Press Releases Press Release Terms - Any -AwardsCivil WarEducationEducators' NewsletterExhibitsFestivalsGrants and GiftsHighway MarkersHistoric PreservationKids' ActivitiesLecturesLiving HistoryMusicPeopleSpecial ToursThings to Do Repaired Highway Marker Honoring Civil Rights Leader Ella Baker to be Reinstalled Friday, March 25, 2022 at 12:00 PM A repaired historical highway marker recognizing a North Carolina civil rights leader soon will be reinstalled at its original location. Originally dedicated in 2011, the marker honors civil rights leader Ella Baker. It was damaged in 2019 and placed in storage. Gold Panning Returns to Reed Gold Mine for the 2022 Season Friday, March 25, 2022 at 12:00 PM A fun activity soon will return to Reed Gold Mine. Noted Nature Photographer George Masa to be Honored with Historical Marker Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 12:00 PM A man whose photographs of the North Carolina mountains played a crucial role in the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park soon will be recognized with a new North Carolina Highway Historical Marker in Asheville. Town Creek Historical Marker to be Unveiled Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 12:00 PM A new Highway Historical Marker soon will commemorate North Carolina’s oldest State Historic Site. State Capitol to Host 'Down Home: Jewish Life in North Carolina' Exhibit Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 12:00 PM The North Carolina State Capitol will host the traveling exhibit “Down Home: Jewish Life in North Carolina” from April 1 to May 31. Visitors to the Capitol can see this exhibit Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m.-5 p.m. N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Celebrates 50th Anniversary with DNCR Days Events Across the State Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 12:00 PM In 2022, the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is celebrating 50 years as a state cabinet-level agency with regional celebrations and online content throughout the year. NCDNCR Western Office Presents Free Virtual Program on the History of African American Men in N.C. Politics Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 12:00 PM The end of the Civil War brought several firsts for African Americans, .most notably the election to local, state, and federal offices. From the North Carolina state legislature to the United States Congress, African American North Carolinians served their nation in political positions. State Historic Preservation Office Partners with Town of Swansboro to Begin Architectural Survey Update of Existing Historic Districts Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 12:00 PM The Town of Swansboro and the Swansboro Historic Preservation Commission have been awarded a 2021 federal Historic Preservation Fund grant for Certified Local Governments from the National Park Service, administered through the State Historic Preservation Office (HPO) of the North Carolina Office Tickets Now Available for Bentonville Illumination Event Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 12:00 PM Tickets are now available for Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site’s illumination event, which will take place on the evening of March 19. Historian to discuss Rise of Ku Klux Klan in Western North Carolina during Reconstruction Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 12:00 PM A free online program hosted by the Western Office of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources will examine the formation of the Ku Klux Klan. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹‹ Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page ›› Last page Last » Subscribe to Press Releases