Summer is in full swing at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island as the aquarium launches a refreshed lineup of hands-on, imagination-fueled camps for children ages 6 to 13. The aquarium is part of the N.C.
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North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island Splashes Into Summer with Fresh, Fun-Filled Camps for Kids
The State Archives of North Carolina, a division of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, invites the public to attend an upcoming webinar, “From Enslavement to Reconstruction: Lives of the Greene County USCT,” to commemorate Juneteenth.
A book offered by the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, in partnership with America 250 NC, has been selected to represent North Carolina at the annual Library of Congress National Book Festival.
Fort Dobbs State Historic site will host Historic Trades Day on Saturday, June 20, from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. The site will come to life with the strike of a blacksmith’s hammer, the rasp of a saw, and snip of a tailor’s shears as it did when Fort Dobbs operated between 1755-65.
Bennett Place State Historic Site will host “OUT & FREE: African Dance” on Saturday, June 20, from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
In partnership with the Town of Sedalia and Joyemovement, the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum will host the fourth annual Black Heritage Day on Saturday, June 13, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. This free event is held each year in honor of Dr.
This summer, the North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites will initiate an 8-week pilot program to offer Sunday hours across 13 — roughly half — of its sites. Currently, most sites operate Tuesday-Saturday. N.C. Historic Sites is a division of the N.C.
The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher officially broke ground today on a major renovation and expansion that will make it the largest aquarium in North Carolina.
“The din of battle roared like one continuous peel of heavy thunder,” wrote one eyewitness to the 1865 battle of Bentonville.
A hospital launched to treat African American patients soon will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker. The N.C. Historical Marker Program is part of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.