Tag Archives: History

Bennett Place Marks Memorial Day with Soldiers Throughout Time May 25

May 22, 2013 – 5:30 pm

DURHAM — Bennett Place State Historic Site will present a special living history program to remember and honor American soldiers on Saturday, May 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, May 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This Memorial Day tribute is for American military personnel throughout our nation’s history. Living historians [...]

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Free Fayetteville Arsenal Tours Offered This Summer!

May 22, 2013 – 3:00 pm

FAYETTEVILLE – The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex is pleased to offer guided tours of Arsenal Park beginning June 4 through July 26. The tour will be available free of charge once a day, Tuesday through Friday at 2:00 pm. The site of the Fayetteville Arsenal was commissioned in 1838 by the federal government [...]

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Railroading, Aviation and Automotive History and Equipment Will Be On Display

May 20, 2013 – 2:00 pm

SPENCER — The N.C. Transportation Museum is expanding a well known event to include more options for families, more things to see and do and more experiences for everyone who attends. June 1, the museum’s traditional “Rail Days” event will become the “Museum in Motion” festival. The “Museum in Motion” festival will provide as many [...]

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Pony 101 at the Museum of the Albemarle

May 17, 2013 – 4:00 pm

The Museum of the Albemarle in conjunction with Circle S Stables will host Pony 101, a day camp, on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. for children 5 to 8 years old and Thursday, July 16, 2013 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. for children 9 to 12 years old.  Pre-registration [...]

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Hands-on Historians and Sprouting Scientists: A Summer Camp with Museum of the Albemarle and Port Discover

May 17, 2013 – 2:30 pm

Looking for something fun and educational for the little ones in your life?  The Museum of the Albemarle and Port Discover will hold Hands-on Historians and Sprouting Scientists Summer Camp beginning Monday, June 17 through Friday, June 21, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. until Noon. Campers 5 to 8 years old will begin their adventure at [...]

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Celebrate Patriots’ Day with a Boom at Alamance Battleground on May 17-19

May 17, 2013 – 1:00 pm

BURLINGTON - Alamance Battleground State Historic Site will commemorate the 242ndanniversary of the Battle of Alamance with special, family-friendly activities during its 18th-centuryLiving Experience and Patriots’ Dayon May 18-19. There will be commemorative ceremonies and living history demonstrations for all to enjoy. Costumed interpreters will re-enact military and domestic life all day on Saturday, and on Sunday from 1-5 [...]

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Battleship NORTH CAROLINA Announces First in Flight License Plate

May 15, 2013 – 5:54 pm

WILMINGTON – The Battleship NORTH CAROLINA announces applications are being accepted for the North Carolina First In Flight Specialized Battleship NORTH CAROLINA License Plate. The plates will provide sustainable revenue for operations of the Ship, as the Ship does not receive state or federal funding for day to day functionality.  The cost is an annual $30 [...]

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Treasures from Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge at the Western Office in Asheville for a Limited Time

May 15, 2013 – 2:00 pm

ASHEVILLE — A cannon ball, window glass and gold dust from the wreck of Blackbeard’s flagship, Queen Anne’s Revenge (QAR), will be on exhibit at the Cultural Resources Western Office from May 31 to July 13. State and local officials will attend the May 31 ribbon cutting before the public opening on June 1. It [...]

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Tryon Palace to Host 5th Annual East Carolina Pottery Festival

May 15, 2013 – 1:00 pm

The 5th annual East Carolina Pottery Festival will bring pottery exhibits, clay throwing techniques and firing demonstrations to Tryon Palace on Saturday, June 1. Held from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., this free event has expanded in recent years and is expected to bring more than 40 potters to New Bern’s well-established community of artists [...]

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Re-Enactment Group Funds Conservation of Flag at the N.C. Museum of History

May 15, 2013 – 12:48 pm

RALEIGH — When the 6th Regiment North Carolina State Troops fought at the Battle of Sailor’s Creek in Virginia, a Union soldier captured its flag on April 6, 1865–just days before Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox. Although the Confederate flag was returned to North Carolina in 1905, it has remained in storage at [...]

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North Carolina Symphony Offers Free Concert at Tryon Palace

May 15, 2013 – 12:37 pm

NEW BERN – The North Carolina Symphony will give a free outdoor concert, Sunday, June 2, at 7:30 p.m., on the South Lawn at New Bern’s historic Tryon Palace. Symphony Music Director Grant Llewellyn will lead the orchestra in “Concerts in Your Community: At the Movies.”  In the event of inclement weather, the performance will take [...]

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History for Lunch: The Clothing of the 1860s

May 15, 2013 – 10:30 am

In conjunction with the Museum of the Albemarle’s newest exhibit Real to Reel:  The Making of Gone with the Wind, Education Coordinator Charlotte Patterson will present a History for Lunch program on Wednesday, June 5 from 12:15-12:45 p.m. The discussion will center on clothing used in the film and clothing in the exhibit and clothing [...]

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Lecture: Filming in North Carolina–An Alternative to Hollywood”

May 13, 2013 – 5:40 pm

The Museum of the Albemarle will host Dale Pollock, Professor of Cinema Studies and Producing at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem on Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 1 p.m. in the Gaither Auditorium.  Mr. Pollock will present “Filming in North Carolina:  An Alternative to Hollywood.”  His topic will focus [...]

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Pirate Excavation Education Launches Shipwreck Expedition

May 13, 2013 – 5:22 pm

BEAUFORT — North Carolina students in the 4th through 8th grades can free their imaginations and ask questions about Blackbeard and the wreck of his flagship, Queen Anne’s Revenge (QAR), during a live online stream from the Watercraft Center at the N.C. Maritime Museum in Beaufort on Friday, May 31, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. They’ll learn how [...]

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Museum Offers Quilt Workshop

May 10, 2013 – 4:00 pm

FAYETTEVILLE — Join textile historian and conservator, Lynn Gorges, and learn about quilts used and produced during the time of the American Civil War as you make your own bound signature quilt block. The workshop will discuss color palettes and patterns used during the Civil War era as well as compare authentic period fabrics to [...]

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