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.
Tag: history
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.
Happening Now: Virtual Resources for Families
With the real prospect of a never-ending- summer, here are a few resources to spark quality together time with the family.
Digging Up Roots in the City of Raleigh Museum
North Carolina native Ernest Dollar turned a love for history and the Triangle into a full-time job.
Raleigh Just Before the Storm
A glimpse into newspapers from before the Civil War shows how much things have changed—and stayed the same.
Renew & Remember: Preservation N.C.’s New Headquarters
With its new headquarters on Oberlin Road, made from the Graves-Fields and Rev. Plummer T. Hall homes, Preservation N.C. puts mission into practice