NC Military Historical Society

NC Military Historical Society The NC Military Historical Society is dedicated to preserving and educating the public about North Carolina's rich military tradition, history, & heritage.

The North Carolina Military Historical Society is a tax exempt, 501©3 historical organization that honors the State’s rich military history and traditions by recording the bravery, sacrifices, and challenges of Tar Heel service members and the military events in which they participated from the Colonial period to the present. The Society collects and preserves military artifacts, photographs, pape

rs, and other memorabilia related to the State and its service members, and promotes the study and appreciation of North Carolina’s martial history and the role played by this State and her veterans in every conflict in American History. Education is a primary goal of the Society. Membership dues fund the semi-annual publication of the Society’s magazine, “Recall,” which is provided to all members, as well as to a great many libraries across the State. These funds also help provide for the operation of the “North Carolina Military History Museum” located near the Fort Fisher State Historic Site at Kure Beach, North Carolina.

Today we remember all this gave the ultimate sacrifice. “ Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget...
05/25/2026

Today we remember all this gave the ultimate sacrifice.

“ Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have to win them.” -Franklin D Roosevelt

Victory in Europe! Eighty-one years ago newspaper headlines across the nation proclaimed the good news about the end of ...
05/08/2026

Victory in Europe! Eighty-one years ago newspaper headlines across the nation proclaimed the good news about the end of the war in Europe.

Photo: Front page of "The Robesonian" May 8, 1945

More pics from the symposium. Thanks to our cosponsors The Albemarle Chapter of the SAR and DNCR Historic Edenton. A sho...
05/03/2026

More pics from the symposium. Thanks to our cosponsors The Albemarle Chapter of the SAR and DNCR Historic Edenton. A shout out as well to the State Archives and a traveling exhibit on NC Constitutions over time.

We had a great time at Historic Edenton for our annual symposium!
05/03/2026

We had a great time at Historic Edenton for our annual symposium!

See you all tomorrow at our Annual Symposium "The Revolution Begins" at the Historic Chowan County Courthouse at Histori...
05/01/2026

See you all tomorrow at our Annual Symposium "The Revolution Begins" at the Historic Chowan County Courthouse at Historic Edenton.

Check in begins at 9:00!

Our annual Symposium "The Revolution Begins" is this Saturday, May 2 at the Historic Chowan County Courthouse in Edenton...
04/29/2026

Our annual Symposium "The Revolution Begins" is this Saturday, May 2 at the Historic Chowan County Courthouse in Edenton. See our schedule below for the event.

Meet our Speakers for The Revolution Begins:Chris Fonvielle will present "The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge"Chris E. Fo...
04/23/2026

Meet our Speakers for The Revolution Begins:
Chris Fonvielle will present "The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge"

Chris E. Fonvielle Jr., PhD, is a native Wilmingtonian with a lifelong interest in American Civil War, North Carolina, and Cape Fear history. After a brief teaching stint at East Carolina University, Chris returned to his undergraduate alma mater UNCW in 1996, where he taught courses on the Civil War, Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear, and Antebellum America. In 2014, Gov. Pat McCrory appointed him to the NC Historical Commission. Chris received the coveted service award of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine upon his retirement from UNCW in 2018. He stays busy on the speaking circuit in addition to being a regular history tour guide for Wilmington Water Tours.

Meet our Speakers for The Revolution Begins Chris Grimes will present " 'A Stop is Put Against the Depredations of the E...
04/22/2026

Meet our Speakers for The Revolution Begins
Chris Grimes will present " 'A Stop is Put Against the Depredations of the Enemy:' The Expedition Against the Row Galley Arnold."

Chris has had a life-long love of history. A 1991 graduate of NC State
University, Chris is the President of Martin County Insurance in Williamston and serves as Minister of Saints Delight Church of Christ in Roper. He is the President of both the Navy and Marine Living History Association and the Albemarle Chapter of the SAR, Treasurer of the Carolina Living History Guild, and Chaplain General of the National Society of the SAR. For over 25 years, Chris has been involved in living history and reenacting, focusing on naval history and the history of medicine in both the American Revolution and the American Civil War.

Meet our Speakers for The Revolution Begins Dr. Patrick Hannum will present "The Battle of Great Bridge"Pat Hannum, PhD,...
04/21/2026

Meet our Speakers for The Revolution Begins
Dr. Patrick Hannum will present "The Battle of Great Bridge"

Pat Hannum, PhD, served for 45 years the Department of Defense, 29 years
as a U.S. Marine (Assault Amphibious Vehicle Officer), including battalion command,
and 16 years as a civilian professor at the Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense
University, where he specialized in operational-level warfare and Phase II Joint
Professional Military Education. He continues to study and promote the history and
relevance of the American Revolution through membership in the Norfolk Chapter of the
Sons of the American Revolution and the Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation, including
staff rides, battlefield tours and other educational venues. He is the author of numerous journal articles and
currently serving as a member of the City of Virginia Beach, VA 250 Committee.

01/23/2026

Photos needed!
https://www.perrylibrary.org/americas-250/america-250-banners
The Vance County Historical Society is seeking assistance in locating the best available photographs of members of the armed forces who died in armed conflicts since formation of Vance County in 1881 (VCKIA). The photos will be used on street banners and memorial book pages honoring these men.

Perry Memorial Library has created a website hosting an online gallery of photographs of VCKIA located to date and a list of names of the fallen service members for whom no photographs have been located to date. The public, and especially VCKIA family members, are requested to provide photographs of VCKIA for whom no photographs have been located to date. These photos should preferably show the service members in uniform. In addition, anyone with a photograph of one of the VCKIA that is in better condition than those shown in the online gallery on the PML website should also contact the photo search committee using the PML website contact information for the VCKIA.

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100 N Queen Street
Kinston, NC
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