Preserving Our Voices Info Sessions and Mock Interviews

In a Preserving Our Voices session, students gather to listen to a historian share firsthand knowledge about significant historical events, deepening their understanding of the past. As they engage, they also develop interviewing skills—learning how to ask thoughtful questions, follow up effectively, and capture compelling narratives. A videographer documents the session, recording both the historian’s […]

PTSD: THE INVISIBLE ENEMY

PTSD: The Invisible Enemy is a 60-minute documentary about the effects post traumatic stress disorder is having on our military veterans.  More than 31,000 Global War on Terror veterans have taken their own lives. United States combat fatalities in the war were 7,000. The film is narrated by Joe Mantegna, best known from the television […]

Free

Craft Making and Thinking: Appalachian Heritage and Culture

Folk Art Center 382 Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United States

Event Title: Craft Making & Thinking: Appalachian Heritage and CultureDate: May 24-25, 2025Time: 10AM–5PMLocation: Folk Art Center, Asheville, NCDescription: The Southern Highland Craft Guild presents an immersive conference celebrating Appalachian […]

Free

Kickoff Meeting (Community Curated Feature Exhibit)

Erwin Center 913 N Pryor St, Gastonia, NC, United States

This kick-off event is free and open to the public. Located at the Erwin Center in the Highland Neighborhood, Curator Alicyn Wiedrich will present initial thoughts, research, and ideas to the local black community for their input and feedback. This will also serve as a brainstorming session and a way to gauge what resources (objects, […]

Free

After Emancipation: North Carolina Education, Past, Present, and Future

City of Raleigh Museum 220 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Learn about the evolution of education and its political ties following emancipation, as well as considerations for the future—presentation by Dr. Lesa Redmond and Representative Nasif Majeed. Sponsored by the […]

Free

Jane Austen Summer Program 2025

We will celebrate the 250th anniversary of Austen's birth in 1775. Our transatlantic celebration will take place June 19-22, 2025 in historic New Bern, NC. In line with our theme […]

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