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Webinar to explore real NC history behind 'Outlander'
FROM STAFF REPORTS
This Charles Henry Jeens engraving is based on art by Alonzo
Chappel, "death of Major Ferguson at King's
Mountain."
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH — Fans of the television series "Outlander" and North Carolina history will have a chance to explore the real events that inspired the show's storylines during a free online program hosted by the State Archives of North Carolina.
The webinar is scheduled for noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5. Participation is free, but advance registration is required through Zoom.
State Archives archivists Josh Hager and Alison Thurman will discuss their "Outlander"-related blog series and the historical documents that connect the show's North Carolina episodes to actual people, places and events from the state's colonial and Revolutionary War history.
The presentation is being offered in recognition of the television series' conclusion.
Hager and Thurman's 25-part blog series, published on the State Archives' History For All the People blog between 2018 and 2023, examined how scenes and plotlines from "Outlander" relate to original records preserved by the archives.
During the webinar, the archivists will highlight topics including the Committees of Safety, the flight of Royal Gov. Josiah Martin and the Battle of Kings Mountain. They will use colonial maps, criminal trial records, Revolutionary-era newspapers and otherprimary sources to illustrate the historical background behind the fictional storylines.
The program is presented by the State Archives of North Carolina, a division of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
For more information, contact Adrienne Berney at adrienne. berney@dncr.nc.gov or 919814-6863. Registration is available through the State Archives' Zoom page.
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