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Tag Archives: Historic Sites
Bentonville Battlefield
May 1, 2008 – 12:20 pm
Donnie Taylor, site manager for the Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site, takes viewers on a tour of the Harper House (ca. 1855), which was used during the battle as a hospital. The house is furnished as a Civil War field hospital.
The Battle of Bentonville, fought March 19-21, 1865, was the last full-scale action of the […]
Battleship Comes Alive May 2-4
April 30, 2008 – 10:33 am
WILMINGTON–Living history interpreters will participate in demonstrations Friday, May 2, through Sunday, May 4, that show the life of the Battleship North Carolina crew during World War II. Visitors will be able to view living history demonstrations and activities Friday, May 2, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, May 3 from 1-5 p.m.; and […]
Bennett Place to Mark Largest Surrender
April 21, 2008 – 4:04 pm
DURHAM—Relive the April 26, 1865 Confederate surrender at Bennett Place in Durham – the largest of the Civil War – on Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27, at Bennett Place State Historic Site. The program, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, will include a colorful reenactment of […]
“Living History Saturdays” at Vance
April 21, 2008 – 3:53 pm
Zebulon Vance as a young man
WEAVERVILLE—Western North Carolina’s unique dance, music and arts traditions will be highlighted at Vance Birthplace State Historic Site in Weaverville this spring and early summer. Held on successive Saturdays at 1 p.m., this series of living history events will include an old-time “frolic” on Saturday, May 17, at 5 p.m. […]
Fantail Films
April 8, 2008 – 1:55 pm
The ninth annual Fantail Film Festival in Wilmington runs four Friday nights in May, and will feature movies on the big screen outside on the Battleship North Carolina’s deck (fantail), just the way her crew watched movies in the 1940s! This year’s classic film selection celebrates the “Many Moods of Love.” Dates are May 9, […]
“Leatherheads” / ArtDuckO
April 3, 2008 – 3:28 pm
Times noted are starting points of particular segments
Today’s show features a behind the scenes look at a Hollywood film, cultural memories from North Carolinians, and a look at a new exhibit at the Museum of History that soars.
First up, for one North Carolina State Historic Site, it was Hooray for Hollywood. (:58) “Leatherheads,” starring George Clooney, […]
Halifax Resolves
March 27, 2008 – 4:41 pm
HALIFAX—Celebrate 232 years of American independence from Great Britain Saturday, April 12, at the annual Halifax Day festivities held in Halifax. From 10 a.m.-5 p.m., visitors may join in a colorful remembrance at Historic Halifax State Historic Site of the April 12, 1776, vote by North Carolina’s Provincial Congress to separate from the British Crown. […]
New Book on Polk
March 27, 2008 – 11:38 am
PINEVILLE—Though time may have obscured James K. Polk’s accomplishments as president, historian Walter Borneman gives him a new lease on life in his book “Polk: The Man who Transformed the Presidency and America,” which the writer will discuss Thursday, April 10 at President James K. Polk State Historic Site, the former Polk family farm in […]