Deptuty Secretary of Archives and History at @ncculture.
Raleigh, NC
Joined September 2021
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Deputy Secretary Darin Waters retweeted
Yesterday was 1-year anniversary of @NASA launch of #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope. Check out this amazing pic of star birth from the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth. Wow - science is amazing! @TrailNc @NaturalSciences @ncculture
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Join us for a spooky yet whimsical time in our History + Highballs: All-American Ruins: Reawakening the Healing Power of Imagination in Abandoned Spaces program. Register here > bit.ly/460diCO
ALT Blake Pfeil walks through tall grass in front of an abandoned building. History + Highballs logo in the bottom left corner.
Deputy Secretary Darin Waters retweeted
Summer reads — for history-minded folks, drawn from @DarinWaters recent #Juneteenth2023 speech in #FayettevilleNC. A @CivilWarNC event. fayobserver.com/story/opinio…
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Exciting progress at Fort Fisher State Historic Site - construction of new visitors’ center. Target completion in about a year. Thanks to all involved! @NCHistoricSites @ncculture
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On June 21, 1913, NC native, Tiny Broadwick became the first woman to jump from an airplane. Remembered as the “First Lady of Parachuting,” Broadwick still holds a place in The Guinness Book of World Records for her achievements as a parachutist. #womenshistorymonth
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Cherry blossom spring
Floating petals and laughter
Find your joy with us
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The blossoms won't be around for long, so embrace the moment by writing your own haiku as you wander around the lovely trees. Plan your visit at nps.gov/cherry
#cherryblossom #WashingtonDC
ALT Trees covered in thick clusters of white blossom stand in front of the Washington Monument on a cloudless blue sky day.
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#OnThisDay in 2013, Judaculla Rock, a soapstone boulder in Jackson Co., was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It is the best-known and largest example of an American Indian petroglyph that can be found in North Carolina. Marker page + map: ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?M…
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"Betsy Buford was a tireless advocate for supporting the preservation of North Carolina history. She was a leader in both our local and state-wide community, and passionate about social equity and the arts. We will miss her very much. (cont.) bit.ly/3KTlJHW
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Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune & Nannie Helen Burroughs were both school founders who worked to create a better nation for their students. They were also friends & advisors to each other & Dr. Brown.
[Photos courtesy of the Library of Congress]
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We close #ArchivesMusic with a rare record of the performances at Camp Lejeune by the Marine Corps Women's Reserve Band during World War II. The conductor, Charlotte Plummer, was until 2003 the only woman to have guest-conducted the Marine Corps Band. #WomensHistoryMonth WWII.223
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Today, Gov. Cooper spoke at the Winds of Change: Tracking the Development of U.S. Offshore Wind Energy conference. The offshore wind industry will boost our economy and strengthen our workforce. We've never been more ready to lead the way to a clean energy future.
Photos: @DukeU
ALT Gov. Cooper speaks at podium
ALT Gov. Cooper meets with Duke University officials
Deputy Secretary Darin Waters retweeted
Looks like a great show! Th' Cigaretz, Raleigh's first punk band, play a show in Raleigh, NC, 19 November 1979. #ArchivesMusic #ArchivesHashtagParty 📸News & Observer Negatives, Copyright N&O
ALT Black and white: three punk rockers play electric guitars
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On Mar. 3, 1923, Arthel Lane Watson, known as “Doc” Watson, was born in Watauga County. Virtually self-taught, he mastered harmonica, banjo and guitar at an early age. It was his guitar playing that garnered the greatest attention due to his unique style.
📷 @NCArchives
Deputy Secretary Darin Waters retweeted
Statewide Applications due by March 30, 2023 🗓️ for the 2023-2025 William C. Friday Fellowship for Human Relations — Full info at link below 👇
fridayfellowship.org/news/63… #nced #ncpol
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Talk about a musical family! We spy at least six different instruments in the hands of the Allen family! #ArchivesMusic #ArchivesHashtagParty 📸From the Allen, Carter, and Gwynn Family Papers, PC.2154.
ALT An African American family of eight stands outside in front of a large tree and wood cabin. Each member of the family is holding an instrument, including a guitar, violin, two banjos, a base, a cello, and two mandolins.
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On this day in history, the final act of the Polk administration was to sign a bill which created the Department of the Interior (DOI), also called the Home Department.
ALT Seal of the Department of the Interior featuring a Buffalo on a western plain with mountains in the background crested by a setting sun.
Deputy Secretary Darin Waters retweeted
You don’t want to miss this new event coming to The N.C. Transportation Museum! Steam Over Spencer: A Live Steam Model Train Event is happening TODAY through March 4 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Get your tickets early or learn more by heading to our website at nctransportationmuseum.org/s….
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Check out this new Rare Book Collection blog post which celebrates 300 years of achievement in Black literature and print culture by showcasing materials at Wilson Library: go.unc.edu/Qj63W
ALT Portrait and title page from the 1773 edition of Phillis Wheatley's Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral.
