History, corn, peanuts and tobacco are just a few of the plants flourishing right around the corner from the State Capitol. Large concrete planters in [...]
September 8, 2009 – 11:05 am
Fields plump with pumpkins, apple orchards ripe for harvest, gardens with green beans galore. There’s nothing like a crisp autumn day on a North Carolina farm to welcome the season. Come experience the sights and smells of fall, and learn about the state’s agriculture, during Farm Fresh Family Day on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 11 [...]
September 3, 2009 – 2:43 pm
Did you know that mourning practices once included “dressing” a house to announce a death to the community? This custom was common in the late-19th century and early-20th century.
The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex in Fayetteville will be transforming the 1897 Poe House for mourning as part its presentation Sorrow Is Sacred. From [...]
August 25, 2009 – 8:50 am
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 [...]
August 24, 2009 – 3:13 pm
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 [...]
August 21, 2009 – 2:15 pm
PINEVILLE – Legend says Andrew Jackson called her “wealthy, pretty, ambitious, and intelligent,” and urged James K. Polk to marry Sarah Childress, which he did. The President James K. Polk Historic Site will have a birthday celebration for that active first lady on Saturday, Sept. 5, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., commemorating her birth on Sept. [...]
August 20, 2009 – 1:59 pm
STATESVILLE – Keeping the soldiers fed was a most important task for 18th century commanders at Fort Dobbs, now a state historic site. On Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 5-6, you can see how the provincial soldiers at Fort Dobbs ate. Demonstrations of field cooking techniques will be presented at 11:30 a.m. each day [...]