December 27, 2007 – 12:37 pm
Ever tempted to build a ship model? On Saturday, Feb. 2, members of the Carolina Maritime Model Society will provide the inside scoop on building model ships. They will host two one-hour sessions in the Battleship auditorium followed by demonstrations in the visitor center. The program runs from 1-4 p.m. and is free, but does [...]
December 11, 2007 – 3:05 pm
ASHEVILLE – Since time immemorial, people have celebrated holidays by telling stories, singing songs and making music passed down from generation to generation. Noted balladeer and storyteller Sheila Kay Adams will present “Christmas on the Mountain,” an evening of Southern Appalachian Mountains Christmas stories, traditional ballads and music at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic [...]
December 6, 2007 – 3:24 pm
(SANFORD)—Relive Christmas festivities in the Sandhills back in colonial days at House in the Horseshoe State Historic Site near Sanford Saturday, Dec. 8. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the site will present a holiday open house featuring traditional 18th century music; cooking, weapons, woodworking and crafts demonstrations; a book signing; musket and cannon firings [...]
December 6, 2007 – 3:18 pm
(ROANOKE ISLAND) – “A Christmas to Remember” returns to the Film Theatre at Roanoke Island Festival Park for both matinee and evening shows again this holiday season. The show will be filled with holiday favorites from yesterday and today that will entertain and delight all ages. Show dates and times are Dec. 12, 15, 16, [...]
December 6, 2007 – 12:19 pm
(HALIFAX)—Watch authentically costumed Revolutionary War soldiers recruit volunteers to help fight for America’s freedom and savor the festive aroma of colonial holiday dishes at the 2007 Historic Halifax Christmas celebration, planned Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Other activities will include tours of the state historic site’s 18th century Tap Room Tavern [...]
December 5, 2007 – 11:43 am
(DURHAM)—Relive how North Carolinians celebrated Christmas during the Civil War at Bennett Place State Historic Site in Durham, Saturday, Dec. 15 and Sunday, Dec. 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Decorated as it would have been in North Carolina’s piedmont during a mid-19th century holiday season, the former Bennett Farm will present period [...]
November 28, 2007 – 5:37 pm
(FREMONT) —A festive Christmas feast of chicken, collards, biscuits, and plum pudding like that served on the Aycock farm in the late 19th century will blanket the dining room table at Aycock Birthplace State Historic Site during the site’s annual Christmas tours scheduled Tuesday, Dec. 4 and Thursday, Dec. 6. The tours will be held [...]
November 13, 2007 – 3:25 pm
(WILMINGTON) – Living history interpreters will participate in demonstrations from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007 that show the life of the Battleship crew during World War II. Visitors will be able to view living history demonstrations and activities throughout the day.Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see living history interpreters [...]
October 29, 2007 – 12:01 pm
(PINEVILLE) — The 212th birthday of one of America’s most effective presidents, James K. Polk, will be celebrated in a festive program at the President James K. Polk State Historic Site in Pineville, Saturday, Nov. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.The day will feature interpreters costumed as the Polk family would have been when [...]