October 2024 Archives

Oct 29, 2024
  • Alston Coburn

New Exhibit and Upcoming Talk- Neyuherú·kęʼ Wampum Belt from the Tuscarora Nation of New York

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, University Archives is curating an exhibit featuring the Neyuherú·kęʼ Wampum Belt from the Tuscarora Nation of New York and hosting a related educational...

Oct 28, 2024
  • Autumn Gollick

From Folklore to Fame: Bigfoot’s Place in Pop Culture and North Carolina

Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yeti, Skunk Ape, or whatever you refer to as the “cryptid” is a widely known and beloved creature that has become an immediately recognizable figure in pop culture....

Oct 25, 2024
  • Daniel Ferkin

Archives Month Highlight: Exploring Historic Library Footage

To celebrate Archives Month and the Society of North Carolina Archivists’ theme “What Puts You on the Map,” University History and Records is highlighting our footage of Joyner Library. Joyner...

Oct 25, 2024
  • Fred Harrison

Williamston Women Among Those Involved in the Edenton Tea Party

Williamston residents, Frances Cathcart Johnston, and Margaret (Peggy) Cathcart McKenzie were among the 51 participants of the Edenton Tea Party of October 25, 1774. The two sisters were the issue...

Oct 03, 2024
  • Patrick Cash

Turning the Tide: The Battle of Leyte Gulf and the USS Portland’s Heroic Role

Over the next year, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Joyner Library Special Collections will be highlighting items from the East Carolina Manuscripts Collection...

Oct 03, 2024
  • Shatiece Starks

NC Collections Exhibit Highlights Ghost Stories and Legends Local to North Carolina

It’s You’re walking slowly along the shore when a warm orange glow appears out of the corner of your eye. You turn and realize it’s a ship, but something’s wrong-...