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Large questions loomed before the citizens of North Carolina in 1865 in the aftermath of the Civil War. North Carolina had to meet certain conditions to be allowed to rejoin the United States of America. Newly emancipated slaves wishing to make their desires known opened a five-day Freedman's Convention Sept. 29 in Raleigh in advance of the October State Constitutional Convention organized by white leaders. A free symposium Thursday, Oct. 1 at St. Paul A.M.E. Church will examine the two conventions.
Children ages 3-5 are invited to the North Carolina History Center Saturday, Oct. 10, for Tryon’s Tots: Nautical New Bern.
Masters of traditional music, including Sheila Kay Adams, Bobby Hicks and John Dee Holeman will perform at the North Carolina stage during the National Folk Festival next month in Greensboro, officials announced Tuesday.
Breathtaking scenes of North Carolina’s mountains and waterfalls appear in the 1992 blockbuster “The Last of the Mohicans.” To create upstate New York in western North Carolina, the movie crew constructed a replica of Fort William Henry alongside Lake James, near the Pisgah National Forest. Additional shooting took place at the Biltmore Estate, in parts of DuPont State Recreational Forest, and around Hickory Nut Falls, in Chimney Rock Park.
The power and vitality of North Carolina's rich literary and musical traditions will be showcased at the N.C. Museum of History Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. N.C. Poet Laureate Shelby Stephenson and author Georgann Eubanks will be tour guides for an insightful look at the words, songs and lives of the people and places east of Raleigh. The Road Scholars program and the State Library of North Carolina bring these keepers of tradition to Raleigh to share those tales.
What do you get when you mix a group of pirates, a carefree surfer, a mermaid and a talking Octopus? Why Rainbow Puppet Productions “A Pirate Party,” of course! The show is a happy salute to beach movies of the 1960’s and will be held in the Indoor Theatre at Roanoke Island Festival Park August 5, 6, 7 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets are $5 and may be purchased in advance at ticket sales at Roanoke Island Festival Park or the day of the event. Ages 5 and under are free.
Children to learn about 18th century gardening Aug. 8 Children ages 3-5 can explore the lush Tryon Palace Kitchen Garden at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, to discover how the royal governor’s food was grown in the 18th century and plant a seed of their own to bring home.Tryon’s Tots is designed for individual families. Space is limited to 20 children. Extra openings will be filled the day of the event on a first-come, first-served basis.All Tryon’s Tots programs begin at the North Carolina History Center.
Tomahawk throwing, cannon firing and militia camps are part of the excitement at the 234th annual re-enactment of the Battle at the House in the Horseshoe Aug. 1-2. The House in the Horseshoe State Historic Site will offer other Revolutionary War-era activities including re-enactment of the fight between Philip Alston and David Fanning. The Saturday event will be 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., the Sunday program will be 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. There is a $5 fee for parking.
The 1771 War of Regulation was a turbulent time and evidence of the struggle survives at Alamance Battleground State Historic site. Descendants of participants of that battle - Regulators, Tryon's militia and the Allen family - will exchange stories and share genealogy research Aug. 8, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at a "Descendants Gathering" at the site. The public is invited to the free event. Lovers of the books and television series "Outlander" may find it most useful.