NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Charlotte Patterson, Education Coordinator
Release Date: Immediate
(252) 335-1453
End Date: August 7, 2013
Scotland the Brave—Underground
The Museum
of the Albemarle will host a History
for Lunch on Wednesday,
August
7 at 12:15 p.m.
Martha Williams, museum volunteer and former archeologist, will present
a program about the archaeological remains left by the people who lived within
the present country of Scotland. The tour begins with the Late Stone age,
14,000 years ago, extends through the Roman and Viking invasions, and ends with
the archaeology of World Wars I and II. Along the way we will visit
Scotland's Outer Islands––the Hebrides, the Orkneys, and the Shetlands––as well
as castles, cairns, and sites on the Scottish mainland. Bring your
lunch and join the discussion, MOA will provide the beverages.
For more information concerning the
event call 252-335-1453.
About The North Carolina Department of
Cultural Resources
The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources (NCDCR) is the
state agency with a vision to be the leader in using the state’s cultural
resources to build the social, cultural and economic future of North Carolina. Led by
Secretary Susan W. Kluttz, NCDCR’s mission to enrich lives and communities
creates opportunities to experience excellence in the arts, history and
libraries in North Carolina
that will spark creativity, stimulate learning, preserve the state’s history
and promote the creative economy. NCDCR was the first state organization in the
nation to include all agencies for arts and culture under one umbrella.
Through arts efforts led by the N.C. Arts Council, the N.C. Symphony
and the N.C. Museum of Art; NCDCR offers the opportunity for enriching arts
education for young and old alike and economic stimulus engines for our state’s
communities. NCDCR’s Divisions of State Archives, Historical Resources, State
Historic Sites and State History Museums
preserve, document and interpret North
Carolina’s rich cultural heritage. NCDCR’s State
Library of North Carolina is the principal library of state government and
builds the capacity of all libraries in our state; developing and supporting
access to traditional and online collections such as genealogy and resources
for the blind and physically handicapped.
NCDCR annually serves more than 19 million people through its 27
historic sites, seven history museums, two art museums, the nation’s first
state-supported Symphony Orchestra, the State Library, the N.C. Arts Council
and the State Archives. NCDCR champions our state’s creative industry that
accounts for more than 300,000 jobs and generates nearly $18.5 billion in
revenues. For more information, please call (919) 807-7300 or visit www.ncdcr.gov.
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