Press Releases
North Carolina Historic Preservation Office Receives African American Civil Rights Grant
The North Carolina Historic Preservation Office has received a $50,000 grant from the Department of Interior, National Park Service (NPS) funded through the Historic Preservation Fund African Ameri
Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum Celebrates “She Changed the World” Virtually
Charlotte Hawkins Brown was a woman to stand up and speak out, and in that spirit the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum (CHB) will present an online celebration of women’s activism June 15-22.
North Carolina Historic Preservation Office Announces Call for Hurricanes Florence and Michael Grant Applications
A recent grant from the National Park Service (NPS) will make available up to $9.25 million in funding to provide recovery assistance to historic properties (including archaeological sites) damaged
Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum New Site Manager Lacey Wilson
Lacey Wilson has been named the new site manager at the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum in Gibsonville, one of 29 state historic sites of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
N.C. Historical Commission to Meet via Conference Call May 29
The North Carolina Historical Commission will meet via conference call Friday, May 29 at 9 a.m.
Golden Frinks Home in Edenton Receives Federal Grant for Renovations
EDENTON – A recent grant from the National Park Service African American Civil Rights Grant Fund will help tell a more complete story of Edenton’s recent past.
Volunteers Can Help N.C. State Archives Transcribe Archival Records at Home
The State Archives of North Carolina needs volunteers to spend time at home helping to transcribe archival records through its “Transcribe NC” project.
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.
“More Than a Woman” Program at Reed Gold Mine March 7 and 21, 2020
While the men who first discovered gold in America in 1799 are celebrated, little has been said about the women of the county's first documented gold rush until recently.
National Register Adds Seven North Carolina Historic Places
The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is pleased to announce that seven individual properties across the state have been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
