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...
Fred Harrison Archives
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...
First Brick School for African Americans in North Carolina
Originally referred to as the “ Red Schoolhouse”, New Bern’s first public school for African Americans was established in the early 1870s. When fire destroyed the initial wood-framed building in...
Discovering the Toothache Tree on the Outer Banks
Born in Williamston, NC, Rita Weaver Mizell and husband Dave resided in Elizabeth City before eventually moving to Southern Shores and operating the Nags Head Fishing Pier until their retirement....
Discovering Greenville’s Horticultural Past
It’s the season for gardening in Greenville and Pitt County and with the current proliferation of retail garden centers, you may have wondered at some point how folks living more...
“It’s Time for the Pitt County Fair”
The first Pitt County American Legion Agricultural Fair opened to the public on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 1920, at what is now Guy Smith Stadium on Memorial Drive in Greenville. You...
Steinbeck’s, A Greenville Institution
Herbert Franklin Steinbeck Sr. came from Rockingham to Greenville, N.C. in 1950 as store manager for J.C. Penny Company prior to opening Steinbeck’s Men’s Shop in March of 1957. Among...
Staff Pick: “Speaker Ban Law”
Source: "SPEAKER BAN LAW" folder, NCC Old Vertical File Staff Person: Fred Harrison Description: North Carolina’s Speaker Ban or “Gag“ Law was passed by the North Carolina General Assembly on June 26,...