Programs by Place

Albemarle

Road Scholars: Bob Plott - Touching the Face of History: the Story of the Plott Hound

Road Scholar Event
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 11:30am
Stanly County Senior Center
283 N. Third St
Albemarle, NC 28001
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Bath

Road Scholars: David LaVere - America Without Indians: An Imaginary Journey

Road Scholar Event
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 10:00am
Historic Bath Visitor Center
207 Carteret St
Bath, NC 27808
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Boise

From the Blue Ridge to the Rocky Mountains: Thomas Wolfe and the American West

Grant Event
Friday, May 24, 2013 - 7:00pm
Idaho State Capitol Senate Auditorium
700 West Jefferson
Boise, ID 83702
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Burlington

Road Scholars: Anne Mitchell Whisnant - Super Scenic Motorway: the Blue Ridge Parkway Nobody Knows

Road Scholar Event
Saturday, June 1, 2013 - 10:00am
Twin Lakes Retirement Community
3701 Wade Coble Dr
Burlington, NC 27215
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Chapel Hill

Muslim Journeys: Islam and Its Many Roads

Teachers Institute Seminar Event
Sunday, June 16, 2013 - 4:00pm - Saturday, June 22, 2013 - 12:00pm
Friday Center for Continuing Education
100 Friday Center Drive , NC 27599
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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Concord

Road Scholars: Michael Hardy - Civil War Charlotte: Last Capital of the Confederacy

Road Scholar Event
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - 7:00pm
Cabarrus County Senior Center
331 Corban Ave SE
Concord, NC 28025
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Durham

Road Scholars: Meltonia Young - Stories From the Underground Railroad

Road Scholar Event
Monday, July 29, 2013 - 7:00pm
South Regional Library
4505 S. Alston Ave
Durham, NC 27713
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Goldsboro

Road Scholars: Lynn Salsi - The History of North Carolina in 45 Minutes

Road Scholar Event
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - 3:30pm
Wayne County Public Library
1001 E. Ash St
Goldsboro, NC 27530
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Greensboro

Road Scholars: Ed Southern - The Race to the Dan

Road Scholar Event
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 10:30am
Friends Homes West Retirement Community
6100 W. Friendly Ave
Greensboro, NC 27410
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Road Scholars: Walter Ziffer - Lost in Translation: When Holy Writ Becomes Wholly Wrong

Road Scholar Event
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 3:00pm
Friends Homes West Retirement Community
6100 W. Friendly Ave
Greensboro, NC 27410
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Hatteras

Road Scholars: Jim Bunch - North Carolina's U-Boats: U-85, U-701, U-352

Road Scholar Event
Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - 1:00pm
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum
59200 Museum Dr
Hatteras, NC 27943
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Road Scholars: Jim Bunch - North Carolina's U-Boats: U-85, U-701, U-352

Road Scholar Event
Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 1:00pm
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum
59200 Museum Dr
Hatteras, NC 27943
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Leland

Road Scholars: Cindy Ramsey - A North Carolina Icon Brought to Life

Road Scholar Event
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 3:00pm
Leland Library
487 Village Road
Leland, NC 28451
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Lincolnton

Road Scholars: Connie Clark - Poetic Voices of North Carolina

Road Scholar Event
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 6:30pm
Charles R. Jonas Library
306 W. Main ST
Lincolnton, NC 28092
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North Wilkesboro

Road Scholars: Randell Jones - Trailing Daniel Boone

Road Scholar Event
Saturday, June 1, 2013 - 11:00am
Wilkes County Library
215 10th St
North Wilkesboro, NC 28697
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Pittsboro

Road Scholars: Scott Mason - The Tar Heel Traveler

Road Scholar Event
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 7:00pm
Chatham Community Library
197 NC Highway 87 North
Pittsboro, NC 27312
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Raleigh

The Legacy of Freedom Symposium

Grant Event
Friday, May 31, 2013 - 9:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday, June 1, 2013 - 9:00am - 12:00pm
North Carolina Museum of History
5 E. Edenton Street
Raleigh, NC 2740
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The two-day symposium will examine President Abraham Lincoln's reasons for the Emancipation Proclamation and its impact resulting in the constitutional amendment on slavery for the legal and academic communities. Both days will include a guest speaker, panel discussions, freedom songs and historical reenactments, followed by Q&A sessions. The symposium is sponsored by the N.C. Freedom Monument Park and North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The Legacy of Freedom Symposium

Grant Event
Friday, May 31, 2013 - 9:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday, June 1, 2013 - 9:00am - 12:00pm
North Carolina Museum of History
5 E. Edenton Street
Raleigh, NC 2740
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The two-day symposium will examine President Abraham Lincoln's reasons for the Emancipation Proclamation and its impact resulting in the constitutional amendment on slavery for the legal and academic communities. Both days will include a guest speaker, panel discussions, freedom songs and historical reenactments, followed by Q&A sessions. The symposium is sponsored by the N.C. Freedom Monument Park and North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Road Scholars: Tom Magnuson - Moving Into the Carolina Backcountry

Road Scholar Event
Saturday, June 1, 2013 - 1:00pm
NC State University Club
4200 Hillsborough St
Raleigh, NC 27606
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Sparta

Road Scholars: Bernie Harberts - Hoofing It By Mule Across North Carolina

Road Scholar Event
Monday, June 10, 2013 - 7:00pm
Alleghany County Public Library
122 N. Main St
Sparta, NC 28675
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