N.C. Department of Cultural Resources

Nominations may be submitted until May 1 for the North Carolina Heritage Award program honoring active traditional artists and celebrating contributions to the state's communities.

The application process is open for nominating 2013 recipients of the North Carolina Award, which recognizes significant contributions of individuals in the fields of fine arts, literature, public service and science.

An international skype program and a birthday party for children are among the events celebrating the 100th birthday of Italian sculptor Romano Vio, who created the sculpture of George Washington (also born this month) displayed in the Rotunda.

With more than 20 years of private and nonprofit business leadership experience, Karin Cochran is now serving the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources as Chief Deputy Secretary.

The State Capitol will hold informational sessions Feb. 18 and 25 to train new docents, who will lead public tours of the National Historic Landmark.

A Horizon Productions historical film got the Midsouth region Emmy for a UNC-TV project, with N.C. Department of Cultural Resources' assistance, that traced N.C. history from the first Europeans' arrival to the end of the Tuscarora War (1713).

The nomination process closes March 1 for national leadership awards honoring achievement in the preservation and interpretation of local, state and regional history. North Carolina honorees in 2012 included the N.C. Museum of History.

Cultural Resources venues across North Carolina are observing “Black History Month” with a variety of february events including programs about author/abolitionist Harriet Jacobs and about the Emancipation Proclamation's impact.

Public libraries in Halifax and Stanly counties are hosting simultaneous displays of the statewide traveling exhibit commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in North Carolina.

Historians and preservationists confirm, after two years of extensive research, that an Edenton residential structure is North Carolina's oldest known house, an average citizen's home from the early 1700s.