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

All North Carolina state parks west of Interstate 77 are closed through at least Oct. 31, the Division of Parks and Recreation announced. These parks include Chimney Rock, Crowders Mountain, Elk Knob, Gorges, Grandfather Mountain, Lake James, Lake Norman, Mount Mitchell, New River, South Mountains, and Stone Mountains state parks, as well as Mount Jefferson State Natural Area and Rendezvous Mountain.

The Museum of the Albemarle will host History for Lunch on Wednesday, Nov. 20,  at 12 p.m. in the Gaither Auditorium. Dr. Marvin “Marty” Richardson, member and vice chief of the Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe, will provide an informative talk on the history, culture, language, education, and contemporary issues of American Indian tribes in North Carolina. Dr. Richardson will focus on the Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe concerning the cultural revitalization, including the Tutelo-Saponi language.

Due to expected impacts of Hurricane Helene, Gorges State Park and Mount Mitchell State Park will be closed Thursday and Friday, Sept. 26-27.The Mountain Monarch Festival at Gorges, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28, has been cancelled.The Blue Ridge Parkway expects to be closed for the next several days. Mount Mitchell State Park will reopen when the Parkway reopens.

Meet the team behind "Connecting the Docs," the State Archives of North Carolina’s podcast.A Zoom teleconference scheduled for Monday, Oct. 7, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., will introduce and summarize how the archival collections are used to create historical narratives. The program also will share information about improving your research skills.Oral historians John Horan and Annabeth Poe will provide an overview of "Connecting the Docs," including audience statistics and how one letter from our private collections inspired an entire podcast episode of content.

America250, the official nonpartisan entity charged by Congress with planning the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Semiquincentennial, in collaboration with BNY and America 250 NC, kicked off the second installment of “America’s Field Trip” — a nationwide scholastic contest where students have the opportunity to earn a special behind-the-scenes experience at an iconic American historical and cultural site.

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.“Oral histories are an integral part of our traditions,” said Kerry Bird, Director of the North American Indian Heritage Commission. “This grant will allow us to expand our efforts to collect these stories while our elders are alive to tell them.”

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

The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and the N.C. Division of State Historic Sites have postponed the public opening of Fort Fisher State Historic Site’s new visitor center, earthworks, and underwater archaeology lab due to damage and flooding associated with Tropical Cyclone 13.Originally set for Sept. 27, the public opening of the site has been postponed. The event will be rescheduled for a future date to be announced.

WHAT: Greenville Community GatheringWHEN: Thursday, Oct. 3, 6–7:30 p.m.WHERE: 215 East Arlington Boulevard Suite E, Greenville, NC 27858