Press Releases
Wake Forest Biology Professor’s WWII Papers Available at State Archives
The State Archives of North Carolina is excited to announce the availability for public research of the World War II-era papers of U.S. Army Air Forces aerial reconnaissance photographer Charles M. Allen Jr. of Mount Gilead, N.C.. Allen served in Headquarters, 10th Photographic Group (Reconnaissance), and later Headquarters, 363rd Reconnaissance Group, during World War II, and also served in the European Theater from February 1944 through the summer of 1945.
National Register Adds 17 North Carolina Historic Places
The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources announces that 17 individual properties across the state, including seven shipwrecks, have been added to the National Register of His
Volunteers Needed for Veterans Oral History Transcription Project
The State Archives and State Library of North Carolina are seeking volunteers to help make their materials more accessible to researchers by transcribing audio files of oral history interviews of N
N.C. Highway Historical Marker Recognizes Black Sailor’s Escape from Slavery and His Diary
William Gould was a plasterer in Wilmington who escaped from slavery with seven other men via the Cape Fear River. They were picked up by the USS Cambridge and joined the Union Navy.
Public Archaeology Day Oct. 27 Celebrates Archaeology in North Carolina
What is archaeology? It’s more than just digging in the dirt! The North Carolina Office of State Archaeology will hold a Public Archaeology Day Saturday, Oct. 27, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Bicentennial Plaza in downtown Raleigh.
October is Archives Month in North Carolina
Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed October 2018 as Archives Month in North Carolina and the State Archives of North Carolina is cosponsoring an exhibit that displays both ordinary and extraordinary documents that record the history and culture of the state.
October Archaeology Month Events Celebrate 14,000 Years of Human History
In celebration of October as North Carolina Archaeology Month, a series of free lectures will be presented by the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology on a broad range of subjects, including the underwater coastal heritage of North Carolina, history of channel improvements in the Cape Fear River, and Moravian pottery production in Old Salem. A student symposium showcasing archaeological research from students across the state is also planned. Lunchtime lectures and the student symposium will be held in the auditorium of the Archives and History Building, 109 E. Jones St., Raleigh.
N.C. Archives Makes Kiffin Rockwell Photo Collection Available Online
The personal and military photograph collection of famous American World War I aviator KiffinRockwell has been made available online for the first time through the Military Collection at the State Archives of North Carolina.
“This Day in North Carolina History” Book Debuts Aug. 8
What do Nina Simone, headache powders, Blackbeard, moonshine and Grandfather Mountain have in common? They all had a role to play in the history of North Carolina.
N.C. Highway Historical Marker to Recognize Revolutionary Era Colonel and Congressman
Irish-born James Gillespie eventually settled in Duplin County and became active in the fight for freedom from British rule.
