Press Releases
Bentonville Anniversary Commemoration Goes Virtual
The anniversary commemoration of the largest battle ever fought on North Carolina soil will have a different look this year.
Historic Halifax Hosts Heroic Harriet Tubman Statue
You may have heard the legends, read books, or even seen the recent movie, “Harriet,” but now you can see a larger-than-life statue of the heroic figure at Historic Halifax State Historic Site in o
Freedman Elias Polk and a Post-Civil War Fight for Rights Examined Feb. 20
Initially enslaved by North Carolina native President James K. Polk, Elias Polk took up the fight for black economic independence after the Civil War.
Stagville and the Roots of Durham In-Person Tours Feb. 20
Hear stories of how freed people built Durham, the wealth and influence of the Cameron family, and how sharecropping shaped the lives of African American families post-Emancipation.
March 2021 Bentonville Battlefield Reenactment Cancelled
Due to the uncertainty regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the reenactment, scheduled for March 21-22, 2021 at Bentonville Battlefield has been cancelled.
Governor Cooper Proclaims Sept. 2020 as International Underground Railroad Month
RALEIGH, N.C. – Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed September 2020 as International Underground Railroad Month in North Carolina.
Historic Stagville Joins the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience
Historic Stagville State Historic Site, the site of one of the largest plantations in North Carolina, has been accepted to join the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, a worldwide netwo
Brunswick Town Fort Anderson State Historic Site Receives $2 Million Grant Award to Stabilize Shoreline
The shoreline at a state historic site on the Cape Fear River in Brunswick County soon will be stabilized.
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.
