Press Releases

The N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation announced today that six division sites are celebrating their 50th anniversary as National Natural Landmarks (NNL) as designated by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior.

The Museum of the Albemarle invites you to join us on Saturday, July 13, 2024, for the grand opening of our newest exhibition, Where the Waves Break: Surfing in Northeastern North Carolina.

The Museum of the Albemarle will open the exhibit Who Can Vote: Brief History of Voting Rights in the United States on June 4, 2024.

Endangered species are getting a new “leash” on life thanks to the four-legged stars of the Canine Champions for Conservation program at the North Carolina Zoo.

The N.C.

WHAT: George H. White: Searching for Freedom Documentary Screening

WHEN: Thursday, June 13, 7:30 p.m.

Celebrate Juneteenth with the State Archives and learn about a formerly enslaved North Carolina man who negotiated his way to freedom.

As part of its 100th year anniversary, The Duke Endowment has approved a $2.5 million grant to the Duke Homestead State Historic Site in Durham, the largest private monetary gift ever given to a state historic site from a single donor.

The North Carolina Office of State Archaeology (OSA) is completing two projects supported by Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund (ESHPF) grant money appropriated by Congress in response to Hurricanes Florence and Michael in 2018 and administered by the National Park Service.

The North Carolina Office of State Archaeology (OSA) is completing two projects supported by Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund (ESHPF) grant, money appropriated by Congress in response to hurricanes Florence and Michael in 2018 and administered by the National Park Service.