Press Releases

The Museum of the Albemarle will host our monthly History for Lunch on Wednesday, March 5 at noon in the Gaither Auditorium. Who would have known that the sport of surfing has been taking place in North Carolina for more than 100 years? Join Benjamin Wunderly, education curator at the North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort, for a look at North Carolina surfing as we cover the state’s role in the sport’s history and learn about some of the people and places involved.

The North Carolina Zoo Council will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 1 p.m.

Historic Halifax State Historic Site will mark the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s historic visit to the town with special programming on Thursday, Feb. 27.

Learn about Marquis de Lafayette’s final journey through North Carolina.A Zoom teleconference scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 5, from 1-2: p.m., will cover Lafayette’s farewell tour in North Carolina.2025 marks the bicentennial of the southern leg of Lafayette's farewell tour of the United States.The commemorative festivities have begun and will continue into March.

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A long-awaited acquisition of over 200 acres of land that includes the Historic Occoneechee Speedway to add to Eno River State Park has been finalized, the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) announced. The acquisition process, which began in 2021, was facilitated by the Eno River Association, which worked with the previous landowner, the Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation (formerly the Classical American Homes Preservation Trust).

On Saturday, Feb. 15, Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site will commemorate the 160th anniversary of Fort Anderson's capture by U.S. forces in 1865. The site will host two public events, starting with a free day of living history. This will be followed by a ticketed nighttime reenactment of the bombardment and evacuation of the fort.

The Museum of the Albemarle will host our monthly History for Lunch on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at noon in the Gaither Auditorium. As the 250th anniversary of the United States approaches, Dr. Kathleen DuVal, professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will discuss how North Carolina’s men and women responded to and contributed to the American Revolution. From the Edenton Tea Party to the Halifax Resolves to the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina played a central role in the war.

Learn what’s new for you to discover at the State Archives of North Carolina.A Zoom teleconference scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 28, from noon to 1 p.m., will highlight materials added to the State Archives’ collections in 2024.A panel of archivists from the Asheville, Outer Banks, and Raleigh archives locations will share highlights of collections that became available for research in 2024.

The State Capitol will bring back a popular walking tour series centered on protest and civil rights in downtown Raleigh to commemorate Black History Month. The "We've Always Been Out There" tour will be a short (0.5 mile) walking tour that discusses the lengthy history of protest and civil rights demonstrations in Raleigh. The tour covers events from the early 19th century to the 1980s, and includes the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, women's suffrage, Prohibition, the anti-Vietnam War movement, and the city’s first ever Pride parade.