Press Releases

An upcoming virtual Lunch & Learn program hosted by the State Archives will commemorate Pearl Harbor Day to discuss the World War II Pacific front and Philippine internment with “Remembering War in the Pacific: An Internment Camp Experience.”

Ready, set, tune in! The Friends of the State Archives of North Carolina invite you to learn about the history of one of our state’s great football rivalries during a virtual lunch & learn program.

Join us for a Flag Day lunch & learn discussion to consider the history of North Carolina’s state flag and a current proposal to change it.

Ruth Cody and Erin Gallagher from the State Archives and Ashley Lomboy and Coty Sutherland from the Waccamaw Siouan STAR Preservation Project will be presenting “A Conversation About Researching Tribal Histories with the State Archives” at the 27th American Indian Heritage Celebration on November 19th at the North Carolina Museum of History.

The People Not Property compiled digital archive material helps amplify the stories of slaves for both students and historians.

Historians discuss new research about the Regulator Movement. Explore the Battle of Alamance and its connection to the Regulator Movement.

Outlander seasons 4-6 take place in 18th century North Carolina, and the State Archives hold documents to help explain the history portrayed.

The first African American and third women Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green give presentation on primary sources in her documentary poetry.

Ph.D. candidates Madison Helman and Jewel Parker share their State Archive discoveries contributing to their work on murder ballad and women healers.

Deputy Secretary for Archives and History, Dr. Darin Waters, shares his personal research into his family history and how the archives helped him.