North Carolina Museum of History

Mar 28, 2014

Event tomorrow: Cedars in the Pines on the Plaza

TOMORROW Saturday, March 29, 11am-3pm Bicentennial Plaza, Downtown Raleigh As part of our commitment to educating the community of the history of Lebanese-Americans in North Carolina, the Project is hosting an outdoor festival of dance, food, and crafts with activities for people of all ages. Check out what else is going on in NC on our…

Mar 17, 2014

Upcoming Event: Cedars in the Pines on the Plaza

Cedars in the Pines on the Plaza Saturday, March 29, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. In collaboration with North Carolina Museum of History and co-sponsored by the Triangle Lebanese Association, the Project is proud to present a free event open to all ages. The event will take place in downtown Raleigh, NC. Celebrate Lebanese culture during this outdoor festival…

Feb 25, 2014

Thank you!

We are so thankful for the support of over 280 community members from throughout North Carolina who attended the opening reception of Cedars in the Pines at the North Carolina Museum of History. We feel lucky for your continued dedication to the project.  As Akram mentioned, this endeavor is the product of thousands of hours…

Jan 15, 2014

The year of the exhibit

We are a few weeks into 2014 and we are excited to share another year with all our readers, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter followers! Our new year is filled fresh goals, partnerships and cultural exchanges. As you’re all aware, The Lebanese in North Carolina Project is focusing almost all our time on completing the museum…

Oct 7, 2013

Museum Update 3: Oral Histories

This post was written by guest blogger Darby Reiners, an MA Candidate in Public History at NC State University. This summer Katie Vanhoy, Kathy Gleditsch, and I worked on going through the oral history collection for the Cedars in the Pines exhibition. We focused on finding specific quotations about Lebanon, different people’s journeys to the…

Jul 19, 2012

Cedars in the Pines: The Lebanese in North Carolina

Thank you all for your support during the premiere our full-length documentary, Cedars in the Pines: The Lebanese in North Carolina at the North Carolina Museum of History. Directed by Danica Cullinan and co-produced by Cullinan and Neal Hutcheson of the North Carolina Language and Life Project with Caroline Muglia as archivist and researcher, over 700 people…

Jul 12, 2012

Project Update

We are full swing into our summer schedule. We are working on our new website set to be released by September 2012. This site will act as a digital library containing all the photographs, documents, documentary clips and oral histories generously contributed by the Lebanese community. Visitors to the website will be able to browse…