Topics Related to North Carolina Historic Sites

N.C. Executive Mansion Announces Dates for 2024 Holiday Open House

 North Carolina’s Executive Mansion, the “people’s house,” will open its historic doors again for the beloved annual Holiday Open House Dec.

State Capitol to Host Tree Lighting Ceremony and Holiday Open House

Join the North Carolina State Capitol and Governor Roy Cooper for the annual tree-lighting tradition on Thursday, Dec. 12.

Holiday Open House Planned for Dec. 7-8 at N.C. Governor’s Western Residence

 Celebrate the holiday season at the Governor’s Western Residence Holiday Open House, Dec. 7-8, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. each day.

Christmas by Candlelight at Duke Homestead

You're invited to join us at Christmas by Candlelight - Experience an 1870s North Carolina Christmas with Duke Homestead!

Christmas by Candlelight at Duke Homestead

You're invited to join us at Christmas by Candlelight - Experience an 1870s North Carolina Christmas with Duke Homestead!

Historic Stagville presents Whippersnappers, a site-specific installation by Library of Congress artist-in-residence Maya Freelon

Opening Nov.

Fort Dobbs to Commemorate Military History Nov. 9

Fort Dobbs State Historic Site will commemorate North Carolina’s military history with a “Military Timeline” Nov. 9. Visitors will learn about the experiences of soldiers and support personnel from the past 450 years.

Historic Edenton Receives $750,000 Semiquincentennial Grant from National Park Service

 The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources will receive $750,000 to replace the roof of the 1767 Chowan County Courthouse at Historic Edenton State Historic Site.

Commemoration for Governor Richard Caswell Living History Program Nov. 16

The life and accomplishments of Governor Richard Caswell, North Carolina’s first state governor, will be commemorated Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Governor Richard Caswell Memorial in Kinston, N.C.

Fort Fisher’s New Visitor Center to Open to the Public Oct. 30

A little more than two years after construction began and local flooding delayed the opening, the new visitor center at Fort Fisher State Historic Site will open to the public Wednesday, Oct. 30 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is free.