Jacksonville History Events

Monday, May 28 5:45p
Battleship North Carolina, Wilmington
May 28, 2012 Time: 5:45 pm FREE Remember those who gave their lives in service by honoring veterans at the Battleship’s traditional Memorial Day Observance featuring a military guest speaker, an all-service

Tuesday, June 5 7:30p
Quail Ridge Books & Music, Raleigh
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Leonard Pitts, Jr., visits with Freeman: A Novel. At the end of the Civil War, an escaped slave walks across the ravaged South in search of his lost wife.

Wednesday, June 27 7:30p
Quail Ridge Books & Music, Raleigh
Author of Kinfolks and Washed in the Blood, LISA ALTHER, Blood Feud: The Hatfields and McCoys: The Epic Story of Murder and Vengeance.

Thursday, Sep 6 7:30p
Quail Ridge Books & Music, Raleigh
TONY HORWITZ, Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Horwitz tells the electrifying tale of the daring insurrection that put America on the path to bl

Saturday, Sep 29 8:00a
Battleship North Carolina, Wilmington
May 19, 2012, September 29, 2012, & December 1, 2012 Times: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Requires regular Battleship admission.

Tuesday, May 29 6:30p
Wilmington Water Tours, Wilmington

Wednesday, June 20 7:30p
Quail Ridge Books & Music, Raleigh
Rodger Streitmatter, Outlaw Marriages: The Hidden Histories of Fifteen Extraordinary Same-Sex Couples.

Tuesday, May 29 1:00p
Wilmington Water Tours, Wilmington
Join us for a 50-minute cruise around Eagle's Island and along Wilmington's historic riverfront. This trip will introduce you to the beauty of the Cape Fear River and have you wanting more.

Saturday, June 23 10:00a
Historic Yates Mill County Park, Raleigh
Opportunities to explore all 4 floors of the mill don't happen often and are different each time! Learn the history of milling in North Carolina, test your mill trivia and learn about the dangers of working in

Wednesday, July 4 11:00a
Joel Lane Museum House, Raleigh
The Joel Lane Museum House, “The Birthplace of Raleigh,” will sponsor its 22nd annual Independence Day Open House on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 from 11:00 am to 4 p.