Press Releases

The Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum, a North Carolina State Historic Site, has received a $278,763 grant from the U.S.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has awarded the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission a $75,000 grant from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund to support a project titled, “Exploring a National Model for Mapping and Marking Green Book ‘Oasis Spaces.’” It is one of several announced grants from the fund this year that will help protect and restore 40 important Black landmarks across the country.

The State Library of North Carolina proudly announces the SLNC Adapts Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant awardees.

The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is pleased to announce that three historic districts and eight individual properties across the state have been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

The Governor’s Advisory Council on Film, Television and Digital Streaming will meet via teleconference Wednesday, July 14 at 10 a.m. The meeting is open to the public.

Are you a local artisan? Do you have beautiful crafts to share with the community? The Gov. Charles B. Aycock State Historic Site is currently accepting applications for craft vendors to participate in its annual “Rakin’ in the Fun Festival” on Nov. 13, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law today at a signing ceremony at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh:

Living history returns to Fort Dobbs in Statesville.

Savor history and nature at a state park, aquarium or the zoo July 4 weekend. Numerous activities are planned across the state that coincide with Independence Day.

Fort Fisher State Historic Site will debut “A Memory A People Could Not Forget: Lumbee Indians at Fort Fisher” on Tues., June 29. This new exhibit depicts the contributions and remarkable story of Lumbee Indians at Fort Fisher.