Press Releases

Endangered species are getting a new “leash” on life thanks to the four-legged stars of the Canine Champions for Conservation program at the North Carolina Zoo.

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Celebrate Juneteenth with the State Archives and learn about a formerly enslaved North Carolina man who negotiated his way to freedom.

As part of its 100th year anniversary, The Duke Endowment has approved a $2.5 million grant to the Duke Homestead State Historic Site in Durham, the largest private monetary gift ever given to a state historic site from a single donor.

The North Carolina Office of State Archaeology (OSA) is completing two projects supported by Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund (ESHPF) grant, money appropriated by Congress in response to hurricanes Florence and Michael in 2018 and administered by the National Park Service.

The North Carolina Office of State Archaeology (OSA) is completing two projects supported by Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund (ESHPF) grant money appropriated by Congress in response to Hurricanes Florence and Michael in 2018 and administered by the National Park Service.

Fort Dobbs State Historic Site will hold a special “Highlighted History” event on June 1.  Visitors will learn about the June 1761 invasion of the Cherokee’s homeland by a British army commanded by James Grant.  Re-enactors will illustrate life on campaign as experienced by Br

Two North Carolina state historic sites — Historic Edenton and Historic Halifax — will enhance education and preservation activities thanks to grants from the Charles A. Cannon Charitable Trust Number One. Established upon Charles A.

The Museum of the Albemarle will host History for Lunch on Wednesday, June 19, at noon in the Gaither Auditorium for an informative talk by Barbara Snowden, Currituck County Historian. 

A pair of beach resorts for Black families organized in North Carolina before desegregation will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker.