Topics Related to Historic Preservation

Tickets Now Available for Bentonville Illumination Event

Tickets are now available for Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site’s illumination event, which will take place on the evening of March 19.

State Historic Preservation Office Begins Montgomery County Comprehensive Architectural Survey with Grant Funds from National Park Service

Montgomery County has been chosen as the subject of a comprehensive survey of historic buildings and landscapes planned from 2022-23.

Oral History Project to Chronicle Civil Rights in Northeastern North Carolina

The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and the State Historic Preservation Office (HPO) seek to conduct oral history interviews with persons active in the Civil Rights Movement between the years 1941 to 1976 in northeastern North Carolina.

National Register Adds 7 North Carolina Historic Places

The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is pleased to announce that one district boundary increase, two districts and four individual properties across the state have been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

NC and SC African American Heritage Commissions Partner to Gather Black Pandemic Experiences

The North Carolina African American Heritage Commission and the State Archives of North Carolina are partnering with the WeGOJA Foundation on a new initiative, Black Carolinians Speak: Portraits of a Pandemic, to capture the experiences of African Americans in the Carolinas during the COVID-19 pandemic. The project will gather first-person testimonies, letters, music, images, art and other documents that will be part of a physical and virtual exhibit.

Parks and Recreation Trust Fund Grants Will Fund Projects Across North Carolina

The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources announced that the N.C.

‘Winter with the Western Company’ Living History Event Dec. 11

 By December of 1756, Fort Dobbs was complete. Its garrison of 50 North Carolina soldiers prepared to spend the first of many winters in the building as they guarded the western edge of settlement in the British colony during the French and Indian War. 

Christmas Open House at Somerset Place Dec. 5

 ‘Tis the season! The holidays are fast approaching, and we invite you to begin your season festivities with us at Somerset Place State Historic Site during our 31st Annual Christmas Open House Sunday, Dec. 5, from 1-4 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. 

State Cabinet Secretaries to Visit Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site

North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Secretary D. Reid Wilson and Department of Administration Secretary Pamela B. Cashwell will visit Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site Tuesday in Honor of American Indian Heritage Month, which is celebrated in November.

The Green Book exhibit at Somerset Place Nov. 5-Dec. 1

We are very excited to announce that on Nov. 5, Somerset Place will open a new traveling exhibit, "Navigating Jim Crow: The Green Book and Oasis Spaces in North Carolina.”