For generations, shove poles have helped boaters navigate the shallow waters of Currituck, Albemarle, and Pamlico sounds.
Fire Horse Fred
For 165 years, the state’s oldest chartered fire department has collected plenty of tales worth telling. Fire Horse Fred is one of them.
Women Writers of Hayti
A literary tour of Durham’s Hayti district uncovers the creative expression of dozens of African-American authors during the Jim Crow era.
History Lessons from Stokes County teacher Eric Marshall
Stokes County teacher Eric Marshall takes his fifth graders into battle and proves that history doesn’t have to be dull.
War Stories
When one soldier landed at Normandy, he never imagined he’d be living to tell about it 70 years later. But the Airborne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville gives him the opportunity.
Battle for the Light
Often threatened by shifting sands and developers, Cape Lookout Lighthouse faced a different kind of destruction during the Civil War, and the debate over that piece of history rages on.
The Postcard Collection of Durwood Barbour
Durwood Barbour of Raleigh preserved forgotten places and memories with 8,000 postcards from across the state.
