The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources has selected Chrystal Regan as the new executive director of Tryon Palace in New Bern. Regan is currently the Education Section Chief at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh, where she led […]
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The North Carolina African American Heritage Commission and the North Carolina Arts Council are proud to announce that the African American Music Trails of Eastern North Carolina is now under the stewardship of the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission. North Carolina
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The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources will host a virtual program, “DNCR 50th Trivia Night,” Monday, Nov. 28, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Celebrate the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources’ 50th anniversary with fun facts about its sites and collections!
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The North Carolina African American Heritage Commission (NCAAHC) is hosting a series of community information sessions for its Africa to Carolina initiative. Since 2018, this initiative has served to identify, acknowledge, and mark each site in the state where enslaved Africans disembarked
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The scenic beauty of the Outer Banks has inspired many of the photography exhibits displayed over the years at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum. Now your photo could be among them. The museum, located at 59200 Museum Drive in Hatteras, is
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Coming to Tryon Palace on March 8, 2021 The North Carolina African American Heritage Commission (AAHC), a division of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR), has created a new traveling exhibit about sites important to, and personal memories about,
Gibsonville, NC – Charlotte Hawkins Brown was a woman to stand up and speak out, and in that spirit the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum (CHB) will present an online celebration of women’s activism June 15-22. The “She Changed the World” initiative celebrates the
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Beaufort, N.C. – A marine biologist and artist whose work can be seen across the globe will soon be making a mark in Beaufort. Constance Sartor, a self-taught artist who is undergoing graduate studies in coral reef genetics at the University of
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Maritime Movie: Lincoln’s Secret Weapon In March 1862, opposing ironclads, USS Monitor and CSS Virginia, battle to a draw but change naval combat forever. Monitor would eventually sink off the coast of Cape Hatteras during a storm and become the nation’s first
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BEAUFORT, NC – The director of the North Carolina Maritime Museums will be in Beaufort next week, and he’s set aside some time to meet with the community. “I always try to remain open and accessible,” Joseph Schwarzer, director of the three
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