While many household items and family treasures have been lost to Hurricane Matthew, books can help children of all ages escape for a bit from the storm's tremendous devastation. The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, in partnership with the North State Journal, is asking for donations of children's books for Hurricane Matthew victims.
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Learn more about who your ancestors were during a virtual Family History Fair live webcast Saturday, Oct. 15. This how-to event is presented by the North Carolina Government and Heritage Library and the State Archives of North Carolina.
Explore a working tobacco barn, learn about North Carolina State Parks, view vintage bicycles or investigate North Carolina's amazing array of historic sites, aquariums, zoo and museums through the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources exhibits at the North Carolina State Fair.
Parents of 3, 4 and 5-year-old children are invited to sign up for free text messages from "Ready4K," provided by ParentPowered Public Benefit Corporation in partnership with the State Library of North Carolina.
In what was then Pasqoutank County, a congregation in the Shiloh community petitioned the colonial court to be allowed to worship at the church of its choice, and not the Church of England. The oldest Baptist Church in North Carolina thus came to be organized by Sept.
Planning your visit to a North Carolina state park to view the spectacular colors of changing Fall leaves? Or maybe you're still working to complete your N.C. State Parks Passport, or planning to attend one of the remaining State Parks Centennial celebrations.
Photo: Gov. Pat McCrory (center) stopped by to visit with DNCR CREST team members Adrienne Berney (far left), Reid Thomas (second from right) and LeRae Umfleet (far right) during a recent tour of flood damage in Windsor.