October 20, 2009 – 8:59 am
RALEIGH – A fresh look at North Carolina will be at the Rowan Public Library in Salisbury (201 W. Fisher St.) Oct. 22-Nov. 12. The “Telling Our Stories” Photography Exhibit includes 50 images from the state’s mountains to the coast that show different events and time periods. Organized by the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, [...]
October 19, 2009 – 10:41 am
RALEIGH – The many forms of records from individuals, agencies and communities will be celebrated Oct. 19-25, Archives Week in North Carolina. N.C. Department of Cultural Resources Secretary Linda Carlisle will present the Archives Week Proclamation signed by Gov. Bev Perdue in observation of Archives Week to State Archivist Dick Lankford on Wednesday, Oct. [...]
September 18, 2009 – 4:06 pm
Application Deadline: September 30, 2009
(RALEIGH) - The September 30, 2009, deadline for the Traveling Archivist Program (TAP) applications is fast approaching. The TAP provides hands on preservation assistance to cultural and heritage institutions that house archives, papers, and records at risk of deterioration and damage.
This program, announced last July is coordinated by the North [...]
Politicks is the science of human happiness—and the Felicity of Societies depends entirely on the Constitutions of Government under which they live. John Adams
RALEIGH – One of the most important documents authored by John Adams, second president of the United States, was penned following questions from two North Carolinians about governance. That document became [...]
RALEIGH— Family Bibles share rich life histories — recording births, marriages and death information. The newest digital collection, North Carolina Family Records Online, created by the State Library of North Carolina and the State Archives, transcribes and digitizes nearly 220 family Bible Records and the six-volume Marriage and Death Notices from Raleigh Register and [...]
RALEIGH – A fresh look at people and places in North Carolina is found in the “Telling Our Stories” Photography Exhibit May 4-28 at Edgecombe County Memorial Library in Tarboro. The best among North Carolina’s professional and amateur photographers are showcased in a traveling exhibit organized by the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. In addition [...]
February 16, 2009 – 3:32 pm
RALEIGH – There’s something arresting in the demi-smile of the confident, composed gentleman wearing a seersucker suit in the photograph who looks out at you. He is formally posed, and cradles a bag of corn meal in his lap. What is he telling us? His photograph is among the 50 images, 18 from the North [...]
January 21, 2009 – 4:47 pm
RALEIGH – Historic occasions like presidential inaugurations often mean historic editions of newspapers and magazines. Here are some suggestions from the State Archives that can protect keepsake editions for years to come.
“I recommend making a digital copy for framing, and storing the original,” said Sarah Koonts, head of the Collections Management Branch of the Division [...]
December 10, 2008 – 9:16 am
RALEIGH – A new look at North Carolina arrived at the Appalachian Regional Library in North Wilkesboro this week. The Telling Our Stories Photography Exhibit includes 50 images from the state’s mountains to the coast that show different events and time periods. Organized by the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources around the 2008 “Telling Our [...]