The Ship’s Log

Feb 20, 2020
  • Zachary Dale

New Exhibit: “Pirate Pride: History of LGBTQ+ Activism in Greenville and East Carolina University”

A new exhibit entitled “Pirate Pride: History of LGBTQ+ Activism in Greenville and East Carolina University” is currently on display on the 3rd floor of Joyner Library. Curated by University...

Feb 14, 2020
  • Dale Sauter
  • Martha Elmore

New Exhibit: “A look at New Bern’s Frederick C. Douglass, Pension Claims Agent, and African American Civil War Pension Ledgers” 

A new exhibit entitled, “A Look at New Bern’s Frederick C. Douglass, Pension Claims Agent, and African American Civil War Pension Ledgers” and curated by Dale Sauter and Martha Elmore is currently on...

Jan 22, 2020
  • Kelly Spring

Weighing Anchor

Commandeering a ship can be a complex, difficult, and risky business. As pirates you’d think we’d prefer our migration to be a hit-and-run raid of data and turn-key solutions. Not...

Dec 20, 2019

The Legend of the Christmas Flounder

Local history often borders on being folklore. Tales about events are told and retold until they take a life of their own. The stories can morph and transmogrify to the...

Dec 07, 2019

Staff Pick: Commander Frank Costagliola Recalls the Attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

This Saturday marks the 78th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, an event which resulted in the United States declaring war on Japan (December 8, 1941) and her ally...

Nov 27, 2019
  • Patrick Cash

A 1924 E.C.T.C Thanksgiving

The Thanksgiving holiday on the campus of East Carolina is much different today than it was in years past. As students, faculty, and staff prepare to spend their holidays with...

Nov 22, 2019
  • Zachary Dale

Staff Pick: Foundations of LGBTQ Students Organizing at East Carolina University

Collection: East Carolina University Campus Newspapers. UA50-05. University Archives, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.Staff Person: Zachary Dale This month’s staff pick covers the series of anonymous letters that sparked the...

Nov 04, 2019
  • Alston Cobourn

Native American Heritage Month: Digitized ECNAO Scrapbooks

Last summer the East Carolina Native American Organization (ECNAO) donated three scrapbooks that document the group’s activities as well as ECU’s curriculum and events relating to Native Americans between 1994-2000. ...

Oct 31, 2019
  • Jennifer Overstreet

“We had to run for our lives” – The Halloween Riots of 1974 & 1975

If you read the East Carolinian, then you’ll have read today’s paper regarding downtown precautions for Halloween and the general notice to Greenville residents, visitors, and ECU students to celebrate...

Oct 21, 2019
  • Patrick Cash

Staff Pick: The 10 Demands and ECU Student Activism

Collection: Records of Leo Warren Jenkins' Tenure as President and Chancellor, 1960-1978 (University Archives Collection #UA02-06) Staff Person: Patrick Cash In honor of Archives Month and this year’s theme of...