Press Releases

The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) is excited to announce a new oral history project, supported by a $141,264 Public Engagement with Historical Records Grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

An American Indian tribe that settled in northeastern North Carolina soon will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker.

WHAT: Greenville Community Gathering

WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 3, 6–7:30 p.m.

WHERE: 215 East Arlington Boulevard Suite E, Greenville, NC 27858

The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and the N.C.

Veterans with service-related disabilities are now eligible to apply to receive a free Annual Pass to N.C. State Parks, the Division of Parks and Recreation announced.

The Museum of the Albemarle will host History for Lunch Wednesday, Oct. 16, at noon in the Gaither Auditorium.

WHAT: Wilmington Community Gathering

WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 3, 6–7:30 p.m.

WHERE: 1125 North 4th Street, Wilmington, NC 28401

The North Carolina African American Heritage Commission is accepting applications for a new round of Civil Rights Trail markers.

 Fall is here, a time of changing leaves, cooler weather, and harvests. But what did fall mean for the people of the past? What does it mean for the natural world today? On Saturday, Oct.

Fort Dobbs State Historic Site will hold a living history event on Sept. 28. Visitors can interact with reenactors dressed as 1750’s era soldiers and settlers and learn about life at a frontier fort during the French and Indian War.