Press Releases
Volunteers Can Help N.C. State Archives Transcribe Archival Records at Home
The State Archives of North Carolina needs volunteers to spend time at home helping to transcribe archival records through its “Transcribe NC” project.
WWII N.C. Military Base Newsletters Available Online Through State Archives
A collection of North Carolina military installation camp newsletters and newspapers from World War II are now available online as part of the State Archives of North Carolina’s Military Collection
State Archives Presents Touring Exhibit on Women’s Suffrage in North Carolina
The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing and protecting the right of women to vote.
National Register Adds Seven North Carolina Historic Places
The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is pleased to announce that seven individual properties across the state have been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
October is Archives Month in North Carolina
Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed October 2019 as Archives Month in North Carolina, recognizing those who preserve and provide access to public records and archival materials in North Carolina’s a
Help Needed to Recover Missing Stoneman’s Raid Highway Historical Markers
The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, which manages the North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, requests the public’s help in locating two missing highway historical markers. They both are related to Stoneman’s Raid.
Celebrate Independence Day with N.C.’s Original Bill of Rights at the N.C. Museum of History
North Carolina’s copy of its original Bill of Rights will be displayed for a limited time in a lobby case at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh, June 29 through July 7.
Volunteers Can Help N.C. State Archives Transcribe Archival Records
The State Archives of North Carolina is developing a program that showcases some of its collections while engaging the public with hands-on activities that will increase the accessibility of archiv
N.C. Women’s Stories to be Preserved
The State Archives of North Carolina is excited to announce the establishment of an Oral History Unit within its Special Collections Section.
Program Shares Ante-Bellum Era Vintage Photographs of African Americans
Most frequently seen images of African Americans from pre-Civil War times show them barefoot and poorly clothed. Collector Craig James has striking images of elegant and proud African Americans from that period. He will offer “A New Look at Early African American Images,” Thursday, Feb. 21 at 12:30 p.m., in the Archives & History/State Library Building,109 E. Jones St., Raleigh.
