Programs by Type

Road Scholar Event

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

Monday, May 20, 2013 - 7:00pm
Taylorsville, NC

Road Scholars: William McNeill - Fannin' the Heat Away: A Celebration of the Art and Social History of the Handheld Church Fan

Monday, May 20, 2013 - 7:00pm
Mebane, NC

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

Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 3:00pm
Leland, NC

Road Scholars: Connie Clark - Poetic Voices of North Carolina

Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 6:30pm
Lincolnton, NC

Road Scholars: Ed Southern - The Race to the Dan

Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 10:30am
Greensboro, NC

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

Saturday, June 1, 2013 - 10:00am
Burlington, NC

Road Scholars: Randell Jones - Trailing Daniel Boone

Saturday, June 1, 2013 - 11:00am
North Wilkesboro, NC

Road Scholars: Tom Magnuson - Moving Into the Carolina Backcountry

Saturday, June 1, 2013 - 1:00pm
Raleigh, NC

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

Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - 7:00pm
Concord, NC

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

Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 10:00am
Bath, NC

Road Scholars: Bob Plott - Touching the Face of History

Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 3:00pm
Waynesville, NC

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

Monday, June 10, 2013 - 7:00pm
Sparta, NC

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

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - 3:30pm
Goldsboro, NC

Road Scholars: Scott Mason - The Tar Heel Traveler

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 7:00pm
Pittsboro, NC

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

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 11:30am
Albemarle, NC

Road Scholars: Tom Magnuson - North Carolina's Oldest Roads

Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 7:30pm
Winston-Salem, NC

Grant Event

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

Friday, May 24, 2013 - 7:00pm
Boise, ID

 

The Legacy of Freedom Symposium

Friday, May 31, 2013 - 9:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday, June 1, 2013 - 9:00am - 12:00pm
Raleigh, NC

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

Friday, May 31, 2013 - 9:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday, June 1, 2013 - 9:00am - 12:00pm
Raleigh, NC

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.

Teachers Institute Seminar Event

Muslim Journeys: Islam and Its Many Roads

Sunday, June 16, 2013 - 4:00pm - Saturday, June 22, 2013 - 12:00pm
Chapel Hill, NC