N.C. Department of Cultural Resources

Gov. Bev Perdue presented the North Carolina Award to six distinguished recipients in the areas of Fine Arts, Literature, Public Service and Science in a ceremony Nov. 10.

The free symposium “A Radical Notion of Democracy: Law, Race, and Albion Tourgée, 1865-1905” on Nov. 4 will examine the former Union soldier's legacy working for racial equality in the post-slavery South.

National speakers will lead this free conference examining key issues of the digital age for anyone who creates and manages electronic media -- archivists, IT professionals, city/county managers, librarians, social media managers, etc.

The North Carolina Society of the national United Daughters of 1812 has made two donations to the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources to support a symposium next summer focusing on North Carolina’s role in the War of 1812.

A one-ton cannon will be raised Oct. 26 (weather permitting) from the "Queen Anne's Revenge" shipwreck off the N.C. coast. A viewing is planned at the N.C. Maritime Museum.

Six distinguished North Carolinians, including musician Branford Marsalis, will receive the state's highest civilian honor, the North Carolina Award, on Nov. 10 for public service, fine arts, literature and science.

The N.C. State Archives, which collects and preserves historical and documentary materials, has advice for historical societies, government officials and individuals on protecting vital records in case of emergencies such as hurricanes.

The “Freedom, Sacrifice, Memory: Civil War Sesquicentennial Photography Exhibit” is traveling statewide and will visit the county libraries in Burgaw (eastern route) and Eden (western route) from Sept. 1-28.

Due to state budget cuts, the Genealogical Research Services section of the State Library’s Government and Heritage Library in Raleigh will be closed on Mondays as of Sept. 12, preserving public access on Saturdays.

The "Freedom, Sacrifice, Memory: Civil War Sesquicentennial Photography Exhibit” that is traveling statewide will be at public libraries in Winston-Salem and Lumberton from Aug. 1- 29.