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A live webcast from New River State Park at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29, will examine the history and culture of the ancient New River in an area inhabited by humans for 10,000 years.
With subjects as varied as explorer Marco Polo, groundbreaking dancer Martha Graham and early pioneers of flight and rocketry, more than 450 students across North Carolina competed last month through exhibits, documentaries, performances and papers to earn top placements in the state's National History Day competition.
When students escape the classroom for a joyous summer, make sure reading is on the list of fun things to do. The Summer Reading 2016 program at local libraries encourage everyone to get busy! The children's theme, On Your Mark, Get Set, Read; teen theme, Get in the Game: Read; and adult theme, Exercise Your Mind - Read, all celebrate the link between a fit body and a fit mind.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD as it is most commonly referred to, is very much a part of the Fayetteville/Ft. Bragg communities. How much do we know about the history of PTSD? Is it something that resulted from current or recent conflicts? Many people may be surprised to learn of a study conducted with Civil War soldiers and the consequences of their combat more than 150 years ago.
A livestream webcast from Alamance Battlefield May 13, on the mood and issues contributing to the Battle of Alamance has been changed from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
More than 400 middle and high school students will demonstrate "Exploration, Encounter, Exchange in History," the theme for the History Day competition April 30 at the N.C. Museum of History.
A livestream webcast Friday, May 13, at 10 a.m. before the re-enactment will feature re-enactors, demonstrations of domestic life and put you in that time and place.
Explore the intersection of science and technology at the Triangle SciTech Expo on April 23.
Yvonne Krowka, a teacher at Immaculata Catholic School in Charlotte, is among 23 teachers selected as a prestigious Behring Teacher Ambassador for National History Day during the 2016-2017 school year.
Ashley Coons, a teacher at Oak Grove Middle School in Lexington, is among 23 teachers selected to be a prestigious Behring Teacher Ambassador for National History Day during the 2016-2017 school year.