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More Families Find Fun at State Historic Sites

August 11, 2008 – 4:39 pm

RALEIGH – With back-to-school shopping well underway and the classroom doors swinging open, families in North Carolina can enjoy the last bit of summer fun at the 27 North Carolina State Historic Sites. A six percent increase in visitation in the 2007-08 fiscal year (FY) compared to last fiscal year shows that visitors are maximizing [...]

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Outer Banks, Now and Then

February 19, 2008 – 2:46 pm

MANTEO — Take a look back in time through images of coastal Carolina from the past and present at the Outer Banks History Center (OBHC) in Manteo.  With a broad perspective and a light-hearted touch, this retrospective, entitled “The Outer Banks Now and Then: Where We Are, Where We’ve Been,”  promises to inspire laughter, nostalgia, and [...]

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Nearly 58,000 Saw Lost Colony Exhibit

February 4, 2008 – 10:52 am

Approximately 58,000 people took advantage of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the exhibit “Mysteries of the Lost Colony” and “A New World: England’s First View of America” from the British Museum. The exhibit ran from Oct. 20, 2007, to Jan. 14, 2008, at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh.

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Black History Month

January 30, 2008 – 12:46 pm

The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources has scheduled a number of events and programs throughout the month of February to celebrate Black History Month.  Highlights include:
Town Creek Indian Mound: 4-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2.  The state historic site will show the film ““Black Indians: An American Story.” Narrated by James Earl Jones, this movie brings [...]

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“A Christmas to Remember” at RIFP

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, [...]

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