Community Champ: An Interview with Author and Historian Carmen Cauthen
This Raleigh native discusses the journey to releasing her first book, Historic Black Neighborhoods of Raleigh.
Tag: history
Human History: Connections Made by City of Raleigh Museum Research
Yvonne Sanders and Belle Long have become friends as they dig into the past — and reckon with the truth that one’s ancestors enslaved the other’s.
A Franklin Descendent in Raleigh
Ruffin Franklin is related to James Franklin, Benjamin Franklin’s older brother — and he wants to set the record straight.
Home & Heritage: The Story of The Turner House
This Oberlin Road estate holds an untold piece of Raleigh’s Black history still being uncovered by owner Cheryl Crooms Williams.
Behind the Beach Music: The Legendary Ed Weiss
The late longtime DJ known as Charlie Brown helped popularize the shag-dance genre along the Carolina coast in the 1960s.
The Whirl: Beaufort Summer Party
The Beaufort Historical Association held its annual summer party in July with Scarborough Fare Catering and the Shakedown Band.
Truths & Tales: A Fresh Take on Blackbeard the Pirate
An interview with researcher Kevin Duffus, who’s on a mission to discover what’s real and what’s false in North Carolina’s pirate history.
Oasis Spaces: Preserving Raleigh’s Green Book Sites
In the segregated South, not all businesses welcomed Black guests. These five places in Raleigh were listed as safe spaces.
All Hands on Deck: The Enduring Appeal of the Pirate Ship at Marbles
Fifteen years in, a scaled-down ship built through a community effort is a place for kids to play and learn.
Sisterhood in Bloom: Give Black Raleigh Her Flowers
A new photography exhibit curated by Courtney Napier celebrates 10 Raleigh women dedicated to preserving the city’s Black history.
Secret History
Separated by tragedy for nearly a century, a piano and violin that began their stories together in Nazi-era Germany are reunited in Raleigh.
Leaves of Change: Artifacts that Spill the Tea About our Revolutionary Roots
Two 18th-century porcelain tea caddies at the North Carolina Museum of History reveal the significance of the women of the Edenton Tea Party
Making Hayes: How Hayes Barton was Created
The origin of one of Raleigh’s premier neighborhoods, Hayes Barton on its centennial anniversary.
Pop Quiz! Test Your Knowledge of Raleigh History
Are you in the know? Test your knowledge of our fair city with these ten trivia questions.