N.C. Department of Cultural Resources

The deadline for mobile-phone movie makers to enter SECCA's Mobile Media Mini Movie M4 competition has been extended by two weeks.

A living history program at Bentonville Battlefield March 17-18 includes an unusual evening re-enactment event -- a tour of the farmhouse set up as field hospital, as it would have been during the Civil War battle there 147 years ago.

A new historical book tells the story of "destitute patriots" from Bertie County, North Carolina, who served in the War of 1812.

The archaeological lab for the "Queen Anne's Revenge" shipwreck project will hold an open house Saturday, April 21, for visitors to see how 300-year-old artifacts from Blackbeard's flagsip are conserved.

Country music and television star Reba McEntire learned about her ancestors' history in North Carolina through genealogical research at the North Carolina State Archives for an NBC television show.

This multi-year commitment will support professional development programs and Web resources for North Carolina teachers to integrate art across all disciplines for students in grades K-12.

Eastern North Carolina artist Vollis Simpson, age 93, is the recipient of Southern Living’s "Heroes of the New South Award" for his soaring sculptures and is featured in the March issue of the magazine, on newsstands Feb. 24.

Retired Army Flight Officer Terry Bailey was surprised by the large turnout Feb. 18 as people waited to meet one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, the nation’s first black military pilots. His visit was on the last day of the "Rise Above" exhibit.

The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources is now accepting public nominations for the 2012 North Carolina Award -- the highest civilian honor bestowed by the state -- in the fields of public service, science, literature and fine arts.

The State Library of North Carolina and UNC Press are working together to make the the “Dictionary of North Carolina Biography” and the “Encyclopedia of North Carolina” available on the free online site NCPedia.