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The first Confederate capital was Montgomery, Alabama, but was eventually settled in Richmond, Virginia. So when did North Carolina serve as the Confederate capital?
The works of art students from Craven County Schools are now on display in the Duffy Exhibition Gallery at the North Carolina History Center.
Children ages 12 and under are invited to Tryon Palace's Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 26.
Children ages 6-10 can learn how staying warm during the cooler months wasn't always as easy as turning a dial during the Tryon's Explorers program Thursday, March 10.
Town Creek "Under the Stars" will bid farewell to long winter nights Saturday, March 12, 6:30 to 10 p.m. at Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site. Participants will gaze up at the constellations Taurus, Gemini, Orion and Cancer as well as get a chance to view the gas giant Jupiter and its moons.
"As we prepare to 'spring forward' for Daylight Savings Time," says Site Manager Rich Thompson, "why not start your night out a little early and do some sky watching with us?"
"As we prepare to 'spring forward' for Daylight Savings Time," says Site Manager Rich Thompson, "why not start your night out a little early and do some sky watching with us?"
Find out more about the world of freaky (and not-so-freaky) frogs when the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences hosts its 22nd annual Reptile & Amphibian Day, Saturday, March 12.
Reed Gold Mine will offer "Women at Reed Gold Mine" tours every Saturday in March to highlight how women lived inside and outside the homestead.
Special tours and other programs highlight influence of women on history in March.
Tryon Palace will offer four behind-the-scenes tours in March at the costume shop and through the gardens.
The powerful voice of acclaimed gospel singer Mary D. Williams will ring out at the State Capitol in honor of Black History Month Saturday, Feb. 27 at 4 p.m. Williams will bring the audience on a journey with the "Song and Narrative of the Black South" program and trace the progression from the sung slave narrative to 20th century gospel and Civil Rights protest music.