Press Releases
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.
Fort Dobbs to Honor N.C. Military History
Fort Dobbs State Historic Site will honor North Carolina’s military history with a “Military Timeline” Nov. 14.
Aycock Birthplace Historic Site Hosts Online Screening of 'Wilmington on Fire' Nov. 17-22
As a part of the Division of North Carolina Historic Sites and Properties’ True Inclusion initiative, the Governor Charles B.
‘Singing on the Land’ to Celebrate Stories of Historic Sites Across North Carolina Through Music
From Historic Halifax in the east to Horne Creek Farm in the west, numerous state historic sites will provide the backdrops for a new virtual music project highlighting some of North Carolina's tre
239th Anniversary of the House in the Horseshoe Goes Digital
“We will surrender, Sir, on condition that no one shall be injured; otherwise we will make the best defense we can…,” Temperance Alston’s words to David Fanning ended the fight between opposing mil
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
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.
