Efforts from anonymous donors will ensure Jeff and Besty Penn’s Legacy will live on in Rockingham County . (Wentworth, NC) – With just a little over three months to go before the opening of the Museum and Archives of Rockingham County, The MARC has received sufficient funds from a pool of anonymous benefactors for the [...]
Every person, every family, has a story that deserves to be heard. This is the inspiration behind the request for “Journey Stories” from local residents by Museum and Archives of Rockingham County (MARC). We’re on a Quest for Journey Stories! Simply put, a Journey Story is any tale that answers the question “Where did you [...]
FORMER WENTWORTH RESIDENT ELECTED TO HISTORICAL SOCIETY . CHAPEL HILL- At the recent meeting of the Historical Society of North Carolina, held at UNC-Charlotte, the organization unanimously elected Michael Perdue, formerly of Wentworth and now living in Chapel Hill, to its membership. The Historical Society of North Carolina, founded in 1945, is limited to seventy-five [...]
(Raleigh, NC) – The Nature Research Center, a new 80,000-square-foot wing of the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, will open the world of scientific inquiry to a curious public. While the current museum focuses on what we know, the new center will showcase how we know, connecting visitors to scientists and their work [...]
(Raleigh, NC) – “Rembrandt in America,” featuring more authentic Rembrandt paintings than any American museum has presented to date, opened Oct. 30, 2011, at the N.C. Museum of Art in Raleigh. The display of about 50 paintings will be the first major exhibition to explore in depth America’s history of collecting Rembrandts, prized for their [...]
For Immediate Release New North Carolina History Film Did you know that the first European settlement in North Carolina was not on Roanoke Island, but a Spanish fort in the western Piedmont Catawba River valley? A new documentary, “Birth of a Colony: North Carolina,” will be premiered on public television UNC-TV on Monday, October 24, [...]
(Wentworth, NC) – The Wright Tavern’s Restoration Celebration will be held on November 5th from 10 am to 3pm. In the 1960s and ‘70s, the Wright Tavern (c 1816) was intially restored. In the ‘80s, the antebellum outbuildings, that are placed on the property were acquired. Earlier this year, those same buildings were restored and [...]
(Reidsville, NC) – On Sunday September 25, from 2-5pm, John and Peggy Burton will open their home at Fairview Farm for tours. The Farm is located at 1891 Harrison Crossroad Road, Reidsville, off Highway 14 between Eden and Reidsville. Visitors may tour the historic 1895 home, country store, and museum and view antique cars, carriages, [...]
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