Press Releases

RALEIGH, N.C — Wake Forest has been awarded a 2019 federal Historic Preservation Fund grant for Certified Local Governments from the National Park Service, administered by the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (HPO) of the Office of Archives and History.

A collection of North Carolina military installation camp newsletters and newspapers from World War II are now available online as part of the State Archives of North Carolina’s Military Collection.

The Division of Parks and Recreation is seeking public input on the Wilderness Gateway State Trail plan. When finalized, it will guide project stakeholders as they refine the planned corridor and build the trail. 

On Jan. 11 Historic Halifax State Historic Site will host “Women Writers of the Southern Revolutionary War.” Join three women authors who regularly write about the American Revolution for a panel discussion: 

North Carolina’s New Year’s Day tradition of outdoor family adventure, exercise and exploring nature continues in 2020 with First Day Hikes throughout the state parks system.

The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, which manages the North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, requests the public’s help in locating a missing historical marker.

The North Carolina Historical Commission will meet via conference call Wed., Dec. 11 at 3 p.m.  

The commission will review a list of items recommended to be added into the collections of the divisions of State History Museums and State Historic Sites. 

The Governor’s Advisory Council on Film, Television and Digital Streaming will hold its first meeting Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 1:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in room 308 of the state Archives and History Building, 109 E. Jones St., Raleigh.

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (NCMNS) has named Eric Dorfman as its next museum director. Currently the director of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and Powdermill Nature Reserve in Pittsburgh, he will join the museum in early 2020.

Make a stop at the CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to see the annual Christmas parade and beautiful lights in downtown Kinston. Prior to the 3 p.m.