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State Capitol to Host Virtual Program About State’s First Jewish Legislator

The North Carolina State Capitol is hosting legal scholar Seth Barrett Tillman on Thursday, May 5 at 6 p.m. for "New Thinking on Jacob Henry," a virtual talk about North Carolina's first Jewish legislator.

Jacob Henry was our state's first Jewish legislator and was elected to serve in the General Assembly during a time when a Protestants-only religious test for public service was enshrined in our state constitution. Legal scholar Seth Barrett Tillman will be looking at Jacob Henry and the legal and historical questions posed by his service in the North Carolina General Assembly.

State Archives to host a virtual program on documentary poetry featuring N.C. Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green

To celebrate National Poetry Month, the State Archives of North Carolina, in collaboration with the North Carolina Arts Council, will host "History in Verse," featuring N.C. Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green.

The virtual program on documentary poetry is set for Thursday, April 7, at 7 p.m. This online event will explore Green’s own work in documentary poetry — poetry that captures a historical moment by combining primary source materials with verse. Green will discuss the relationship between poetry and historical events and read some of her own work.

HBCU Internships Through the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources

Students at the state’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will have the opportunity to learn and earn this summer through a 10-week paid summer internship within the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

Will Summer Named Director of the N.C. Division of Land and Water Stewardship and Executive Director of the N.C. Land and Water Fund

The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources announced today that Will Summer has been named as the next director of the N.C. Division of Land and Water Stewardship and Executive Director of the N.C. Land and Water Fund (NCLWF). Summer served as the interim director for the past seven months and as deputy director since 2017.

Stokes Early College High School Awarded Four Heirloom Apple Trees By Horne Creek Living Historical Farm

Stokes Early College High School (SECHS) in Walnut Cove, N.C. is the recipient of this year’s grant from Horne Creek Farm’s “Instructional Heirloom Apple Orchard for Schools” program. The school will receive four apple trees grafted from those in the Southern Heritage Apple Orchard (SHAO) to establish a min orchard at the school.

N.C. Arts Council Awards Statewide Initiative Grant to N.C. Central University’s Teaching Artist Certificate Program

The North Carolina Arts Council has awarded the 

Sicard Named Superintendent of Grandfather Mountain State Park

Andy Sicard is the new superintendent of Grandfather Mountain State Park in Avery, Caldwell and Watauga counties, according to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation. Sicard succeeds Kevin Bischof, who transferred to serve as superintendent at Gorges State Park in June.

A superintendent is the chief of operations and administration at a state park or state recreation area with wide-ranging responsibilities for staffing, training, law enforcement, visitor services, natural resource protection, environmental education and community outreach.

2021 North Carolina Appalachian Folklife Apprenticeships Announced

The North Carolina Arts Council announced today that five traditional artist teams from western North Carolina have received the third annual North Carolina Appalachian Folklife Apprenticeships awards.

North Carolina Transportation Museum unveils exhibit addition 'The Life of a Brakeman'

The North Carolina Transportation Museum is pleased to announce an update to the “How the West Was Won” exhibit, located in the Bob Julian Roundhouse.

N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Announces Appointments of Deputy Secretary Darin Waters and Communications Director Schorr Johnson

N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Secretary Reid Wilson announces the appointments of Dr. Darin Waters as Deputy Secretary for Archives and History and Schorr Johnson as Director of Communications.