A blog by the North Carolina Museum of History

Museum Musings

Madelon “Glory” Hancock

Bravery and Compassion from a North Carolina Nurse

A Trip to the Zoo

Tar Heel Junior Historian Association’s 2025 Annual Convention

Stars in the sky via James Webb's telescope

Blast Off from the Tar Heel State

NC’s Role in Space History

Trouble the Whale

A Two-Year Journey from Wrightsville to Raleigh

A yearbook photo of the 1944 men’s basketball team from North Carolina College for Negroes.

Off the Books:

The Legendary NCCU vs Duke Med Illegal Matchup

Senora Lynch: Preserving Haliwa-Saponi Traditions Through Pottery

Senora Lynch:

Preserving Haliwa-Saponi Traditions Through Pottery

Artist wearing a sweater and a baseball cap, sitting on a pile of firewood with arranged baskets.

Well-Woven:

The Artistry of Neal Thomas’s White Oak Baskets

Millie military photo

Millie Dunn Veasey:

A Trailblazing Soldier and Civil Rights Leader