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:
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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.
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 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.
During the Civil War at Christmas 1862 most people thought the war would be over. Instead, it was at Kinston’s doorsteps. Join volunteers and staff at CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center Friday, Dec. 6, 6 to 8 p.m., for a unique theater presentation, “A Walk Through Christmas Past.”
Join Gov. Roy Cooper at the State Capitol for the annual tree-lighting tradition on Thursday, Dec. 12!
North Carolina’s Executive Mansion, the “people’s house,” will open its historic doors again for the beloved annual Holiday Open House from Dec. 12 through Dec. 15.