November 6, 2008 – 4:42 pm
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Today’s show highlights a North Carolinian’s quest for freedom, and we’ll also find out about crafting a perfect getaway this fall. Finally, in honor of Veterans Day, we visit with the state’s military archivist, and head over to the State Capitol to find out what is planned there [...]
November 6, 2008 – 4:28 pm
RALEIGH (Nov.5, 2008)—Who links Mount Rushmore with the first Tar Heel to fall in the Civil War and Gov. Charles B. Aycock? The answer is Gutzon Borglum, the distinguished American sculptor of four massive presidential busts and also of two monuments in Raleigh’s Capitol Square, the likenesses of Henry Lawson Wyatt and Gov. Aycock.
Conservators from the [...]
November 3, 2008 – 11:19 am
RALEIGH—To improve public accessibility to the State Capitol and its grounds, restoration will begin in mid-November on Union Square in downtown Raleigh. The project will feature an extensive rehab of the Capitol grounds’ walkways, focusing on repairing uneven sections of concrete and improving accessibility to the square. Existing walks between the northeast corner of Union [...]
October 27, 2008 – 10:01 am
RALEIGH – Andrew Johnson became America’s 17th president the day after President Lincoln was assassinated. Three tumultuous years later, he was the first president to be impeached.
“Andrew Johnson and the Challenge of Presidential Leadership after the Civil War” will be presented at the State Capitol at noon, Dec. 1, by Dr. Dan T. Carter, one [...]
October 24, 2008 – 10:32 am
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Today’s show highlights a busy day for State Historic Sites, talks about the arts in the lives of North Carolinians, and focuses a lens on a traveling photography exhibit. First up, Keith Hardison, Director of State Historic Sites, details the fun that will be had on October 25 [...]
October 24, 2008 – 9:37 am
RALEIGH—Fact may chill even more than fiction Saturday, Oct. 25, during the State Capitol’s hair-raising but family friendly event, “Scare on the Square.” From 5-9:30 p.m., ‘spooky’ 30-minute guided tours of this 1840s building that has seen so much history will be offered to young and old alike. Free and open to the public, these [...]
September 18, 2008 – 8:10 am
Tiffianna Honsinger, state capitol historian, and John Mintz, assistant state archaeologist, recently spoke with Bruce Ferrell of the North Carolina News Network radio chain about the State Capitol’s history and design, as well as an archaeological project to learn about the original design and materials of the sidewalks around the Capitol.
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September 5, 2008 – 8:29 am
RALEIGH (Sept. 5, 2008)—Eighteen State Historic Sites will be closed Saturday, Sept 6, including the State Capitol. All nine State Historic Sites east of Interstate 95 will be closed: Governor Aycock, Historic Bath, Bentonville Battlefield, Brunswick Town, CSS Neuse, Fort Fisher, Historic Edenton, Historic Halifax, Somerset Place and Roanoke Island Festival Park.
Sites in the [...]
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 [...]
August 6, 2008 – 12:57 pm
RALEIGH —The walkways crisscrossing the State Capitol grounds in downtown Raleigh are soon slated to get a facelift, but first the N.C. Office of State Archaeology will search to find out more about the original 1920s-era paths.
On Wednesday, Aug. 6, and Thursday, Aug. 7, Assistant State Archaeologist John Mintz and his crew will begin to [...]