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-...
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North Carolina’s Most Notorious Prison Escapee – Otto Wood (1894-1930)
Involved in criminal activity from an early age, Wood learned to gamble, fight, and make bootleg whiskey from his famed McCoy-Hatfield relations in West Virginia. In 1923, he entered Central...
Harriet Jacobs: A Voice for the Enslaved
With the upcoming Juneteenth holiday, we are reminded of the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of slavery in the United States. Though the proclamation went into effect in 1863, roughly...
Unsolved North Carolina Mysteries: The Case of Theodosia Burr Alston
The actual fate of Theodosia Burr Alston, daughter of Aaron Burr and wife of South Carolina governor, Joseph Alston, will for the most part remain one of North Carolina’s iconic...
New Special Collections Exhibit: King of the North Carolina Moonshiners
The Special Collections Division presents a new exhibition titled “King of the North Carolina Moonshiners: The Story of Percy Flowers”. Curated by North Carolina Collection Serials Technician Fred Harrison and...
Carolina Moonshine Raiders by Frank Stephenson
As Special Collections prepares to explore the moonshine industry in North Carolina next semester, it seemed appropriate to highlight Frank Stephenson's book on the topic. In his 2001 publication Carolina...
Staff Pick: Doughnut Heaven in North Carolina
Wilmington native, Daniel Ray Norris is the author and publisher of a book relevant to Carolina Beach's popular foodways culture. Britt's Donuts - Forever Sweet debuted in 2014 and recalls...
Staff Pick: Trial of the Rev. George Carawan, Baptist Preacher for the Murder of Clement H. Lassiter, Schoolmaster
Staff Person: Fred Harrison Print Collection: North Carolina Rare KF223.C366 C366 1854 Sensational 1853 Beaufort County Superior Court Trial Recalled in 1854 Book Immediately after being found guilty for the...
New Research Room Reservation System
Announcing our new system for research room reservations! No longer will you need to use three different online links feeling shook up like a game of Boggle. Instead, you’ll be...
Vintage Hat Pattern
Still trying to find holiday gifts for friends and family? How about making them a groovy hat? This pattern was published in the October 1973 issue of Carolina Country. Other...