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.

Discover records of enslavement from across North Carolina through the People Not Property project. The virtual presentation will be held Monday, November 7, 1-2 p.m., as part of the Friends of the Archives annual meeting.

Historians will discuss exciting new research about the Regulator Movement in North Carolina during an upcoming program presented by the State Archives. The virtual roundtable, “The Regulator Movement and New Research,” will be held Tuesday, May 24, 12 – 1 p.m.

The State Archives of North Carolina will host a virtual roundtable, “Outlander Fact vs. Fiction,” Tuesday, April 19, 7-8:30 p.m.

To celebrate National Poetry Month, the State Archives of North Carolina will host History in Verse, a virtual program on documentary poetry featuring N.C. Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green Thursday, April 7, at 7 p.m.

The State Archives of North Carolina will host a virtual presentation, “Women’s History Research Showcase” Tuesday, March 22, 7-8 p.m. Curious about what other researchers are discovering in the search room? Learn about two current projects using State Archives’ collections. Ph.D. candidates Madison Helman and Jewel Parker will share highlights of their research on murder ballad subjects and women healers. The panel will also point out digitized collections to explore for additional women’s history topics.

The State Archives of North Carolina will host a virtual presentation, “Discovering and Telling Lost and Unknown Stories: A Family Odyssey,” Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2-3 p.m. Deputy Secretary for Archives and History, Dr. Darin Waters, will discuss his research into the Rice and Waters families of western N.C., the importance of the State Archives and other public collections, and his donations of family materials.