Press Releases Press Release Terms - Any -AwardsCivil WarEducationEducators' NewsletterExhibitsFestivalsGrants and GiftsHighway MarkersHistoric PreservationKids' ActivitiesLecturesLiving HistoryMusicPeopleSpecial ToursThings to Do ‘Winter with the Western Company’ Living History Event Dec. 11 Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 12:00 PM By December of 1756, Fort Dobbs was complete. Its garrison of 50 North Carolina soldiers prepared to spend the first of many winters in the building as they guarded the western edge of settlement in the British colony during the French and Indian War. Holiday Programming at the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 12:00 PM The Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum at the Palmer Memorial Institute State Historic Site is excited to announce its slate of holiday programs for the 2021 season. N.C. Historical Commission to Meet via Conference Call Dec. 8 Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 12:00 PM The North Carolina Historical Commission will hold its regular meeting via conference call Wednesday., Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. Tree Lighting Ceremony Returns at State Capitol Dec. 9 Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 12:00 PM Join the State Capitol and Governor Roy Cooper for the return of the annual tree-lighting tradition on Thursday, Dec. 9! The festivities will begin on Capitol Square at 5:30 p.m. with holiday music performed by the Raleigh Concert Band. The governor, Dept. Christmas Open House at Somerset Place Dec. 5 Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 12:00 PM ‘Tis the season! The holidays are fast approaching, and we invite you to begin your season festivities with us at Somerset Place State Historic Site during our 31st Annual Christmas Open House Sunday, Dec. 5, from 1-4 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. State Cabinet Secretaries to Visit Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site Monday, November 22, 2021 at 12:00 PM North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Secretary D. Reid Wilson and Department of Administration Secretary Pamela B. Cashwell will visit Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site Tuesday in Honor of American Indian Heritage Month, which is celebrated in November. The Federation of N.C. Historical Societies Presents the 2021 Albert Ray Newsome Award to the Southport Historical Society for Excellence in Local History Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 12:00 PM A local historical group’s swift adoption of technology and social media promotion of its programming has been rewarded. Pastor Who Wrote Eyewitness Account of 1898 Wilmington Coup To Be Honored With Historical Marker Friday, November 5, 2021 at 12:00 PM A pastor who wrote a key eyewitness account of 1898 Wilmington Coup soon will be recognized with a new North Carolina Highway Historical Marker in Wilmington. The Green Book exhibit at Somerset Place Nov. 5-Dec. 1 Friday, November 5, 2021 at 12:00 PM We are very excited to announce that on Nov. 5, Somerset Place will open a new traveling exhibit, "Navigating Jim Crow: The Green Book and Oasis Spaces in North Carolina.” Nine to Receive 2020-2021 North Carolina Awards, State’s Highest Honor Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 12:00 PM The state’s highest civilian honor, the North Carolina Award, will be presented to nine distinguished North Carolinians Thursday, Nov. 18, at the North Carolina Museum of Art. Governor Roy Cooper will present the award. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹‹ … Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Current page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 … Next page ›› Last page Last » Subscribe to Press Releases