Students chatted in the lobby of the Hayti Heritage Center in Durham last week, waiting for class to begin. Their subject? The Civil War. Michael McElreath called them to attention. McElreath works ...

The North Carolina History Center on Civil War, Emancipation and Reconstruction will house 16,000 sq ft of exhibition space, classrooms, a library, a 2,000-sq-ft community meeting room and other ...

Big plans are in the works for the North Carolina Museum of History, currently undergoing a years-long renovation. The Museum of History at 5 E. Edenton St., directly adjacent to the N.C. Museum of ...

The North Carolina History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation and Reconstruction is set to break ground on its main building within the next four months, with a targeted completion date in early ...

The Battleship North Carolina, a museum and National Historic Landmark, is in the running for USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice 2025. The battleship was commissioned in 1941, decommissioned in 1947, ...

A popular attraction for Wilmington tourists and residents alike has been listed as one of the best museums in the state. WorldAtlas recently released its list of the 13 best museums in North Carolina ...

A moonshiner tinkered with gun parts in prison, then made weapons that helped the Allies win World War II. David “Carbine” Williams of North Carolina died Jan. 8, 1975, leaving behind a complicated ...

THE WORLD WAR TWO MUSEUM, WELCOMING ONE OF THE LAST GROUP TRIPS FOR VETERANS WHO FOUGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY BACK IN THE 40S. VETERANS LIVING IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, WERE FLOWN HERE THROUGH THE GARY ...

World War II, which concluded 80 years ago, was a historic event that defined a generation. Tens of millions of people fought brutal oppression and an unfathomable Holocaust. Today, the world ...

David “Carbine” Williams, a gunsmith who served time in prison for murder, left behind a complicated legacy. North Carolina State Archives A moonshiner tinkered with gun parts in prison, then made ...