Press Releases
N.C. Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources Launches NCLearn@Home
While public operations at Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources institutions remain temporarily suspended, many of our engaging programs and resources can be experienced online.
Bentonville Battlefield Anniversary Event to Feature Talks by Area African American Descendants
Not blossoms but bullets came to the farms and plantations of North Carolina’s coastal plain during the Battle of Bentonville March 19-21, 1865.
Aycock Birthplace Turns to Spring Planting and Classroom Practices in March
Spring is almost here and for generations that has meant preparing the fields and planting crops.
Tours and Talks Highlight CSS Neuse Five-Year-Anniversary Event
Get out around town to see some local Kinston landscapes with new insights during the CSS Neuse fifth anniversary celebration Saturday, March 7, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Women’s History Month Programs at State Historic Sites and Museums
Programs celebrating women’s history will be offered at venues of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources in March.
NC High School Students Compete in Statewide Poetry Out Loud Competition
North Carolina high school students from 25 counties across the state will take the stage on Saturday, Feb. 22, in Greensboro, to compete in the annual statewide Poetry Out Loud competition.
One Year Anniversary of Jaki Shelton Green’s Induction as North Carolina’s First African American Poet Laureate
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the official induction of Jaki Shelton Green as North Carolina’s first African American poet laureate.
“Navigating Jim Crow: The Green Book and Oasis Spaces in North Carolina” Traveling Exhibit Debuts in Greensboro and Durham in March
The N.C. African American Heritage Commission (AAHC), a division of the N.C.
Aycock Birthplace Celebrates Black History Month
FREMONT, N.C. — Music and dance will resonate at Aycock Birthplace State Historic Site during a free program celebrating Black History Month Saturday, Feb. 22, 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Artist April C.
“Plunging Shot and Screaming Shells:” 155th Anniversary of the Fall of Fort Anderson
Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site will commemorate the 155th anniversary of the fall of Fort Anderson Feb. 15 and 16.
