Tar Heel Junior Historian Magazine

Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine has been around for decades—the first issue came out in 1961! The North Carolina Museum of History currently publishes this fun and fact-filled student magazine twice annually. Each issue focuses on a theme related to North Carolina history and culture.

Take a look at the most recent magazine issues below!

Spring 2024 IR! Choices in Conflice THJHmagazineCOVER

It’s Revolutionary! Choices in Conflict                    

Fall 2023 IR! Prelude to War THJHmagazineCOVER

It’s Revolutionary! Prelude to War 

Spring 2023 Reconstruction THJH Cover

Legacies of Reconstruction: North Carolina After Emancipation

Fall 2022-Music THJH Cover

History Rocks! Music in North Carolina