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State Historic Preservation Office Begins Graham County Comprehensive Architectural Survey

Graham County has been chosen as the subject of a comprehensive survey of historic buildings and landscapes planned to take place in 2025. The 2025 architectural survey will intensively document historic buildings and landscapes from the 19th century through the 1970s.

NC Historical Commission Regular Meeting

The Commission will conduct regular business that pertains to the NC Office of Archives & History and Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources during this quarterly meeting.

State Archives to Host Free Virtual Program on the Regulation of Midwives, 1900-1940

This Women’s History Month, learn about changes to the practice of midwifery in the early twentieth century in North Carolina.

Prominent Civil Rights Attorney James Walker Jr., to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

James Robert Walker Jr., a prominent civil rights attorney from northeastern North Carolina, soon will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker.

State Archives to host a virtual program on Lafayette’s tour in North Carolina

Learn about Marquis de Lafayette’s final journey through North Carolina.

A Zoom teleconference scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 5, from 1-2: p.m., will cover Lafayette’s farewell tour in North Carolina.

State Historical Records Advisory Board Meeting 2025

AGENDA OF THE

STATE HISTORICAL RECORDS ADVISORY BOARD

 

February 11, 2025, 11:00 AM

State Archives to Host Virtual Program on New Collections

Learn what’s new for you to discover at the State Archives of North Carolina.

A Zoom teleconference scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 28, from noon to 1 p.m., will highlight materials added to the State Archives’ collections in 2024.

Gourd Patch Conspiracy to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

A thwarted religious plot by local farmers to kill Gov. Richard Caswell in 1777 soon will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker.

Plymouth Civil War Massacre to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

A Confederate attack on U.S. troops in eastern North Carolina in April 1864 that led to killing of Black soldiers and civilians will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker.

National Register Adds 15 North Carolina Historic Places

The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is pleased to announce that three historic districts and twelve individual properties across the state have been added to the National Register of Historic Places.