Posted in From the Stacks, History on April 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I found this interesting detail of Piedmont North Carolina on a 1778 map of the eastern United States published in Paris: The French phrase at the center translates to something like “New Garden where the non-conformists meet.” New Garden was a town at the time — the name was later changed to Guilford College and [...]
Posted in Postcards, Tar Heelia on April 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The North Carolina Collection is a treasure trove of interesting and fun items (as well as an excellent research library–if we do say so ourselves). As a way of sharing some of these items, we are starting a “Where The Heel?” contest. Inspired by a similar feature in a 1937 issue of The State magazine [...]
Posted in Tar Heelia on April 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In addition to cities such as New York, Paris, and London, the renowned nineteenth-century conjoined twins, Chang and Eng Bunker, also toured the American South. The “United Twin Brothers” visited Chapel Hill and nearby Hillsborough in October 1834. There have been numerous stories, books, plays, and even a musical written about the two and their [...]
Posted in From the Stacks, History, Tar Heelia on April 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
April 4, 2008 marks the fortieth anniversary of the assassination of the Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee. These images were taken in Burlington, North Carolina at a tribute to Dr. King’s life held just days after Dr. King was killed. They come from the Edward J. McCauley (b.1926–d.2003) [...]
